Lake Success lake and shoreline

Lake Success Water Level

California

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Lake Success

Lake Success is currently 61.0 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 592.0 feet.

591.98 ft · Updated 5 hours ago · USACE SPK District

Current level

591.98ft

−61.02 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.06 ft

Previous readingOct 24591.89 ft

7-day change

Up 0.16 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 6.65 ft

29 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
591.98 ft
24h
+0.06 ft
7d
+0.16 ft
30d
-6.65 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 Success is currently 591.98 ft, 61.02 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 0.16 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 6.65 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Success Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

61.02 ft below full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool653 ft

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

Dominant category Abnormally Dry (D0); not counted as official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Tulare County, CA

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Tulare County, CA is Abnormally Dry (D0), which the U.S. Drought Monitor does not count as official drought. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

No

Abnormally Dry (D0) is present in the surrounding county, but D0 is not counted as official drought (D1–D4).

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 20, 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 Tulare County, CA

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 25, 2026591.95+0.06
Oct 24, 2026591.89+0.08
Oct 23, 2026591.81+0.12
Oct 22, 2026591.69+0.03
Oct 21, 2026591.66-0.03
Oct 20, 2026591.69-0.05
Oct 19, 2026591.74-0.05

Common questions about Lake Success’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Success is 591.98 ft (updated 5 hours ago). You can track the Lake Success lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Success is 653 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 Success lake level is rising — rising about 0.16 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Success is currently 61.02 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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