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Lake Pleasant Water Level

Officially Lake Pleasant (Agua Fria River)

Arizona

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Lake Pleasant

Lake Pleasant is currently 45.9 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1656.1 feet.

1656.11 ft · Updated 3 hours ago · Central Arizona Project

Current level

1,656.11ft

−45.89 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.22 ft

Previous readingOct 301,655.64 ft

7-day change

Up 0.63 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 4.73 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
1656.11 ft
24h
+0.22 ft
7d
+0.63 ft
30d
+4.73 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Pleasant is currently 1656.11 ft, 45.89 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.63 ft over the past 7 days and 4.73 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Pleasant Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

45.89 ft below full pool

Current level
1,656.11 ft
Full pool
1,702 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
Central Arizona Project

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,702 ft
  • Flood stage1,725 ft

Surrounding county drought

No Drought

7.4% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Yavapai County, AZ

No Drought

No Drought. 7.4% of Yavapai County, AZ is still in official drought (D1–D4), even though most of the county is not in a dominant USDM drought category. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

7.4% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains No Drought.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Yavapai County, AZ

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 31, 20261,655.86+0.22
Oct 30, 20261,655.64-0.05
Oct 29, 20261,655.69-0.04
Oct 28, 20261,655.73+0.05
Oct 27, 20261,655.68+0.08
Oct 26, 20261,655.6+0.12
Oct 25, 20261,655.48+0.25

Common questions about Lake Pleasant’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Pleasant is 1,656.11 ft (updated 3 hours ago). You can track the Lake Pleasant lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Pleasant is 1,702 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 Pleasant lake level is rising — rising about 0.63 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Pleasant is currently 45.89 ft below full pool.

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

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