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

Question 1

What is the current water level at Lake Almanor?

Accepted Answer

Lake Almanor'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 Lake Almanor?

Accepted Answer

Lake Almanor has a full pool elevation of 4494 ft (NGVD29). Surface area at full pool is 28,000 acres.

Question 3

How is Lake Almanor's water level measured?

Accepted Answer

Water-surface elevation for Lake Almanor 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 Lake Almanor?

Accepted Answer

The lowest recorded modern elevation for Lake Almanor is approximately 4434.43 ft. The low-water advisory threshold for the dashboard is 4470 ft.

Lake Almanor water level