New York Lake Levels Today
3 lakes and reservoirs · updated Sep 21, 2026
Lake Levels Today tracks 3 lakes and reservoirs in New York. Of the 3 with a published full pool, 3 are at or above it and 0 are well below it. The highest relative to full pool is East Sidney Lake (+1.17 ft) and the lowest is Almond Lake (+0.24 ft). Over the last 24 hours 1 rose and 1 fell by more than a twentieth of a foot; the rest held steady.
Every figure is the operating agency's own gauge reading, republished once a day. Open a lake for its staff gauge, a one-year chart, pool elevations and the source link. Elevations are in feet above the agency's vertical datum, so compare lakes by their distance from full pool, not by raw elevation.
| Lake | Elevation (ft) | From full | 24h |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Lake | 1,260.24 | +0.24 ft | −0.24 ft |
| East Sidney Lake | 1,151.17 | +1.17 ft | −0.02 ft |
| Whitney Point Lake | 973.27 | +0.27 ft | +0.06 ft |
New York lake level questions
Which New York lake is lowest right now?
Almond Lake, at 1,260.24 ft, +0.24 ft from its full pool of 1,260.00 ft.
How many New York lakes are full?
3 of the 3 New York lakes with a published full pool are within half a foot of it or above, and 0 are more than halfway down the conservation pool.
How often are New York lake levels updated here?
Once a day. The readings on this page were pulled Sep 21, 2026; each lake page shows the exact timestamp of its gauge reading.