Whitney Lake: 89.9% full as of 2026-09-28
Historical Data
| Date | Percent Full |
Mean Water Level (ft) |
Reservoir Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Capacity (acre-ft) |
Surface Area (acres) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 2026-09-28 | 89.9 | 530.41 | 509,064 | 507,710 | 564,808 | 20,876 |
| Yesterday | 2026-09-27 | 90.1 | 530.46 | 510,109 | 508,755 | 564,808 | 20,926 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-09-26 | 90.2 | 530.49 | 510,737 | 509,383 | 564,808 | 20,956 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-09-21 | 91.0 | 530.71 | 515,371 | 514,017 | 564,808 | 21,171 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-08-28 | 95.7 | 531.94 | 542,067 | 540,713 | 564,808 | 22,245 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-06-28 | 100.0 | 533.44 | 576,469 | 564,808 | 564,808 | - n.a. - |
| 6 months ago | 2026-03-28 | 94.8 | 531.69 | 536,534 | 535,180 | 564,808 | 22,015 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-09-28 | 97.6 | 532.42 | 552,850 | 551,496 | 564,808 | 22,686 |
*
Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.
**
Values above, including today's are averaged conditions. For near real-time instantaneous water level, see table below or the interactive map viewer.
Most Recent Instantaneous Water Level
| Date/time |
Water Level (ft) |
Conservation Pool Elevation (ft) |
Height Above Conservation Pool (ft) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent | 2026-09-28 19:15 | 530.39 | 533.00 | -2.61 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-09-28 18:15 | 530.39 | 533.00 | -2.61 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-09-28 17:15 | 530.40 | 533.00 | -2.60 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-09-28 13:15 | 530.40 | 533.00 | -2.60 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-09-28 07:15 | 530.40 | 533.00 | -2.60 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-09-27 19:15 | 530.45 | 533.00 | -2.55 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-09-26 19:15 | 530.48 | 533.00 | -2.52 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1951-01-01 |
| Vertical datum | NGVD29 |
| Dead pool elevation | 448.83 ft above NGVD29 |
| Service spillway crest elevation | 533.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of flood gate elevation | 571.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Emergency spillway crest elevation | 571.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Flood pool elevation | 571.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Maximum design elevation | 573.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Top of dam elevation | 584.00 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Conservation pool elevation |
533.00 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Conservation pool elevation |
523.00 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Conservation pool elevation |
522.00 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Conservation pool elevation |
520.00 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
| Data Source | USGS:08092500 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08092500 |