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Englebright Lake water level

Today's reading against full pool and Englebright Lake's own seasonal history.

518 520 522 524 526
Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of August 20, 2026

525.59 ft NGVD29

level Reading is unusually high for mid-August.

Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series Englebright Lake-Pool.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Calc-val) and updates live when you load this page.


Englebright Lake through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1995–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

515 520 525 530 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 1995–2026 · elevation, feet (NGVD29)

This year vs the years that matter

This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.

500 520 540 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year, wettest on record)
  • 1997 (driest on record)

Full pool, datum, and the gauge

"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.

Full pool not published by the operator
Gauge USACE series Englebright Lake-Pool.Elev.Inst.1Hour.0.Calc-val · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum NGVD29
Last verified August 20, 2026

LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.

Quick answers

How full is Englebright Lake right now?

Englebright Lake is at 525.59 ft (NGVD29) as of August 20, 2026 — Reading is unusually high for mid-August.

Is Englebright Lake full?

USACE Sacramento District doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Englebright Lake, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.

What is full pool for Englebright Lake?

USACE Sacramento District doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Englebright Lake. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.