Lake Kaweah lake and shoreline

Lake Kaweah Water Level

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Lake Kaweah is currently 90.4 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 603.6 feet.

603.65 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · USACE SPK District

Current level

603.65ft

−90.35 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.15 ft

Previous readingSep 9603.92 ft

7-day change

Down 0.37 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.37 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

614 ft649 ft684 ftFULL POOL 694.00 ftSep 8Sep 11

Level status

90.35 ft below full pool

Current level
603.65 ft
Full pool
694 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE SPK District

Reference levels

  • Full pool694 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Tulare 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 no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

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

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    603.77 ft

    -0.15 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    603.92 ft

    -0.14 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    604.06 ft

    -0.08 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    604.14 ft

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Common questions about Lake Kaweah’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Kaweah is 603.65 ft (updated 1 hour ago). You can track the Lake Kaweah lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Kaweah is 694 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 Kaweah lake level is falling — falling about 0.37 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Kaweah is currently 90.35 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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