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Lake Oroville water level today

740.89 ft above sea level (the reading for October 18, 2026). Lake Oroville is falling quickly: down 3.30 ft in the past 7 days and down 28.19 ft over 30 days.

California Department of Water Resources publishes one reading per day for Lake Oroville; today's value appears once the agency posts it, usually the next morning.

Level now740.89 ft
Past 24 hours−0.29 ft
Past 7 days−3.30 ft
Past 30 days−28.19 ft
vs 1 year ago−37.94 ft

Lake Oroville level over the last 12 months

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Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 740.89 ft (October 18, 2026). High: 897.43 ft (May 20, 2026). Swing: 156.54 ft.

Daily Lake Oroville levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 18, 2026740.89−0.29 ft
Oct 17, 2026741.18−0.40 ft
Oct 16, 2026741.58−0.61 ft
Oct 15, 2026742.19−0.63 ft
Oct 14, 2026742.82−0.16 ft
Oct 13, 2026742.98−0.47 ft
Oct 12, 2026743.45−0.74 ft
Oct 11, 2026744.19−0.57 ft
Oct 10, 2026744.76−0.58 ft
Oct 9, 2026745.34−0.51 ft
Oct 8, 2026745.85−0.50 ft
Oct 7, 2026746.35−0.61 ft
Oct 6, 2026746.96−0.56 ft
Oct 5, 2026747.52−1.08 ft
Oct 4, 2026748.60−0.98 ft
Oct 3, 2026749.58−1.41 ft
Oct 2, 2026750.99−1.15 ft
Oct 1, 2026752.14−1.18 ft
Sep 30, 2026753.32−1.54 ft
Sep 29, 2026754.86−1.24 ft
Sep 28, 2026756.10−1.58 ft
Sep 27, 2026757.68−1.44 ft
Sep 26, 2026759.12−1.38 ft
Sep 25, 2026760.50−1.16 ft
Sep 24, 2026761.66−1.08 ft
Sep 23, 2026762.74−0.84 ft
Sep 22, 2026763.58−1.39 ft
Sep 21, 2026764.97−1.52 ft
Sep 20, 2026766.49−1.17 ft
Sep 19, 2026767.66−1.42 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025769.74767.28774.22
Dec 2025780.58765.17823.57
Jan 2026848.37825.99859.19
Feb 2026855.69852.13866.15
Mar 2026872.62867.34877.67
Apr 2026887.37878.58893.17
May 2026895.94893.56897.43
Jun 2026887.25877.10893.64
Jul 2026856.06834.82876.19
Aug 2026810.36788.08833.34
Sep 2026770.58753.32786.45
Oct 2026 *745.41740.89752.14

* partial month or year.

Lake Oroville year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *740.89 Oct 18897.43 May 20846.97
2025765.17 Dec 16899.79 Jun 4839.38
2024754.81 Nov 19899.66 Jun 4837.48
2023 *811.49 Dec 17825.45 Oct 16816.10

Lake Oroville on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025778.83 ft−37.94 ft
2024768.62 ft−27.73 ft
2023824.86 ft−83.97 ft

Is Lake Oroville full?

California Department of Water Resources does not publish a full-pool figure in this data feed, so compare today's 740.89 ft with the 12-month range above (740.89 to 897.43 ft) and with past years.

Is Lake Oroville rising or falling?

Lake Oroville is falling quickly: down 3.30 ft in the past 7 days and down 28.19 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.29 ft.

How does Lake Oroville compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 37.94 ft lower. Two years ago on this date it stood at 768.62 ft.

Data source

California Department of Water Resources (California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)), gauge ORO; readings since Oct 16, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.

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