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Mcphee Reservoir water level today

Lower than usual for this time of year

6,862.42ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9−16.4 ft
24 hours+0.08 ft
7 days+0.8 ft
30 days+3.5 ft

Is Mcphee Reservoir low right now?

Mcphee Reservoir was at 6,862.42 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 16.39 ft below the typical level for October 9 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been rising about 0.11 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
6,8536,8726,8916,9106,929NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Mcphee Reservoir on Oct 9 in past years

20256,864.2−1.8
20246,879.0−16.6
20236,905.5−43.0
20226,868.6−6.2
20216,857.8+4.6
20206,865.0−2.6

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 96,862.42+0.08
Oct 86,862.34+0.07
Oct 76,862.27+0.11
Oct 66,862.16+0.10
Oct 56,862.06+0.12
Oct 46,861.94+0.14
Oct 36,861.80+0.18
Oct 26,861.62+0.22
Oct 16,861.40+0.29
Sep 306,861.11+0.31
Sep 296,860.80+0.39
Sep 286,860.41+0.21
Sep 276,860.20+0.15
Sep 266,860.05+0.23

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

About Mcphee Reservoir

10-year range
0.0 ft (July 21, 2021) to 6,924.3 ft (June 19, 2017)
Operated by
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Data
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — Mcphee Reservoir and Dam
Datum
EGM96

Lakes near Mcphee Reservoir

Questions

Is Mcphee Reservoir low right now?

Mcphee Reservoir was at 6,862.42 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 16.39 ft below the typical level for October 9 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been rising about 0.11 ft a day.

How often is the Mcphee Reservoir level updated?

The operator reports once a day, a day or two behind. 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?

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Mcphee Reservoir and Dam). Readings are provisional and can be revised.