3175.06 ft project datum
level Reading is on the high side for mid-August.
Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series Avalon.Elev.Inst.15Minutes.0.DCP-rev) and updates live when you load this page.
Lake Avalon through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1999–2026. 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)
- 2015 (wettest on record)
- 2023 (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 Avalon.Elev.Inst.15Minutes.0.DCP-rev · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data |
| Datum | project datum — The district publishes the gauge in the project's own datum. |
| 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 Lake Avalon right now?
Lake Avalon is at 3175.06 ft (project datum) as of August 20, 2026 — Reading is on the high side for mid-August.
Is Lake Avalon full?
Bureau of Reclamation / Carlsbad Irrigation District doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Lake Avalon, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.
What is full pool for Lake Avalon?
Bureau of Reclamation / Carlsbad Irrigation District doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Lake Avalon. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.