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Donner Lake water level today

Lake in Nevada County, California

5,932.05ft
1,808.09 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Above normal for the dateSteady
24 hours
▼ 0.14 ft
7 days
▼ 0.63 ft
30 days
▼ 1.05 ft
Normal for Oct 23 ?
5,929.06 ft

At a glance · Oct 23

Higher than usual

Donner Lake is 3.0 ft higher than normal for Oct 23, higher than on this date in 5 of the last 10 years.

  • This week↘ Falling 0.63 ft
  • Lowest on record↓ 5,927.23 ft (1991)

Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.

Normal for Oct 23Record lowToday5,932.05 ft

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Lowest to highest on this date: 5,927.49–5,933.88 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 5,927.88–5,932.53 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 5,928.38–5,930.88 ftToday: 5,932.05 ftToday 5,932.05 ftMedian 5,929.06Lowest 5,927.49Highest 5,933.8825th75th
Lowest to highest on this date: 5,927.49–5,933.88 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 5,927.88–5,932.53 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 5,928.38–5,930.88 ftToday: 5,932.05 ftToday 5,932.05 ftMedian 5,929.06Highest 5,933.8825th75th

Where today's reading sits among this gauge's own records for the same date (±3 days). A statistical guide, not advice.

What this means

It is lower than on Oct 23 in 5 of the last 10 years.

The lake has fallen 0.63 ft in 7 days and fallen 1.05 ft in 30 days.

Since 1989, the lowest daily level was 5,927.23 ft (Jan 1991) and the highest 5,938.64 ft (Jan 1997).

Donner Lake level chart

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

2026 compared with 2025

5,9275,9295,9325,9345,937JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec202520262025-09-17: 5,933.48 ft2025-09-22: 5,933.36 ft2025-09-27: 5,933.24 ft2025-10-02: 5,933.22 ft2025-10-07: 5,933.10 ft2025-10-12: 5,932.94 ft2025-10-17: 5,932.86 ft2025-10-22: 5,932.77 ft2025-10-27: 5,932.74 ft2025-11-01: 5,932.39 ft2025-11-06: 5,931.98 ft2025-11-11: 5,931.32 ft2025-11-16: 5,930.72 ft2025-11-21: 5,929.63 ft2025-11-26: 5,928.96 ft2025-12-01: 5,928.55 ft2025-12-06: 5,928.29 ft2025-12-11: 5,928.13 ft2025-12-16: 5,928.05 ft2025-12-21: 5,930.34 ft2025-12-26: 5,931.79 ft2025-12-31: 5,930.67 ft2026-01-05: 5,930.65 ft2026-01-10: 5,929.82 ft2026-01-15: 5,929.29 ft2026-01-20: 5,928.99 ft2026-01-25: 5,928.78 ft2026-01-30: 5,928.62 ft2026-02-04: 5,928.55 ft2026-02-09: 5,928.53 ft2026-02-14: 5,928.55 ft2026-02-19: 5,928.84 ft2026-02-24: 5,929.31 ft2026-03-01: 5,930.81 ft2026-03-06: 5,930.35 ft2026-03-11: 5,930.00 ft2026-03-16: 5,930.02 ft2026-03-21: 5,931.33 ft2026-03-26: 5,932.35 ft2026-03-31: 5,933.22 ft2026-04-05: 5,934.37 ft2026-04-10: 5,935.05 ft2026-04-15: 5,935.49 ft2026-04-20: 5,935.45 ft2026-04-25: 5,935.40 ft2026-04-30: 5,935.27 ft2026-05-05: 5,935.60 ft2026-05-10: 5,935.60 ft2026-05-15: 5,935.79 ft2026-05-20: 5,935.74 ft2026-05-25: 5,935.77 ft2026-05-30: 5,935.80 ft2026-06-04: 5,935.75 ft2026-06-09: 5,935.68 ft2026-06-14: 5,935.61 ft2026-06-19: 5,935.51 ft2026-06-24: 5,935.38 ft2026-06-29: 5,935.22 ft2026-07-04: 5,935.13 ft2026-07-09: 5,935.02 ft2026-07-14: 5,934.95 ft2026-07-19: 5,934.84 ft2026-07-24: 5,934.74 ft2026-07-29: 5,934.59 ft2026-08-03: 5,934.44 ft2026-08-08: 5,934.31 ft2026-08-13: 5,934.16 ft2026-08-18: 5,934.03 ft2026-08-23: 5,933.90 ft2026-08-28: 5,933.76 ft2026-09-02: 5,933.60 ft2026-09-07: 5,933.47 ft2026-09-12: 5,933.34 ft2026-09-17: 5,933.20 ft2026-09-22: 5,933.12 ft2026-09-27: 5,933.01 ft2026-10-02: 5,932.93 ft2026-10-07: 5,932.86 ft2026-10-12: 5,932.75 ft2026-10-17: 5,932.65 ft
5,9275,9295,9325,9345,937JanAprJulOct202520262025-09-17: 5,933.48 ft2025-09-22: 5,933.36 ft2025-09-27: 5,933.24 ft2025-10-02: 5,933.22 ft2025-10-07: 5,933.10 ft2025-10-12: 5,932.94 ft2025-10-17: 5,932.86 ft2025-10-22: 5,932.77 ft2025-10-27: 5,932.74 ft2025-11-01: 5,932.39 ft2025-11-06: 5,931.98 ft2025-11-11: 5,931.32 ft2025-11-16: 5,930.72 ft2025-11-21: 5,929.63 ft2025-11-26: 5,928.96 ft2025-12-01: 5,928.55 ft2025-12-06: 5,928.29 ft2025-12-11: 5,928.13 ft2025-12-16: 5,928.05 ft2025-12-21: 5,930.34 ft2025-12-26: 5,931.79 ft2025-12-31: 5,930.67 ft2026-01-05: 5,930.65 ft2026-01-10: 5,929.82 ft2026-01-15: 5,929.29 ft2026-01-20: 5,928.99 ft2026-01-25: 5,928.78 ft2026-01-30: 5,928.62 ft2026-02-04: 5,928.55 ft2026-02-09: 5,928.53 ft2026-02-14: 5,928.55 ft2026-02-19: 5,928.84 ft2026-02-24: 5,929.31 ft2026-03-01: 5,930.81 ft2026-03-06: 5,930.35 ft2026-03-11: 5,930.00 ft2026-03-16: 5,930.02 ft2026-03-21: 5,931.33 ft2026-03-26: 5,932.35 ft2026-03-31: 5,933.22 ft2026-04-05: 5,934.37 ft2026-04-10: 5,935.05 ft2026-04-15: 5,935.49 ft2026-04-20: 5,935.45 ft2026-04-25: 5,935.40 ft2026-04-30: 5,935.27 ft2026-05-05: 5,935.60 ft2026-05-10: 5,935.60 ft2026-05-15: 5,935.79 ft2026-05-20: 5,935.74 ft2026-05-25: 5,935.77 ft2026-05-30: 5,935.80 ft2026-06-04: 5,935.75 ft2026-06-09: 5,935.68 ft2026-06-14: 5,935.61 ft2026-06-19: 5,935.51 ft2026-06-24: 5,935.38 ft2026-06-29: 5,935.22 ft2026-07-04: 5,935.13 ft2026-07-09: 5,935.02 ft2026-07-14: 5,934.95 ft2026-07-19: 5,934.84 ft2026-07-24: 5,934.74 ft2026-07-29: 5,934.59 ft2026-08-03: 5,934.44 ft2026-08-08: 5,934.31 ft2026-08-13: 5,934.16 ft2026-08-18: 5,934.03 ft2026-08-23: 5,933.90 ft2026-08-28: 5,933.76 ft2026-09-02: 5,933.60 ft2026-09-07: 5,933.47 ft2026-09-12: 5,933.34 ft2026-09-17: 5,933.20 ft2026-09-22: 5,933.12 ft2026-09-27: 5,933.01 ft2026-10-02: 5,932.93 ft2026-10-07: 5,932.86 ft2026-10-12: 5,932.75 ft2026-10-17: 5,932.65 ft
20262025Normal (middle 50% of past years)Usual range (10th–90th percentile)Median

Each year drawn on the same January–December axis, over this gauge's normal range for each date. Hover or tap a point for its value.

Same date in past years

DateLevelvs today
Oct 23, 20255,932.74 ft▲ 0.69 ft
Oct 23, 20245,932.39 ft▲ 0.34 ft
Oct 23, 20235,933.55 ft▲ 1.50 ft
Oct 23, 20225,933.73 ft▲ 1.68 ft
Oct 23, 20215,927.93 ft▼ 4.12 ft
Oct 23, 20205,932.92 ft▲ 0.87 ft
Oct 23, 20195,927.84 ft▼ 4.21 ft
Oct 20, 20185,927.63 ft▼ 4.42 ft
Oct 23, 20175,928.74 ft▼ 3.31 ft
Oct 23, 20165,929.07 ft▼ 2.98 ft

Records & details

Highest
5,938.64 ft on Jan 2, 1997
Lowest
5,927.23 ft on Jan 24, 1991
Records from
1989 (38 years of daily data)
Storage
6,349 acre-ft
Water temperature
Not measured here

What acre-feet and % full mean

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Donner Lake

Height
16 ft
Completed
1927
Purposes
Water Supply; Irrigation
Owner
Truckee Meadows Water Authority
Surface area
960 acres

National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Boat ramps on Donner Lake

2 ramps without a name, on the map: 12

2 ramps listed. Links open the ramp's location on OpenStreetMap. Check the managing agency for closures, especially at low water. All California boat ramps →

Campgrounds near Donner Lake

  • Granite Flat (california)4.6 mi · FS
  • Goose Meadows6.1 mi · FS
  • Lakeside (truckee)7.1 mi · FS
  • Prosser Family7.4 mi · FS
  • Prosser Ranch Group7.7 mi · FS

All 8 campgrounds, reservations and phone numbers →

Federal campgrounds from Recreation.gov; straight-line distance from the lake's gauge or dam.

Weather & wind

This Afternoon53°F · Sunny
Wind NE 5 to 10 mph
Tonight28°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Freezing Fog
Wind NE 10 to 15 mph
Saturday60°F · Patchy Freezing Fog then Sunny
Wind NE 0 to 10 mph
Saturday Night29°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 mph
Sunday62°F · Sunny
Wind SW 0 to 5 mph
Sunday Night31°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind SW 5 to 10 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 16 min ago.

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