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Trinity Lake water level today

Normal for this time of year

2,316.63ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9+28.0 ft
24 hours−0.19 ft
7 days−1.0 ft
30 days−5.8 ft

Is Trinity Lake low right now?

Trinity Lake was at 2,316.63 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 27.97 ft above the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.15 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
2,1752,2252,2762,3262,377NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Trinity Lake on Oct 9 in past years

20252,326.0−9.3
20242,318.6−1.9
20232,282.0+34.6
20222,193.1+123.5
20212,214.2+102.5
20202,288.8+27.8

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 92,316.63−0.19
Oct 82,316.82−0.15
Oct 72,316.97−0.13
Oct 62,317.10−0.12
Oct 52,317.22−0.14
Oct 42,317.36−0.15
Oct 32,317.51−0.15
Oct 22,317.66−0.14
Oct 12,317.80−0.14
Sep 302,317.94−0.13
Sep 292,318.07−0.13
Sep 282,318.20−0.15
Sep 272,318.35−0.22
Sep 262,318.57−0.35

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

About Trinity Lake

10-year range
2,179.1 ft (December 8, 2015) to 2,367.0 ft (June 4, 2019)
Operated by
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Data
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — Trinity Lake Dam and Powerplant
Datum
NAVD88

Lakes near Trinity Lake

Questions

Is Trinity Lake low right now?

Trinity Lake was at 2,316.63 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 27.97 ft above the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.15 ft a day.

How often is the Trinity Lake 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 (Trinity Lake Dam and Powerplant). Readings are provisional and can be revised.