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Trinity Lake water level: Trinity Trinity Lake 56.2 ft low

Trinity Lake is 56.2 ft below full pool, about normal for early November. The Trinity Lake Dam and Powerplant gauge read 2,313.84 ft in the daily reading for November 3, 2026.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Agency page.

How Trinity stands today

In early November Trinity normally sits near 2,298.76 ft, 71.2 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.

2200 2220 2240 2260 2280 2300 2320 2340 2360 2380 Full pool 2,370.00 ft A year ago 2,321.57 ft Today 2,313.84 ft Normal today 2,298.76 ft Feet above sea level (NAVD88)
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The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Trinity 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
2,200 2,250 2,300 2,350 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 2,370.00 Today Year ago
2,200 2,250 2,300 2,350 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 2,370.00 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2006

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Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 3, 20262,313.842,298.76
November 2, 20262,313.932,298.88
November 1, 20262,313.982,299.01
October 31, 20262,314.082,299.15
October 30, 20262,314.162,299.28
October 29, 20262,314.252,299.41
October 28, 20262,314.332,299.53
October 27, 20262,314.422,299.63
October 26, 20262,314.522,299.74
October 25, 20262,314.612,299.86
October 24, 20262,314.692,299.99
October 23, 20262,314.792,300.13
October 22, 20262,314.892,300.29
October 21, 20262,314.952,300.44
October 20, 20262,315.042,300.60
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 19, 20262,315.142,300.75
October 18, 20262,315.242,300.87
October 17, 20262,315.342,300.99
October 16, 20262,315.472,301.10
October 15, 20262,315.602,301.39
October 14, 20262,315.712,301.73
October 13, 20262,315.852,302.07
October 12, 20262,316.022,302.42
October 11, 20262,316.202,302.78
October 10, 20262,316.442,303.14
October 9, 20262,316.632,303.49
October 8, 20262,316.822,303.70
October 7, 20262,316.972,303.91
October 6, 20262,317.102,304.13
October 5, 20262,317.222,304.35

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 (NAVD88, the datum the Bureau of Reclamation 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 2,313.84 ft.

Typical Trinity Lake level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 2,208.65 2,297.55 2,339.60 —
February 2,227.21 2,316.03 2,342.56 —
March 2,231.56 2,328.63 2,350.99 —
April 2,237.24 2,337.51 2,357.19 —
May 2,246.20 2,335.08 2,361.46 —
June 2,273.44 2,330.46 2,359.36 —
July 2,257.28 2,321.06 2,354.00 —
August 2,239.01 2,312.69 2,345.35 —
September 2,220.56 2,305.47 2,336.13 —
October 2,209.16 2,301.44 2,327.13 —
November 2,213.36 2,298.53 2,326.41 —
December 2,215.47 2,291.65 2,336.02 —

Other California lakes, lowest first

Trinity Lake
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California lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Eastman Lake 466.13 101.5 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
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

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Trinity questions

What is full pool at Trinity Lake?

Full pool at Trinity Lake is 2,370.00 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “full pool.”

Is Trinity Lake full right now?

No. It is 56.2 ft below full pool. In early November Trinity normally sits near 2,298.76 ft, 71.2 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.

Is Trinity Lake lower than normal for early November?

No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 3 across 1996–2025 is 2,298.76 ft, and today's 2,313.84 ft is +15.08 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 2,212.37 and 2,334.98 ft.

How does Trinity Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 3, 2025, it stood at 2,321.57 ft. It is 7.73 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 2,372.95 ft on May 23, 2006 and the lowest was 2,179.14 ft on December 8, 2015.

How often is this page updated?

We pull new readings from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 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.