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Whitney Point Lake water level: Whitney Point Whitney Point Lake Full

Whitney Point Lake is at full pool, about normal for early November. The gauge read 973.13 ft at 9:00 AM EST, November 4, 2026.

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

How Whitney Point stands today

971 972 973 974 975 976 977 978 A year ago 973.63 ft Normal today 973.21 ft Today 973.13 ft Full pool 973.00 ft Feet above sea level (LOCAL)
Whitney Point Reservoir and Whitney Point Dam (1)
Whitney Point Reservoir and Whitney Point Dam (1). Photograph by Elli, CC0.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Whitney Point 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
975 980 985 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 973.00 Today Year ago
975 980 985 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 973.00 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2014

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Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 2026973.13973.21
November 3, 2026973.13973.21
November 2, 2026973.13973.23
November 1, 2026973.14973.23
October 31, 2026973.15973.23
October 30, 2026973.16973.24
October 29, 2026973.15973.24
October 28, 2026973.15973.20
October 27, 2026973.15973.18
October 26, 2026973.15973.16
October 25, 2026973.14973.15
October 24, 2026973.15973.15
October 23, 2026973.16973.15
October 22, 2026973.17973.15
October 21, 2026973.16973.15
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 2026973.15973.16
October 19, 2026973.19973.17
October 18, 2026973.22973.17
October 17, 2026973.24973.18
October 16, 2026973.24973.18
October 15, 2026973.28973.18
October 14, 2026973.35973.19
October 13, 2026973.35973.20
October 12, 2026973.25973.20
October 11, 2026973.14973.21
October 10, 2026973.14973.22
October 9, 2026973.17973.21
October 8, 2026973.19973.19
October 7, 2026973.20973.19
October 6, 2026973.23973.19

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 (LOCAL, 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 973.13 ft.

Typical Whitney Point Lake level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 973.05 973.16 973.38 —
February 973.04 973.16 973.68 —
March 973.05 973.17 973.87 —
April 973.05 973.17 975.03 —
May 973.06 973.14 973.38 —
June 973.07 973.16 973.37 —
July 973.04 973.17 973.48 —
August 973.04 973.18 973.53 —
September 973.05 973.17 973.41 —
October 972.40 973.16 973.51 —
November 972.51 973.19 973.61 —
December 973.06 973.19 973.54 —

Other New York lakes, lowest first

Whitney Point Lake
Whitney Point Lake
New York lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Almond Lake 1,256.84 3.2 ft below Much lower than usual
Lake Champlain 93.86 — Much lower than usual
East Sidney Lake 1,150.61 0.6 ft above About normal
Allegheny Reservoir (Kinzua) 1,312.19 1.6 ft above About normal

All 5 New York lakes →

Whitney Point questions

What is full pool at Whitney Point Lake?

Full pool at Whitney Point Lake is 973.00 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Whitney Point Lake full right now?

Yes. At 973.13 ft it is within half a foot of full pool.

Is Whitney Point Lake lower than normal for early November?

No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 2015–2025 is 973.21 ft, and today's 973.13 ft is −0.08 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 972.22 and 977.45 ft.

How does Whitney Point Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 973.63 ft. It is 0.50 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 995.78 ft on April 12, 2015 and the lowest was 966.22 ft on October 14, 2020.

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.