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Lake Kaweah water level: Kaweah Lake Kaweah 10.8 ft low

Lake Kaweah is 10.8 ft below full pool, higher than usual for early November. The Lake Kaweah / Terminus Dam gauge read 598.72 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 Kaweah stands today

570 575 580 585 590 595 600 605 610 Full pool 609.52 ft A year ago 601.24 ft Today 598.72 ft Normal today 588.01 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)
2006 12 29 - Terminus Dam (3)
2006 12 29 - Terminus Dam (3). Photograph by User:Philm555, Public domain.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Kaweah 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
600 650 700 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 609.52 Today Year ago
600 650 700 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 609.52 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2006

6006507002006200920122015201820212024
60065070020062011201620212026
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 2026598.78588.01
November 3, 2026598.87588.09
November 2, 2026598.94587.32
November 1, 2026598.89586.61
October 31, 2026599.16585.95
October 30, 2026599.46585.48
October 29, 2026599.70585.13
October 28, 2026599.65584.82
October 27, 2026599.55584.53
October 26, 2026599.42584.27
October 25, 2026599.31584.20
October 24, 2026599.18584.28
October 23, 2026598.98584.36
October 22, 2026598.61584.41
October 21, 2026598.53584.33
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 2026598.57584.27
October 19, 2026598.56584.21
October 18, 2026598.60584.18
October 17, 2026598.62584.35
October 16, 2026598.68584.51
October 15, 2026598.71584.66
October 14, 2026598.75584.80
October 13, 2026598.80584.82
October 12, 2026598.92584.01
October 11, 2026599.07583.89
October 10, 2026599.17583.77
October 9, 2026599.30583.64
October 8, 2026599.43583.51
October 7, 2026599.52583.44
October 6, 2026599.63583.38

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 598.72 ft.

Typical Lake Kaweah level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 590.98 609.48 639.04 —
February 603.46 615.73 640.10 —
March 613.04 632.63 662.17 —
April 625.65 654.91 687.20 —
May 639.88 689.33 710.20 —
June 663.80 696.65 711.94 —
July 618.57 648.38 708.08 —
August 592.02 607.14 666.59 —
September 583.32 592.75 609.13 —
October 578.88 592.39 600.60 —
November 581.08 593.30 607.41 —
December 584.80 602.80 613.51 —

Other California lakes, lowest first

Lake Kaweah
Lake Kaweah
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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Kaweah questions

What is full pool at Lake Kaweah?

Full pool at Lake Kaweah is 609.52 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Lake Kaweah full right now?

No. It is 10.8 ft below full pool.

Is Lake Kaweah lower than normal for early November?

No, it is higher than normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 1996–2025 is 588.01 ft, and today's 598.72 ft is +10.71 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 570.72 and 601.30 ft.

How does Lake Kaweah compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 601.24 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 715.39 ft on March 17, 2023 and the lowest was 556.46 ft on October 25, 2001.

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.