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Alamo Lake water level: Alamo Alamo Lake 57.3 ft low

Alamo Lake is 57.3 ft below full pool, about normal for early November. The Alamo Dam gauge read 1,103.06 ft in the daily reading for November 1, 2026. The latest reading the agency has published is 3 days old.

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Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, SPL district. Agency page.

How Alamo stands today

In early November Alamo normally sits near 1,113.92 ft, 46.5 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.

1090 1100 1110 1120 1130 1140 1150 1160 Full pool 1,160.40 ft Normal today 1,113.92 ft A year ago 1,108.49 ft Today 1,103.06 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)
Alamo Lake and Artillery Peak
Alamo Lake and Artillery Peak. Photograph by duroc2006, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Alamo usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 2004 to 2025. The blue line is the past 12 months; the sand line is the 12 months before. Hover or use the arrow keys to read any day.

  • Past 12 months
  • The 12 months before
  • Normal range (middle 80% of years)
  • Median
  • Full pool
1,100 1,120 1,140 1,160 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 1,160.40 Today Year ago
1,100 1,120 1,140 1,160 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 1,160.40 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2006

1,0751,1001,1251,1502006200920122015201820212024
1,0751,1001,1251,15020062011201620212026
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 1, 20261,103.061,113.92
October 31, 20261,100.401,113.94
October 30, 20261,100.381,113.63
October 29, 20261,100.381,112.42
October 28, 20261,100.391,112.35
October 27, 20261,100.411,112.02
October 26, 20261,100.431,111.68
October 25, 20261,100.441,111.69
October 24, 20261,100.471,111.69
October 23, 20261,100.481,111.70
October 22, 20261,100.511,111.71
October 21, 20261,100.521,112.20
October 20, 20261,100.531,112.23
October 19, 20261,100.551,112.26
October 18, 20261,100.561,111.76
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 17, 20261,100.581,111.79
October 16, 20261,100.601,111.82
October 15, 20261,100.631,110.86
October 14, 20261,100.651,110.88
October 13, 20261,099.991,110.90
October 12, 20261,098.581,110.91
October 11, 20261,098.401,111.99
October 10, 20261,098.401,112.02
October 9, 20261,098.431,112.05
October 8, 20261,098.431,112.10
October 7, 20261,098.451,112.14
October 6, 20261,098.471,112.17
October 5, 20261,098.481,112.22
October 4, 20261,098.511,112.26
October 3, 20261,098.541,112.30

Is the water above your dock?

Enter the elevation of your dock, ramp end or a mark on your shoreline, in feet above sea level (NGVD29, the datum the Army Corps of Engineers uses for this gauge). You will see how far the water is above or below it today, and how often it dipped below it in each month since 2016.

Today the lake is at 1,103.06 ft.

Typical Alamo Lake level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 1,088.46 1,110.85 1,124.28 —
February 1,099.24 1,110.81 1,124.38 —
March 1,100.17 1,118.80 1,134.70 —
April 1,099.20 1,118.55 1,137.24 —
May 1,098.14 1,117.63 1,128.73 —
June 1,097.05 1,116.53 1,127.63 —
July 1,096.52 1,115.61 1,125.28 —
August 1,095.54 1,114.92 1,124.19 —
September 1,094.62 1,113.75 1,122.90 —
October 1,093.99 1,112.62 1,121.94 —
November 1,083.03 1,112.11 1,123.61 —
December 1,078.71 1,111.39 1,124.32 —

Other Arizona lakes, lowest first

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Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Lake Mead 1,039.06 189.9 ft below Much lower than usual
Lake Powell 3,533.52 166.5 ft below Much lower than usual
Lake Havasu 448.22 1.8 ft below Higher than usual
Lake Mohave 638.50 8.5 ft below Much higher than usual

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Alamo questions

What is full pool at Alamo Lake?

Full pool at Alamo Lake is 1,160.40 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Alamo Lake full right now?

No. It is 57.3 ft below full pool. In early November Alamo normally sits near 1,113.92 ft, 46.5 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.

Is Alamo Lake lower than normal for early November?

No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 1 across 2004–2025 is 1,113.92 ft, and today's 1,103.06 ft is −10.86 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 1,089.36 and 1,119.78 ft.

How does Alamo Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 1, 2025, it stood at 1,108.49 ft. It is 5.43 ft lower now.

What are the highest and lowest levels since 2004?

In the daily record we hold, which starts in 2004, the highest daily level was 1,169.87 ft on February 21, 2005 and the lowest was 1,070.55 ft on April 15, 2005.

How often is this page updated?

We pull new readings from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers several times a day. This page was last rebuilt on Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:52:28 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.