Lake Pleasant lake and shoreline

Lake Pleasant Water Level

Officially Lake Pleasant (Agua Fria River)

Arizona

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Lake Pleasant is currently 53.4 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1648.6 feet.

1648.58 ft · Updated just now · Central Arizona Project

Current level

1,648.58ft

−53.42 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.01 ft

Previous readingSep 141,648.32 ft

7-day change

Down 0.09 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 5.68 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

1655 ft1675 ft1696 ftFULL POOL 1702.00 ftAug 17Sep 16

Level status

53.42 ft below full pool

Current level
1,648.58 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

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

38.6% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Yavapai County, AZ

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

38.6% 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 Yavapai County, AZ

Daily level summary

  • Sep 15, 2026

    1,648.31 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 14, 2026

    1,648.32 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 13, 2026

    1,648.33 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 12, 2026

    1,648.33 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 11, 2026

    1,648.34 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 10, 2026

    1,648.37 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    1,648.38 ft

    -0.02 ft

Common questions about Lake Pleasant’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Pleasant is 1,648.58 ft (updated just now). 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 0.09 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Pleasant is currently 53.42 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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