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Lake Perris Water Level Today

Daily level, distance to full pool and history for Lake Perris, on the (off-stream; State Water Project) in California.

Updated · Source: CDEC station PRR Provisional

Water level Provisional

1,583.40ft

msl · Daily reading for Nov 8, 2026

  • 6.60 ftbelow full pool (1,590.0 ft)
  • −0.14 ftin 24 h−0.45 ft in 7 days−3.68 ft in 30 days
1,5821,5841,5861,5881,5901,5921,5821,5841,5861,5881,5901,5921,5821,5841,5861,5881,5901,592
  • Full pool
  • 1 yr ago

Is Lake Perris full?

No. Lake Perris is 6.60 ft below full pool (1,590.0 ft). It is 4.42 ft lower than a year ago (1,587.82 ft on Nov 8, 2025).

Lake Perris level history

Full pool 1,590.0 ft
View data table
DateLevel (ft)
Nov 8, 20261,583.40
Nov 7, 20261,583.54
Nov 6, 20261,583.56
Nov 5, 20261,583.64
Nov 4, 20261,583.67
Nov 3, 20261,583.72
Nov 2, 20261,583.73
Nov 1, 20261,583.85
Oct 31, 20261,583.80
Oct 30, 20261,583.75
Oct 29, 20261,583.77
Oct 28, 20261,583.74
Oct 27, 20261,583.81
Oct 26, 20261,583.95
Oct 25, 20261,584.13
Oct 24, 20261,584.26
Oct 23, 20261,584.49
Oct 22, 20261,584.77
Oct 21, 20261,585.02
Oct 20, 20261,585.34
Oct 19, 20261,585.71
Oct 18, 20261,586.02
Oct 17, 20261,586.32
Oct 16, 20261,586.65
Oct 15, 20261,587.07
Oct 14, 20261,587.31
Oct 13, 20261,587.32
Oct 12, 20261,587.34
Oct 11, 20261,587.32
Oct 10, 20261,587.12
Oct 9, 20261,587.08
  • Lake Perris level
  • Full pool 1,590.0 ft
  • Above full pool
Source: CDEC · Daily readings since 2014

Lake Perris on Nov 8 in past years

Lake Perris water level on Nov 8 in past years
YearLevel (ft)vs todayvs full pool
2026today1,583.40—−6.60 ft
20251,587.82+4.42−2.18 ft
20241,577.70−5.70−12.30 ft
20231,564.62−18.78−25.38 ft
20221,572.49−10.91−17.51 ft
20211,579.74−3.66−10.26 ft
20201,585.98+2.58−4.02 ft
20191,570.33−13.07−19.67 ft
20181,579.92−3.48−10.08 ft
20171,554.58−28.82−35.42 ft
20161,548.03−35.37−41.97 ft

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

Lake facts

Full pool (conservation pool)
1,590.0 ft msl
Highest since 2014
1,588.40 ftNov 21, 2025
Lowest since 2014
1,544.40 ftFeb 24, 2015
Data since
Jul 1, 2014
Dam
Perris Damcompleted 1973
River
(off-stream; State Water Project)
Owned by
California Department of Water Resources
Dam location
Riverside County
Gauge location
33.8580, −117.1830

Dam, river and owner from the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Records cover Jul 1, 2014 to today (daily averages).

Lake Perris map and depth

  • Dam
  • Level gauge
Shoreline © OpenStreetMap contributors · Open the full map
Average depth when full
about 65 ftcapacity ÷ surface area
Surface area
about 2,030 acresmeasured on the OpenStreetMap outline
Height of Perris Dam
130 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. Today83°FHighLow 57°FE 5–10 mphSunny
  2. Tonight57°FLowNE 0–5 mphMostly Clear
  3. Tuesday84°FHighLow 56°FNE 5–10 mphSunny
  4. Wednesday84°FHighLow 54°FE 0–5 mphSunny
  5. Thursday81°FHighLow 54°FSE 0–5 mphSunny
  6. Friday76°FHighLow 54°FSE 0–5 mphMostly Sunny
  7. Saturday75°FHighLow 53°FSW 0–5 mphMostly Sunny

Forecast: National Weather Service for the dam area (33.86, −117.18). Wind speeds are forecasts, not measurements.

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Quick answers

What is the full pool level of Lake Perris?
1,590.0 ft above mean sea level, the top of its conservation pool. Above it, water is released or flows over the spillway of Perris Dam.
How much does Lake Perris need to be full?
Lake Perris needs 6.60 ft more water to reach full pool (1,590.0 ft), as of Nov 8, 2026.
How deep is Lake Perris?
Lake Perris is about 65 ft deep on average when full: 131,452 acre-ft of storage spread over about 2,030 acres of surface. As in most reservoirs, the deepest water is in the old river channel near Perris Dam.
Is Lake Perris rising or falling?
It is falling: −0.45 ft in the last 7 days and −0.14 ft in 24 hours, to 1,583.40 ft on Nov 8, 2026 (California Data Exchange Center).
What is the highest level in our data?
Lake Perris reached 1,588.40 ft on Nov 21, 2025. The lowest was 1,544.40 ft on Feb 24, 2015 (CDEC data since 2014; older records are not in this data set).
How much has Lake Perris changed in the last year?
In the last 12 months it ranged from 1,579.09 ft (Mar 27, 2026) to 1,588.40 ft (Nov 21, 2025), a swing of 9.31 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 PRR, 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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