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Hensley Lake water level: Hensley Rippling deep blue lake water 52.0 ft low

Hensley Lake is 52.0 ft below full pool, lower than usual for early November. The Hensley Lake / Hidden Dam gauge read 453.81 ft at 6:00 AM PST, November 4, 2026.

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

How Hensley stands today

In early November Hensley normally sits near 470.40 ft, 35.4 ft under full pool; today it is 16.6 ft below even that.

450 460 470 480 490 500 510 Full pool 505.78 ft Normal today 470.40 ft A year ago 456.33 ft Today 453.81 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Hensley 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
460 480 500 520 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 505.78 Today Year ago
460 480 500 520 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 505.78 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2006

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Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 2026453.80470.40
November 3, 2026453.73470.39
November 2, 2026453.57470.37
November 1, 2026453.46470.36
October 31, 2026453.38470.35
October 30, 2026453.35470.36
October 29, 2026453.33470.42
October 28, 2026453.31470.53
October 27, 2026453.30470.69
October 26, 2026453.28470.90
October 25, 2026453.23471.06
October 24, 2026453.21471.17
October 23, 2026453.20471.29
October 22, 2026453.17471.40
October 21, 2026453.14471.51
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 2026453.12471.64
October 19, 2026453.16471.78
October 18, 2026453.17471.97
October 17, 2026453.18472.13
October 16, 2026453.20472.27
October 15, 2026453.22472.45
October 14, 2026453.23472.70
October 13, 2026453.27472.85
October 12, 2026453.27472.95
October 11, 2026453.30473.07
October 10, 2026453.31473.20
October 9, 2026453.32473.37
October 8, 2026453.30473.56
October 7, 2026453.32473.75
October 6, 2026453.34473.96

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 453.81 ft.

Typical Hensley Lake level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 468.11 476.71 492.58 —
February 474.92 482.70 498.42 —
March 476.60 493.39 504.08 —
April 479.87 504.96 517.33 —
May 480.28 505.61 522.92 —
June 476.89 498.49 522.99 —
July 463.96 487.49 516.78 —
August 453.87 473.59 505.22 —
September 453.45 468.28 493.96 —
October 453.17 468.23 482.60 —
November 453.49 468.39 475.55 —
December 456.05 470.11 481.60 —

Other California lakes, lowest first

Lake water surface
Open water
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
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
Lake Berryessa 427.42 12.6 ft below About normal

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Hensley questions

What is full pool at Hensley Lake?

Full pool at Hensley Lake is 505.78 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Hensley Lake full right now?

No. It is 52.0 ft below full pool. In early November Hensley normally sits near 470.40 ft, 35.4 ft under full pool; today it is 16.6 ft below even that.

Is Hensley Lake lower than normal for early November?

Yes. The median level on Nov 4 across 1996–2025 is 470.40 ft, and today's 453.81 ft is −16.59 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 447.83 and 493.52 ft.

How does Hensley Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 456.33 ft. It is 2.52 ft lower 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 538.88 ft on June 3, 2006 and the lowest was 446.77 ft on November 18, 2013.

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.