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Englebright Lake water level: Englebright Englebright Lake 1.0 ft low

Englebright Lake is 1.0 ft below full pool, much higher than usual for early November. The gauge read 525.98 ft at 12:00 AM PST, November 4, 2026.

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

How Englebright stands today

519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 Full pool 527.00 ft Today 525.98 ft A year ago 525.90 ft Normal today 521.92 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)
USACE Englebright Dam and Lake
USACE Englebright Dam and Lake. Photograph by Michael Nevins, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Englebright usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 1996 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
520 525 530 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 527.00 Today Year ago
520 525 530 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 527.00 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2006

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Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 2026525.98521.92
November 3, 2026525.66522.06
November 2, 2026524.63522.34
November 1, 2026524.44522.58
October 31, 2026525.20522.54
October 30, 2026526.11522.62
October 29, 2026525.74522.65
October 28, 2026524.89522.59
October 27, 2026524.87522.51
October 26, 2026525.51522.38
October 25, 2026526.16522.26
October 24, 2026525.79522.10
October 23, 2026524.94521.86
October 22, 2026525.22521.86
October 21, 2026525.93521.98
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 2026525.96522.02
October 19, 2026525.09522.08
October 18, 2026525.08522.10
October 17, 2026525.60521.98
October 16, 2026526.08522.06
October 15, 2026525.76522.13
October 14, 2026524.98522.28
October 13, 2026524.81522.44
October 12, 2026525.41522.60
October 11, 2026526.02522.49
October 10, 2026525.63522.34
October 9, 2026524.85522.63
October 8, 2026524.79522.79
October 7, 2026525.38522.87
October 6, 2026525.98522.86

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 525.98 ft.

Typical Englebright Lake level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 519.94 523.08 528.97 —
February 520.91 523.41 530.89 —
March 522.14 524.81 530.23 —
April 520.88 525.20 529.82 —
May 519.64 523.78 529.95 —
June 519.27 523.53 528.73 —
July 519.96 522.69 525.21 —
August 520.18 523.24 525.64 —
September 521.34 524.27 526.49 —
October 520.46 523.64 526.14 —
November 520.29 522.67 525.22 —
December 519.83 522.55 525.81 —

Other California lakes, lowest first

Englebright Lake
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California lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Eastman Lake 466.12 101.5 ft below Lower than usual
Hensley Lake 453.81 52.0 ft below Lower than usual
Pine Flat Lake 753.31 169.9 ft below About normal
Black Butte Lake 435.72 17.6 ft below About normal
Lake Mendocino 724.22 13.3 ft below About normal
Folsom Lake 398.42 47.0% full About normal
Shasta Lake 972.06 69.3 ft below About normal
Stampede Reservoir 5,919.95 22.2 ft below About normal
Lake McClure 772.24 37.4 ft below About normal
Lake Isabella 2,554.93 5.5 ft below About normal
Millerton Lake 503.57 56.2 ft below About normal
Prosser Creek Reservoir 5,706.20 2.6 ft above About normal
Lake Oroville 734.67 140.2 ft below About normal
New Melones Lake 1,003.77 45.8 ft below About normal

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Englebright questions

What is full pool at Englebright Lake?

Full pool at Englebright Lake is 527.00 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of gross pool.”

Is Englebright Lake full right now?

No. It is 1.0 ft below full pool.

Is Englebright Lake lower than normal for early November?

No, it is higher than normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 1996–2025 is 521.92 ft, and today's 525.98 ft is +4.06 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 519.84 and 524.60 ft.

How does Englebright Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 525.90 ft. It is 0.08 ft higher now.

What are the highest and lowest levels since 1995?

In the daily record we hold, which starts in 1995, the highest daily level was 540.63 ft on January 3, 1997 and the lowest was 490.61 ft on November 14, 1997.

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 15:13:17 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.