273.03 ft NAVD88
level Reading is typical for mid-August.
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 11162750) and updates live when you load this page.
Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1998–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.
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.
- 2026 (this year)
- 2025 (last year)
- 2016 (wettest on record)
- 2007 (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 | USGS gauge 11162750 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | NAVD88 |
| 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 Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir right now?
Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir is at 273.03 ft (NAVD88) as of August 19, 2026 — Reading is typical for mid-August.
Is Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir full?
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.
What is full pool for Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir?
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.