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Millerton Lake water level: Millerton Millerton Lake 56.2 ft low

Millerton Lake is 56.2 ft below full pool, about normal for early November. The Friant Dam gauge read 503.57 ft at 12:00 AM PST, November 2, 2026.

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

How Millerton stands today

In early November Millerton normally sits near 502.18 ft, 57.6 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.

480 490 500 510 520 530 540 550 560 Full pool 559.78 ft A year ago 513.17 ft Today 503.57 ft Normal today 502.18 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)
Millerton Lake 1
Millerton Lake 1. Photograph by No machine-readable author provided. Kjkolb assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Millerton usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 1998 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
480 500 520 540 560 580 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 559.78 Today Year ago
480 500 520 540 560 580 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 559.78 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2006

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Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 2, 2026503.57502.18
November 1, 2026503.26501.97
October 31, 2026502.94501.77
October 30, 2026502.67501.65
October 29, 2026502.45501.53
October 28, 2026502.15501.38
October 27, 2026501.92501.27
October 26, 2026502.42501.23
October 25, 2026502.42501.21
October 24, 2026502.48501.20
October 23, 2026502.58501.15
October 22, 2026502.85501.13
October 21, 2026503.22501.22
October 20, 2026503.83501.54
October 19, 2026504.39501.82
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 18, 2026504.58502.09
October 17, 2026503.89502.56
October 16, 2026503.36503.06
October 15, 2026503.70503.55
October 14, 2026504.07504.07
October 13, 2026504.63504.34
October 12, 2026505.06504.64
October 11, 2026505.46505.09
October 10, 2026505.61505.38
October 9, 2026505.58505.59
October 8, 2026505.37505.73
October 7, 2026504.76505.69
October 6, 2026503.92505.84
October 5, 2026503.85506.07
October 4, 2026503.08506.35

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 503.57 ft.

Typical Millerton Lake level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 487.13 526.54 550.75 —
February 499.33 527.23 544.67 —
March 496.02 535.17 553.52 —
April 494.92 531.25 564.44 —
May 503.63 548.72 573.83 —
June 516.81 561.77 573.64 —
July 518.86 548.46 577.65 —
August 503.95 520.17 566.21 —
September 502.87 513.37 545.47 —
October 480.35 511.86 536.28 —
November 480.87 514.50 530.61 —
December 488.44 525.16 539.63 —

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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
Lake Mendocino 724.23 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
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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Millerton questions

What is full pool at Millerton Lake?

Full pool at Millerton Lake is 559.78 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Millerton Lake full right now?

No. It is 56.2 ft below full pool. In early November Millerton normally sits near 502.18 ft, 57.6 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.

Is Millerton Lake lower than normal for early November?

No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 2 across 1998–2025 is 502.18 ft, and today's 503.57 ft is +1.39 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 482.44 and 530.15 ft.

How does Millerton Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 2, 2025, it stood at 513.17 ft. It is 9.60 ft lower now.

What are the highest and lowest levels since 1998?

In the daily record we hold, which starts in 1998, the highest daily level was 579.67 ft on July 22, 1998 and the lowest was 469.95 ft on November 9, 2023.

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.