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Lake Mccloud water level today

Lower than usual for this time of year

2,635.41ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 6−14.7 ft
24 hours−0.20 ft
7 days−0.4 ft
30 days−3.8 ft

Is Lake Mccloud low right now?

Lake Mccloud was at 2,635.41 ft on October 6, 2026. That is 14.74 ft below the typical level for October 6 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.05 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
2,6322,6442,6562,6682,681NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Lake Mccloud on Oct 6 in past years

20252,650.0−14.6
20242,642.4−7.0
20232,647.3−11.9
20222,642.5−7.0
20212,658.6−23.2
20202,664.4−29.0

Level on the same date each year, and how today compares.

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 62,635.41−0.20
Oct 52,635.61−0.01
Oct 42,635.62+0.01
Oct 32,635.61−0.04
Oct 22,635.65−0.09
Oct 12,635.74−0.05
Sep 302,635.79±0.00
Sep 292,635.79+0.27
Sep 282,635.52−0.31
Sep 272,635.83−0.43
Sep 262,636.26−0.34
Sep 252,636.60−0.40
Sep 242,637.00−0.27
Sep 232,637.27−0.09

Daily means of the operator's readings (midnight to midnight, local time).

About Lake Mccloud

10-year range
2,635.4 ft (October 6, 2026) to 2,678.0 ft (May 15, 2023)
Data
California Data Exchange Center (DWR) — station MCO
Datum
ft (CDEC; typically NGVD29/NAVD88 per station)

Lakes near Lake Mccloud

Questions

Is Lake Mccloud low right now?

Lake Mccloud was at 2,635.41 ft on October 6, 2026. That is 14.74 ft below the typical level for October 6 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.05 ft a day.

How often is the Lake Mccloud level updated?

The operator reports every 15 minutes to an hour. This page refreshes several times a day; the time of the latest reading is shown next to the level.

Where does this data come from?

California Data Exchange Center (DWR) (station MCO). Readings are provisional and can be revised.