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Lake Pillsbury water level today

Normal for this time of year

1,887.12ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9+2.5 ft
24 hours−0.09 ft
7 days−0.6 ft
30 days−2.8 ft

Is Lake Pillsbury low right now?

Lake Pillsbury was at 1,887.12 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 2.54 ft above the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.09 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
1,8651,8771,8891,9011,913NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Lake Pillsbury on Oct 9 in past years

20251,882.1+5.1
20241,887.2−0.1
20231,887.1+0.0
20221,886.5+0.6
20211,876.6+10.5
20201,884.1+3.1

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 91,887.12−0.09
Oct 81,887.21−0.10
Oct 71,887.31−0.09
Oct 61,887.40−0.10
Oct 51,887.50−0.09
Oct 41,887.59−0.08
Oct 31,887.67−0.08
Oct 21,887.75−0.09
Oct 11,887.84−0.10
Sep 301,887.94−0.11
Sep 291,888.05−0.10
Sep 281,888.15−0.10
Sep 271,888.25−0.11
Sep 261,888.36−0.10

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

About Lake Pillsbury

10-year range
1,660.5 ft (February 11, 2020) to 1,909.3 ft (June 12, 2019)
Data
California Data Exchange Center (DWR) — station LPY
Datum
ft (CDEC; typically NGVD29/NAVD88 per station)

Lakes near Lake Pillsbury

Questions

Is Lake Pillsbury low right now?

Lake Pillsbury was at 1,887.12 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 2.54 ft above the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.09 ft a day.

How often is the Lake Pillsbury 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 LPY). Readings are provisional and can be revised.