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Lake Almanor Water Level Today

Daily level, distance to full pool and history for Lake Almanor, on the North Fork Feather River in California.

Updated · Source: CDEC station ALM Provisional

Water level Provisional

4,483.28ft

msl · Daily reading for Nov 8, 2026

  • 10.72 ftbelow full pool (4,494.0 ft)
  • −0.07 ftin 24 h−0.44 ft in 7 days−1.60 ft in 30 days
4,4854,4904,4954,5004,4854,4904,4954,5004,4854,4904,4954,500
  • Full pool
  • 1 yr ago

Is Lake Almanor full?

No. Lake Almanor is 10.72 ft below full pool (4,494.0 ft). It is 0.02 ft higher than a year ago (4,483.26 ft on Nov 8, 2025).

Lake Almanor level history

View data table
DateLevel (ft)
Nov 8, 20264,483.28
Nov 7, 20264,483.35
Nov 6, 20264,483.40
Nov 5, 20264,483.46
Nov 4, 20264,483.52
Nov 3, 20264,483.59
Nov 2, 20264,483.67
Nov 1, 20264,483.72
Oct 31, 20264,483.78
Oct 30, 20264,483.85
Oct 29, 20264,483.94
Oct 28, 20264,484.06
Oct 27, 20264,484.13
Oct 26, 20264,484.24
Oct 25, 20264,484.26
Oct 24, 20264,484.24
Oct 23, 20264,484.24
Oct 22, 20264,484.19
Oct 21, 20264,484.16
Oct 20, 20264,484.14
Oct 19, 20264,484.17
Oct 18, 20264,484.29
Oct 17, 20264,484.38
Oct 16, 20264,484.45
Oct 15, 20264,484.42
Oct 14, 20264,484.39
Oct 13, 20264,484.40
Oct 12, 20264,484.52
Oct 11, 20264,484.64
Oct 10, 20264,484.75
Oct 9, 20264,484.88
  • Lake Almanor level
  • Full pool 4,494.0 ft
  • Above full pool
Source: CDEC · Daily readings since 2014

Lake Almanor on Nov 8 in past years

Lake Almanor water level on Nov 8 in past years
YearLevel (ft)vs todayvs full pool
2026today4,483.28—−10.72 ft
20254,483.26−0.02−10.74 ft
20244,484.49+1.21−9.51 ft
20234,486.77+3.49−7.23 ft
20224,476.22−7.06−17.78 ft
20214,475.86−7.42−18.14 ft
20204,477.46−5.82−16.54 ft
20194,485.80+2.52−8.20 ft
20184,484.31+1.03−9.69 ft
20174,485.62+2.34−8.38 ft
20164,484.82+1.54−9.18 ft

Today’s level is the highest for this date since 2024.

Lake facts

Full pool (conservation pool)
4,494.0 ft msl
Highest since 2014
4,493.32 ftJun 3, 2024
Lowest since 2014
4,474.80 ftOct 21, 2021
Data since
Nov 9, 2014
Dam
Canyon Damcompleted 1927
River
North Fork Feather River
Owned by
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Dam location
Plumas County
Gauge location
40.2180, −121.1730

Dam, river and owner from the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Records cover Nov 9, 2014 to today (daily averages).

Lake Almanor map and depth

  • Dam
  • Level gauge
Shoreline © OpenStreetMap contributors · Open the full map
Average depth when full
about 53 ftcapacity ÷ surface area
Surface area
about 24,850 acresmeasured on the OpenStreetMap outline
Height of Canyon Dam
135 ftNational Inventory of Dams

The outline shows the mapped shoreline, not today’s water line: when the lake is low, the water stands back from it.

Weather on the lake

  1. Today62°FHighLow 30°FSSW 1–8 mphPatchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
  2. Tonight30°FLowNW 2 mphMostly Clear then Widespread Frost
  3. Tuesday66°FHighLow 31°FNE 1 mphWidespread Frost then Sunny
  4. Wednesday67°FHighLow 31°FE 1–5 mphWidespread Frost then Sunny
  5. Thursday62°FHighLow 31°FESE 1–9 mphWidespread Frost then Mostly Sunny
  6. Friday55°FHighLow 31°FSSE 2–16 mphChance Light Rain
  7. Saturday52°FHighLow 30°FS 5–14 mphChance Light Rain

Forecast: National Weather Service for the dam area (40.22, −121.17). Wind speeds are forecasts, not measurements.

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Quick answers

What is the full pool level of Lake Almanor?
4,494.0 ft above mean sea level, the top of its conservation pool. Above it, water is released or flows over the spillway of Canyon Dam.
How much does Lake Almanor need to be full?
Lake Almanor needs 10.72 ft more water to reach full pool (4,494.0 ft), as of Nov 8, 2026.
How deep is Lake Almanor?
Lake Almanor is about 53 ft deep on average when full: 1,308,000 acre-ft of storage spread over about 24,850 acres of surface. As in most reservoirs, the deepest water is in the old river channel near Canyon Dam.
Is Lake Almanor rising or falling?
It is falling: −0.44 ft in the last 7 days and −0.07 ft in 24 hours, to 4,483.28 ft on Nov 8, 2026 (California Data Exchange Center).
What is the highest level in our data?
Lake Almanor reached 4,493.32 ft on Jun 3, 2024. The lowest was 4,474.80 ft on Oct 21, 2021 (CDEC data since 2014; older records are not in this data set).
How much has Lake Almanor changed in the last year?
In the last 12 months it ranged from 4,482.55 ft (Dec 15, 2025) to 4,491.56 ft (Jun 10, 2026), a swing of 9.01 ft.
How often is this page updated?
This page is updated every day with the daily reading from California Data Exchange Center. The last reading is from Nov 8, 2026.

Where this data comes from

Daily reservoir elevation from the California Data Exchange Center of the California Department of Water Resources (station ALM, cdec.water.ca.gov). Recent readings are provisional and may be revised. Weather from the National Weather Service. Dam details from the National Inventory of Dams.

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