Name: Black Butte Lake water-level time series
Creator: Lakebrief

Question 1

What is the current water level at Black Butte Lake?

Accepted Answer

Black Butte Lake's current water level is shown at the top of this page, sourced from the cdec feed scraped on a regular cron and updated continuously. The 7-day trend, full-pool comparison, and a multi-year history chart are all on this page.

Question 2

What is the full pool elevation for Black Butte Lake?

Accepted Answer

Black Butte Lake has a full pool elevation of 473 ft (NGVD29). Surface area at full pool is 4,460 acres.

Question 3

How is Black Butte Lake's water level measured?

Accepted Answer

Water-surface elevation for Black Butte Lake is measured by the cdec feed scraped on a regular cron. Lakebrief polls the upstream feed continuously and renders the latest reading, recent trend, and multi-year context.

Question 4

What is the historical low water level for Black Butte Lake?

Accepted Answer

The lowest recorded modern elevation for Black Butte Lake is approximately 399.93 ft. The low-water advisory threshold for the dashboard is 445 ft.

Black Butte Lake water level