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

Question 1

What is the current water level at Pyramid Lake?

Accepted Answer

Pyramid 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 Pyramid Lake?

Accepted Answer

Pyramid Lake has a full pool elevation of 2578 ft (NGVD29). Surface area at full pool is 1,297 acres.

Question 3

How is Pyramid Lake's water level measured?

Accepted Answer

Water-surface elevation for Pyramid 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 Pyramid Lake?

Accepted Answer

The lowest recorded modern elevation for Pyramid Lake is approximately 2547.78 ft. The low-water advisory threshold for the dashboard is 2568 ft.

Pyramid Lake water level