Pine Flat Lake lake and shoreline

Pine Flat Lake Water Level

California

Pine Flat Lake is currently 209.7 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 742.3 feet.

742.29 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · USACE SPK District

Current level

742.29ft

−209.71 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.15 ft

Previous readingSep 9742.23 ft

7-day change

Down 0.68 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.68 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

767 ft847 ft928 ftFULL POOL 952.00 ftSep 8Sep 11

Level status

209.71 ft below full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool952 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 10, 2026

    742.38 ft

    +0.15 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    742.23 ft

    -0.15 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    742.38 ft

    -0.68 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    743.06 ft

Common questions about Pine Flat Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Pine Flat Lake is 742.29 ft (updated 1 hour ago). You can track the Pine Flat Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Pine Flat Lake is 952 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Pine Flat Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.68 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Pine Flat Lake is currently 209.71 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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