514.56 ft project datum (matches CDEC gauge)
level 63.4 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August
Reading from California DWR — California Data Exchange Center (CDEC station MIL); it refreshes with each site update rather than live.
Millerton Lake through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1985–2026. 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 (wettest on record)
- 2015 (driest on record)
- 2025 (last year)
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 | 578.00 ft project datum (matches CDEC gauge) · per USBR (CVP, Friant Dam) full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 520,500 acre-feet · per USBR (CVP, Friant Dam) capacity reference |
| Gauge | CDEC station MIL · California DWR — California Data Exchange Center |
| Datum | project datum (matches CDEC gauge) — Full pool = SPK level 'Friant Dam.Elev.Inst.0.Top of Gross Pool' = 578.0 |
| Last verified | August 15, 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 Millerton Lake right now?
Millerton Lake is at 514.56 ft (project datum (matches CDEC gauge)) as of August 14, 2026 — 63.4 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August
Is Millerton Lake full?
Not quite — at 514.56 ft, Millerton Lake is 63.4 ft below its full pool of 578.00 ft (project datum (matches CDEC gauge)).
What is full pool for Millerton Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Millerton Lake is 578.00 ft project datum (matches CDEC gauge), per USBR (CVP, Friant Dam) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.