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Lake Mendocino water level: Mendocino Lake Mendocino 13.3 ft low

Lake Mendocino is 13.3 ft below full pool, about normal for early November. The Lake Mendocino / Coyote Dam gauge read 724.23 ft at 5:00 AM PST, November 4, 2026.

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

How Mendocino stands today

In early November Mendocino normally sits near 727.46 ft, 10.0 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.

710 715 720 725 730 735 740 Full pool 737.50 ft A year ago 731.59 ft Normal today 727.46 ft Today 724.23 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)
Lake Mendocino CA
Lake Mendocino CA. Photograph by The original uploader was Kglavin at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Mendocino 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
710 720 730 740 750 760 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 737.50 Today Year ago
710 720 730 740 750 760 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 737.50 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2014

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Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 2026724.25727.46
November 3, 2026724.33727.64
November 2, 2026724.51727.83
November 1, 2026724.73728.02
October 31, 2026724.97728.22
October 30, 2026725.21728.42
October 29, 2026725.43728.61
October 28, 2026725.66728.82
October 27, 2026725.90729.03
October 26, 2026726.13729.24
October 25, 2026726.38729.45
October 24, 2026726.61729.66
October 23, 2026726.86729.88
October 22, 2026727.09730.10
October 21, 2026727.33730.31
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 2026727.58730.53
October 19, 2026727.84730.74
October 18, 2026728.09730.96
October 17, 2026728.35731.17
October 16, 2026728.58731.34
October 15, 2026728.81731.42
October 14, 2026729.04731.48
October 13, 2026729.26731.53
October 12, 2026729.47731.58
October 11, 2026729.68731.63
October 10, 2026729.90731.67
October 9, 2026730.10731.72
October 8, 2026730.32731.76
October 7, 2026730.53731.80
October 6, 2026730.73731.84

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 724.23 ft.

Typical Lake Mendocino level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 718.62 738.55 746.07 —
February 720.82 743.48 748.69 —
March 720.91 746.75 751.80 —
April 722.13 748.02 755.96 —
May 724.36 748.29 756.05 —
June 725.99 747.60 754.88 —
July 726.06 745.47 752.49 —
August 723.03 740.05 748.99 —
September 719.50 734.93 744.82 —
October 715.87 730.73 740.82 —
November 712.33 729.09 735.88 —
December 710.33 731.14 738.63 —

Other California lakes, lowest first

Lake Mendocino
Lake Mendocino
California lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Eastman Lake 466.13 101.5 ft below Lower than usual
Hensley Lake 453.80 52.0 ft below Lower than usual
Pine Flat Lake 753.30 169.9 ft below About normal
Black Butte Lake 435.73 17.6 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 1,003.78 45.8 ft below About normal
Lake Berryessa 427.42 12.6 ft below About normal

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Mendocino questions

What is full pool at Lake Mendocino?

Full pool at Lake Mendocino is 737.50 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Lake Mendocino full right now?

No. It is 13.3 ft below full pool. In early November Mendocino normally sits near 727.46 ft, 10.0 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.

Is Lake Mendocino lower than normal for early November?

No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 2015–2025 is 727.46 ft, and today's 724.23 ft is −3.23 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 711.81 and 736.73 ft.

How does Lake Mendocino compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 731.59 ft. It is 7.36 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 757.14 ft on May 1, 2025 and the lowest was 690.70 ft on October 22, 2021.

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.