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San Andreas Lake water level today

Higher than usual for this time of year

446.96ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9+2.3 ft
24 hours−0.01 ft
7 days−0.0 ft
30 days+0.6 ft

Is San Andreas Lake low right now?

San Andreas Lake was at 446.96 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 2.35 ft above the typical level for October 9 — higher than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
436439443447450NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

San Andreas Lake on Oct 9 in past years

2025445.8+1.2
2024437.2+9.8
2023441.2+5.8
2022448.0−1.0
2021444.5+2.4
2020442.7+4.3

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 9446.96−0.01
Oct 8446.97−0.01
Oct 7446.98−0.01
Oct 6446.99±0.00
Oct 5446.99±0.00
Oct 4446.99−0.01
Oct 3447.00±0.00
Oct 2447.00−0.01
Oct 1447.01±0.00
Sep 30447.01−0.01
Sep 29447.02+0.06
Sep 28446.96+0.26
Sep 27446.70+0.27
Sep 26446.43+0.25

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

About San Andreas Lake

10-year range
434.2 ft (June 6, 2024) to 450.0 ft (August 5, 2019)
Data
California Data Exchange Center (DWR) — station SNN
Datum
ft (CDEC; typically NGVD29/NAVD88 per station)

Lakes near San Andreas Lake

Questions

Is San Andreas Lake low right now?

San Andreas Lake was at 446.96 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 2.35 ft above the typical level for October 9 — higher than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

How often is the San Andreas Lake 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 SNN). Readings are provisional and can be revised.