About LakeLevelNow
I'm an independent developer and I build small, fast utility sites. LakeLevelNow is one of them. Check how full a lake is, see a 30-day trend, and get a straight answer on whether you can launch a boat, pulled straight from USGS and CDEC gages. No account, no pop-ups, no essay before the gauge loads.
One job per site, done fast
Most lake-level sites are scraped tables that haven't been updated since the last flood season, or a single hobbyist page for one reservoir. I went the other way. Every lake pulls its own live gage (USGS for most, CDEC for California reservoirs) so the number you see is the same one the operator reports, stamped with exactly when it was taken.
The "can I launch?" read turns a raw elevation into the thing you actually wanted to know: will the ramp be in the water this weekend. It's a level-based guide, not a guarantee. Always confirm the ramp with the operator before you go.
I build the whole site on my own and work on it full time. That's the only reason the data stays fresh and a request for a new lake actually gets read the same day.
What's live, and what isn't
Not every lake has a real-time gage. Some I wired up and the feed went dark; those show "feed connecting" and reference data, never a made-up number. A reading only counts as live if it's within seven days; anything older gets flagged "may be delayed" rather than passed off as current.
So I'd rather hear what's wrong than guess at it. Wrong gage, mislabeled lake, a reservoir you'd like added: send it over. Small fixes usually ship the same week, and the bigger ideas go on a list I actually work through.
Keep it free, or get all of it
Every page here is free and stays free. There's no paywall on the water level, and there never will be. Two options if you want more than that.
- Your feature requests near the top of the queue
- Early access to tools still in testing
- No subscription, nothing to cancel
- Lifetime access to every tool on zovo.one, now and not-yet-shipped
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- Your requests jump the queue · one payment, kept for good
Tools, code, and a real inbox
The tools, the membership, and the rest of what I make all live on zovo.one. The code I can share sits on GitHub. Got a question before you spend anything? Email me and a real person (me) writes back.
The best way to decide is to use the thing
Start with a lake you know. Check how full it is and whether you can launch. Come back if you want the rest.
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