New York lake levels today: New York lakes

1 of 4 New York lakes are below full pool today. Almond Lake is the lowest for the date, Allegheny Reservoir (Kinzua) the highest.

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Data as of November 4, 2026. Pictured: Lake Champlain.

New York at a glance

Pictured: Allegheny Reservoir (Kinzua), which is 1.6 ft above full today.

5 New York lakes trackedFederal reservoirs and lakes with a live agency gauge.
1 Below full poolOut of 4 with a published full pool; 3 are at or above it.
2 Lower than usual for the dateOut of 5 with five or more years of history; 0 are higher than usual.
4 Lower than a year agoOut of 5 lakes with a reading from the same date last year.

Every New York lake, lowest first

Measured against full pool, Almond Lake is the emptiest New York lake today (3.2 ft below full) and Allegheny Reservoir (Kinzua) the fullest (1.6 ft above full).

Compared with a year ago, Almond Lake has dropped the most (1.3 ft lower) and Allegheny Reservoir (Kinzua) has gained the most (14.6 ft higher).

2 of 5 lakes are lower than usual for early November, measured against each lake's own past years on today's date.

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New York lake levels. Select a column heading to sort.

Almond Lake	1,256.84	−3.2 ft	0th pct	−3.76	−1.30
Lake Champlain	93.86	Natural lake	3rd pct	−1.33	−0.28
Whitney Point Lake	973.13	Full	27th pct	−0.08	−0.50
East Sidney Lake	1,150.61	+0.6 ft	55th pct	+0.01	−0.48
Allegheny Reservoir (Kinzua)	1,312.19	+1.6 ft	62nd pct	+2.29	+14.55

New York lake questions

Which New York lake is the fullest right now?

Allegheny Reservoir (Kinzua): 1.6 ft above full.

Which New York lake is the lowest?

Measured against full pool, Almond Lake (3.2 ft below full). Measured against its own normal for the date, Almond Lake (much 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.