Millerton Lake lake and shoreline

Millerton Lake Water Level

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Millerton Lake is currently 72.2 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 505.8 feet.

505.79 ft · Updated 1 day ago · U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Current level

505.79ft

−72.21 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.29 ft

Previous readingSep 8505.5 ft

7-day change

Down 0.22 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.22 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

514 ft542 ft570 ftFULL POOL 578.00 ftSep 7Sep 10

Level status

72.21 ft below full pool

Current level
505.79 ft
Full pool
578 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Reference levels

  • Full pool578 ft

Watershed drought

No Drought

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Fresno County, CA

No Drought

No Drought. No official drought conditions.. 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 Fresno County, CA

Daily level summary

  • Sep 9, 2026

    505.79 ft

    +0.29 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    505.5 ft

    -0.33 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    505.83 ft

    -0.18 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    506.01 ft

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Common questions about Millerton Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Millerton Lake is 505.79 ft (updated 1 day ago). You can track the Millerton Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Millerton Lake is 578 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Millerton Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.22 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Millerton Lake is currently 72.21 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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