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Pinewood Reservoir water level today

Normal for this time of year

6,569.74ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9−2.2 ft
24 hours−1.03 ft
7 days−2.3 ft
30 days−4.4 ft

Is Pinewood Reservoir low right now?

Pinewood Reservoir was at 6,569.74 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 2.24 ft below the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.33 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
6,5546,5606,5666,5726,579NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Pinewood Reservoir on Oct 9 in past years

20256,575.3−5.5
20246,562.8+6.9
20236,572.4−2.6
20226,555.7+14.0
20216,575.4−5.7
20206,573.0−3.3

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 96,569.74−1.03
Oct 86,570.77+1.98
Oct 76,568.79−1.91
Oct 66,570.70−1.04
Oct 56,571.74−0.04
Oct 46,571.78+0.15
Oct 36,571.63−0.39
Oct 26,572.02−0.10
Oct 16,572.12+0.08
Sep 306,572.04−0.06
Sep 296,572.10−0.07
Sep 286,572.17−0.05
Sep 276,572.22−0.13
Sep 266,572.35−0.16

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

About Pinewood Reservoir

10-year range
0.0 ft (July 21, 2021) to 6,578.7 ft (October 8, 2018)
Operated by
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Data
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — Pinewood Reservoir and Rattlesnake Dam

Lakes near Pinewood Reservoir

Questions

Is Pinewood Reservoir low right now?

Pinewood Reservoir was at 6,569.74 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 2.24 ft below the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.33 ft a day.

How often is the Pinewood 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 (Pinewood Reservoir and Rattlesnake Dam ). Readings are provisional and can be revised.