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Lake Oroville water level

Feather River · California · operated by CA DWR (Oroville Dam)

By Michael, independent developer behind zovo.one. Readings pulled live from the same CDEC feed the operator reports to.

Lake Oroville is 44% full as of Oct 9, 2026, per CDEC data; 155.7 ft below full pool.

low 155.7 ft below full pool

CDEC 1,555,503 acre-ft · updated Oct 9, 2026

44%

percent full

745.3

water level (ft msl)

155.7

ft below full pool

−0.51

24-hour change (ft)

901

full pool (ft ref.)

3.54M

capacity (acre-ft)

At 745.34 ft, Lake Oroville is lower than 57% of Octobers in 42 years of daily record. Full Lake Oroville almanac, $19 → what is in it

Can I launch? Yes, most ramps usable.

Lake is lower than normal; some ramps may be out of the water. Check ramp status before launching.

~30-day trend · reservoir elevation

776.4 745.3 now 745.3

Is that normal for the date?

At 745.34 ft, Lake Oroville is lower than 57% of Octobers in 42 years of daily record.

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The median for this date across 42 years is 755.07 ft, so this is -9.73 ft against the lake’s own history. Placed on a quantile ladder built from 14,287 daily readings published by CDEC for site ORO, 1985-02-14 to 2026-08-06. This reservoir typically peaks in June and bottoms out in January.

How the level compares lately

Over the roughly 30-day series the gage fell 31.0 ft; the last 24 hours moved it down 0.5 ft. For readers outside the U.S., the surface is about 227.2 m above sea level.

Check any elevation yourself. Type a level in feet above sea level (a ramp cutoff, a marina mark) to see how far it sits below full pool and in meters.

Elevation, ft above sea level

About Lake Oroville

Full pool

901 ft

Capacity

3,537,577 AF

Dam / operator

CA DWR (Oroville Dam)

River / basin

Feather River

State

California

Data feed

CDEC

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Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is recomputed in code from a public government feed, never typed by hand. The live elevation is a CDEC gage reading; feet below full pool, the operating-band gaps, the ~30-day change, and the meter conversion are all derived from that one validated reading and the published reference elevations. The reading is timestamped in the gauge above, and LakeLevelNow pulls the same feed the operator reports to.

Questions about Lake Oroville

How full is Lake Oroville right now?

Lake Oroville is about 44% full as of Oct 9, 2026.

Can I launch a boat at Lake Oroville?

Lake is lower than normal; some ramps may be out of the water. Check ramp status before launching. Individual ramps open and close on their own schedules and on local hazards.

Where does Lake Oroville's level come from?

LakeLevelNow pulls it from the CDEC public water-data feed (California Data Exchange). The reading is timestamped in the gauge above.

Who operates Lake Oroville?

Lake Oroville, on the Feather River, is operated by CA DWR (Oroville Dam). Reservoir releases, flood-control drawdowns, and water-supply decisions are theirs.

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