Name: Hensley Lake water-level time series
Creator: Lakebrief

Question 1

What is the current water level at Hensley Lake?

Accepted Answer

Hensley 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 Hensley Lake?

Accepted Answer

Hensley Lake has a full pool elevation of 540 ft (NGVD29). Surface area at full pool is 1,500 acres.

Question 3

How is Hensley Lake's water level measured?

Accepted Answer

Water-surface elevation for Hensley 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 Hensley Lake?

Accepted Answer

The lowest recorded modern elevation for Hensley Lake is approximately 382.36 ft. The low-water advisory threshold for the dashboard is 510 ft.

Hensley Lake water level