Lake Sonoma Water Level

2026-07-31: 452.05 ft — the 32nd-lowest elevation for this calendar date in 32 years of daily record.

Elevation
452.05 ft
−0.81 ft in 7 d
Vs. one year ago
+0.91 ft
same date last year
Vs. yesterday
−0.12 ft
24-hour change
Net flow (inflow − release)
−129 cfs
-5 cfs in · 124 cfs out · 2026-07-31
Storage
248 kaf
as of 2026-07-31

Last five years

375 400 425 450 20222023202420252026
Daily pool elevation, California Data Exchange Center (CDEC).

Full record, 1988–present

375 400 425 450 475 19891994199920042009201420192024
Monthly mean pool elevation, computed from CDEC daily values.

Records

DefinitionElevation (ft)Date
full-series daily min376.332022-12-09
full-series daily max483.631998-02-08
since-2000 daily min376.332022-12-09
since-2000 daily max478.62017-01-23

Recent water years

Water yearMin (ft)Min dateMax (ft)Max dateMean (ft)
2026440.612025-12-18464.392026-01-06452.73
2025441.232024-11-19466.622025-02-07453.31
2024439.482023-12-17467.992024-02-05451.57
2023376.332022-12-09470.022023-03-15433.78
2022382.672021-10-23410.252022-01-20399.13
2021385.212021-09-304242020-10-01406.97
2020424.112020-09-30443.322020-02-02436.92
2019426.212018-12-14472.732019-02-28444.45
2018430.982018-09-30445.262018-04-22437.87
2017436.512016-10-23478.62017-01-23450.01
2016415.592015-12-09465.312016-03-14439.13
2015401.632014-12-01440.562015-02-27427.15
2014407.572014-09-30428.52013-10-01419.9
2013428.62013-09-30463.762012-12-27442.94
2012430.882012-01-18451.972012-04-28441.52
2011438.612010-10-22466.572011-03-27447.46
2010424.772009-12-11457.082010-04-13442.59
2009423.952009-02-10444.892009-03-25435.32
2008429.142007-12-17456.682008-02-04441.81
2007433.522006-12-08452.032007-02-28442.17
2006435.662005-11-27476.382006-01-04447.39
2005429.422004-12-05455.062005-03-22444.53
2004433.572003-11-29464.722004-02-19444.39
2003427.772002-12-12458.682002-12-31445.17
2002429.772001-11-09459.722002-01-03443.98

Data: California Data Exchange Center (CDEC), refreshed nightly; records computed from the full daily series with explicit definitions — methodology. Part of California.