Lake Almanor lake and shoreline

Lake Almanor Water Level

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Lake Almanor is currently 13.0 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 4487.0 feet.

4487.04 ft · Updated 1 day ago · California Data Exchange Center

Current level

4,487.04ft

−12.96 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.10 ft

Previous readingSep 84,487.14 ft

7-day change

Down 0.25 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.25 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) MSL

4489 ft4494 ft4498 ftFULL POOL 4500.00 ftSep 7Sep 10

Level status

12.96 ft below full pool

Current level
4,487.04 ft
Full pool
4,500 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
California Data Exchange Center

Reference levels

  • Full pool4,500 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

4.7% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Plumas County, CA

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

4.7% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Plumas County, CA

Daily level summary

  • Sep 9, 2026

    4,487.04 ft

    -0.1 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    4,487.14 ft

    -0.05 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    4,487.19 ft

    -0.1 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    4,487.29 ft

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Common questions about Lake Almanor’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Almanor is 4,487.04 ft (updated 1 day ago). You can track the Lake Almanor lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Almanor is 4,500 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Almanor lake level is falling — falling about 0.25 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Almanor is currently 12.96 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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