California lake levels today: California lakes

23 of 25 California lakes are below full pool today. Eastman Lake is the lowest for the date, Lake Sonoma the highest.

Data as of November 4, 2026. Pictured: Pine Flat Lake.

California at a glance

Pictured: Lake Sonoma, which is 7.8 ft below full today.

25 California lakes trackedFederal reservoirs and lakes with a live agency gauge.
23 Below full poolOut of 25 with a published full pool; 2 are at or above it.
2 Lower than usual for the dateOut of 25 with five or more years of history; 7 are higher than usual.
18 Lower than a year agoOut of 25 lakes with a reading from the same date last year.

Every California lake, lowest first

Measured against full pool, Eastman Lake is the emptiest California lake today (101.5 ft below full) and Lake Sonoma the fullest (7.8 ft below full).

Compared with a year ago, Lake Oroville has dropped the most (39.0 ft lower) and New Bullards Bar Reservoir has gained the most (9.4 ft higher).

2 of 25 lakes are lower than usual for early November, measured against each lake's own past years on today's date.

Select a column heading to sort the table. Each lake links to its own page with a 12-month chart and the dock check.

California lake levels. Select a column heading to sort.

Eastman Lake	466.12	−101.5 ft	10th pct	−22.97	−8.30
Hensley Lake	453.81	−52.0 ft	17th pct	−16.59	−2.52
Pine Flat Lake	753.31	−169.9 ft	27th pct	−31.29	−30.83
Black Butte Lake	435.72	−17.6 ft	27th pct	−3.56	−9.18
Lake Mendocino	724.22	−13.3 ft	36th pct	−3.24	−7.37
Folsom Lake	398.42	47.0%	36th pct	−2.59	−7.32
Shasta Lake	972.06	−69.3 ft	40th pct	−14.45	−14.13
Stampede Reservoir	5,919.95	−22.2 ft	50th pct	+4.07	−3.15
Lake McClure	772.24	−37.4 ft	52nd pct	+23.26	−23.41
Lake Isabella	2,554.93	−5.5 ft	53rd pct	+3.20	−7.76
Millerton Lake	503.57	−56.2 ft	54th pct	+1.39	−9.60
Prosser Creek Reservoir	5,706.20	+2.6 ft	58th pct	+2.02	−0.57
Lake Oroville	734.67	−140.2 ft	58th pct	+23.31	−39.01
New Melones Lake	1,003.77	−45.8 ft	60th pct	+5.81	−11.51
Lake Berryessa	427.42	−12.6 ft	63rd pct	+5.08	−1.53
Trinity Lake	2,313.84	−56.2 ft	63rd pct	+15.08	−7.73
New Hogan Lake	665.83	−23.1 ft	70th pct	+7.93	+0.14
New Bullards Bar Reservoir	1,878.87	−39.4 ft	70th pct	+14.82	+9.43
Whiskeytown Lake	1,204.09	−5.9 ft	80th pct	+3.25	+0.38
Lake Kaweah	598.72	−10.8 ft	83rd pct	+10.71	−2.52
Lake Havasu	448.37	−1.6 ft	87th pct	+0.83	+1.33
Lake Success	592.71	−18.1 ft	87th pct	+7.20	−6.18
Camanche Reservoir	222.42	+2.4 ft	93rd pct	+6.53	+3.34
Englebright Lake	525.98	−1.0 ft	100th pct	+4.06	+0.08
Lake Sonoma	443.35	91.2%	100th pct	+5.86	+1.27

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California lake questions

Which California lake is the fullest right now?

Lake Sonoma: 7.8 ft below full, holding 91.2% of its conservation storage.

Which California lake is the lowest?

Measured against full pool, Eastman Lake (101.5 ft below full). Measured against its own normal for the date, Eastman Lake (lower than usual).

How is this ranking made?

Lakes that publish storage are ranked by percent of conservation storage. The rest are placed by their distance from full pool. Natural lakes without a full pool sit at the end, compared only with their normal for the date.