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Applegate Lake water level: Applegate Applegate Lake 106.2 ft low

Applegate Lake is 106.2 ft below full pool, lower than usual for early November. The Applegate Lake near Copper gauge read 1,880.82 ft at 5:30 AM PST, November 4, 2026.

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

How Applegate stands today

In early November Applegate normally sits near 1,887.01 ft, 100.0 ft under full pool; today it is 6.2 ft below even that.

1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 Full pool 1,987.00 ft A year ago 1,891.66 ft Normal today 1,887.01 ft Today 1,880.82 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)
Applegate Lake Oregon
Applegate Lake Oregon. Photograph by Bill Johnson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Applegate usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 2015 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
1,875 1,900 1,925 1,950 1,975 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 1,987.00 Today Year ago
1,875 1,900 1,925 1,950 1,975 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 1,987.00 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2014

1,9001,9502014201620182020202220242026
1,9001,95020142017202020232026
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 20261,880.881,887.01
November 3, 20261,881.251,887.42
November 2, 20261,881.851,887.82
November 1, 20261,882.441,888.22
October 31, 20261,883.021,888.63
October 30, 20261,883.621,889.06
October 29, 20261,884.211,889.52
October 28, 20261,884.791,890.17
October 27, 20261,885.351,890.87
October 26, 20261,885.891,891.55
October 25, 20261,886.451,892.21
October 24, 20261,887.031,892.86
October 23, 20261,887.591,893.58
October 22, 20261,888.141,894.29
October 21, 20261,888.701,894.98
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 20261,889.271,895.67
October 19, 20261,889.841,896.36
October 18, 20261,890.401,897.03
October 17, 20261,890.961,897.69
October 16, 20261,891.511,898.35
October 15, 20261,892.061,899.00
October 14, 20261,892.611,899.71
October 13, 20261,893.151,900.42
October 12, 20261,893.691,900.87
October 11, 20261,894.211,901.48
October 10, 20261,894.741,902.18
October 9, 20261,895.271,902.75
October 8, 20261,895.791,903.30
October 7, 20261,896.301,903.91
October 6, 20261,896.821,904.56

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 1,880.82 ft.

Typical Applegate Lake level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 1,884.14 1,898.18 1,913.16 —
February 1,898.75 1,907.52 1,927.89 —
March 1,913.61 1,936.95 1,960.23 —
April 1,932.95 1,965.72 1,981.17 —
May 1,946.25 1,983.99 1,986.29 —
June 1,947.29 1,979.52 1,985.04 —
July 1,936.41 1,965.72 1,974.59 —
August 1,923.47 1,943.79 1,956.83 —
September 1,909.39 1,919.87 1,932.38 —
October 1,889.51 1,899.75 1,909.91 —
November 1,874.12 1,885.57 1,899.46 —
December 1,866.64 1,883.12 1,898.70 —

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Oregon lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Phillips Lake 3,982.11 80.3 ft below Much lower than usual
Blue River Lake 1,206.00 144.0 ft below Much lower than usual
Dorena Lake 769.59 62.4 ft below Lower than usual
Cottage Grove Lake 750.33 39.7 ft below About normal
Brownlee Reservoir 2,060.84 13.2 ft below Higher than usual
Fern Ridge Lake 362.06 11.4 ft below Much higher than usual
Fall Creek Lake 758.58 71.4 ft below Much higher than usual
Green Peter Reservoir 836.77 173.2 ft below —
Cougar Reservoir 1,519.14 170.9 ft below —
Lookout Point Lake 796.92 129.1 ft below —
Hills Creek Lake 1,446.60 94.4 ft below —
Lost Creek Lake 1,779.31 92.7 ft below —
Detroit Lake 1,481.62 81.9 ft below —
Foster Lake 615.85 21.2 ft below —

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Applegate questions

What is full pool at Applegate Lake?

Full pool at Applegate Lake is 1,987.00 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Applegate Lake full right now?

No. It is 106.2 ft below full pool. In early November Applegate normally sits near 1,887.01 ft, 100.0 ft under full pool; today it is 6.2 ft below even that.

Is Applegate Lake lower than normal for early November?

Yes. The median level on Nov 4 across 2015–2025 is 1,887.01 ft, and today's 1,880.82 ft is −6.19 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 1,879.29 and 1,900.67 ft.

How does Applegate Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 1,891.66 ft. It is 10.84 ft lower now.

What are the highest and lowest levels since 2014?

In the daily record we hold, which starts in 2014, the highest daily level was 1,986.70 ft on May 20, 2018 and the lowest was 1,860.89 ft on December 16, 2020.

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.