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

Question 1

What is the current water level at Lake Sonoma?

Accepted Answer

Lake Sonoma'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 Sonoma?

Accepted Answer

Lake Sonoma has a full pool elevation of 453 ft (NGVD29). Surface area at full pool is 2,700 acres.

Question 3

How is Lake Sonoma's water level measured?

Accepted Answer

Water-surface elevation for Lake Sonoma 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 Sonoma?

Accepted Answer

The lowest recorded modern elevation for Lake Sonoma is approximately 398.7 ft. The low-water advisory threshold for the dashboard is 440 ft.

Lake Sonoma water level