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Lake Pillsbury Water Level Today

Daily level, distance to full pool and history for Lake Pillsbury, on the Eel River in California.

Updated · Source: CDEC station LPY Provisional

Water level Provisional

1,885.03ft

msl · Daily reading for Nov 8, 2026

  • 24.97 ftbelow full pool (1,910.0 ft)
  • −0.06 ftin 24 h−0.33 ft in 7 days−2.09 ft in 30 days
1,8801,8901,9001,9101,9201,8801,8901,9001,9101,9201,8801,8901,9001,9101,920
  • Full pool
  • 1 yr ago

Is Lake Pillsbury full?

No. Lake Pillsbury is 24.97 ft below full pool (1,910.0 ft). It is 3.24 ft higher than a year ago (1,881.79 ft on Nov 8, 2025).

Lake Pillsbury level history

View data table
DateLevel (ft)
Nov 8, 20261,885.03
Nov 7, 20261,885.09
Nov 6, 20261,885.13
Nov 5, 20261,885.19
Nov 4, 20261,885.23
Nov 3, 20261,885.27
Nov 2, 20261,885.31
Nov 1, 20261,885.36
Oct 31, 20261,885.42
Oct 30, 20261,885.47
Oct 29, 20261,885.53
Oct 28, 20261,885.59
Oct 27, 20261,885.66
Oct 26, 20261,885.73
Oct 25, 20261,885.82
Oct 24, 20261,885.92
Oct 23, 20261,885.97
Oct 22, 20261,886.02
Oct 21, 20261,886.07
Oct 20, 20261,886.14
Oct 19, 20261,886.21
Oct 18, 20261,886.29
Oct 17, 20261,886.36
Oct 16, 20261,886.43
Oct 15, 20261,886.52
Oct 14, 20261,886.61
Oct 13, 20261,886.70
Oct 12, 20261,886.81
Oct 11, 20261,886.91
Oct 10, 20261,887.02
Oct 9, 20261,887.12
  • Lake Pillsbury level
  • Full pool 1,910.0 ft
  • Above full pool
Source: CDEC · Daily readings since 2007

Lake Pillsbury on Nov 8 in past years

Lake Pillsbury water level on Nov 8 in past years
YearLevel (ft)vs todayvs full pool
2026today1,885.03—−24.97 ft
20251,881.79−3.24−28.21 ft
20241,884.52−0.51−25.48 ft
20231,885.21+0.18−24.79 ft
20221,883.39−1.64−26.61 ft
20211,896.05+11.02−13.95 ft
20201,879.66−5.37−30.34 ft
20191,892.55+7.52−17.45 ft
20181,887.44+2.41−22.56 ft
20171,880.58−4.45−29.42 ft
20161,884.72−0.31−25.28 ft

Today’s level is the highest for this date since 2023.

Lake facts

Full pool (conservation pool)
1,910.0 ft msl
Highest since 2007
1,909.35 ftJun 1, 2011
Lowest since 2007
1,857.42 ftFeb 5, 2014
Data since
Mar 27, 2007
Dam
Scott Damcompleted 1921
River
Eel River
Owned by
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Dam location
Lake County
Gauge location
39.4083, −122.9583

Dam, river and owner from the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Records cover Mar 27, 2007 to today (daily averages).

Lake Pillsbury map and depth

  • Dam and level gauge
Shoreline © OpenStreetMap contributors · Open the full map
Average depth when full
about 36 ftcapacity ÷ surface area
Surface area
about 2,080 acresmeasured on the OpenStreetMap outline
Height of Scott Dam
138 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. Today72°FHighLow 36°FSW 0–7 mphAreas Of Fog then Partly Sunny
  2. Tonight36°FLowN 0–3 mphMostly Clear then Areas Of Fog
  3. Tuesday78°FHighLow 35°FW 0–3 mphAreas Of Fog then Sunny
  4. Wednesday78°FHighLow 37°FSE 0–5 mphAreas Of Frost then Sunny
  5. Thursday71°FHighLow 35°FSE 1–7 mphAreas Of Frost then Mostly Sunny
  6. Friday65°FHighLow 36°FSW 0–6 mphAreas Of Fog
  7. Saturday62°FHighLow 33°FSSW 0–8 mphLight Rain Likely

Forecast: National Weather Service for the dam area (39.41, −122.96). Wind speeds are forecasts, not measurements.

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Quick answers

What is the full pool level of Lake Pillsbury?
1,910.0 ft above mean sea level, the top of its conservation pool. Above it, water is released or flows over the spillway of Scott Dam.
How much does Lake Pillsbury need to be full?
Lake Pillsbury needs 24.97 ft more water to reach full pool (1,910.0 ft), as of Nov 8, 2026.
How deep is Lake Pillsbury?
Lake Pillsbury is about 36 ft deep on average when full: 74,993 acre-ft of storage spread over about 2,080 acres of surface. As in most reservoirs, the deepest water is in the old river channel near Scott Dam.
Is Lake Pillsbury rising or falling?
It is falling: −0.33 ft in the last 7 days and −0.06 ft in 24 hours, to 1,885.03 ft on Nov 8, 2026 (California Data Exchange Center).
What is the highest level in our data?
Lake Pillsbury reached 1,909.35 ft on Jun 1, 2011. The lowest was 1,857.42 ft on Feb 5, 2014 (CDEC data since 2007; older records are not in this data set).
How much has Lake Pillsbury changed in the last year?
In the last 12 months it ranged from 1,881.48 ft (Nov 12, 2025) to 1,904.44 ft (Feb 25, 2026), a swing of 22.96 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 LPY, 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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