california Reservoir Report
June 6 2023
California has over 1,400 reservoirs and dams, which provide water for agriculture, industry, and households. Some of the major reservoirs in the state include Lake Oroville, Shasta Lake, and San Luis Reservoir. These reservoirs are fed by streams, rivers, and creeks such as the Feather River, Sacramento River, and San Joaquin River. The snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains is a crucial source of water for these reservoirs, as it melts during the spring and summer and fills the streams and rivers that flow into the reservoirs. However, drought conditions have been a major concern in recent years, with record low levels in some reservoirs. Seasonal trends show that reservoirs are typically at their lowest levels in the fall and winter, and reach their highest levels in the spring and summer. Overall, California’s reservoirs and dams play a vital role in managing the state’s water resources and ensuring a reliable water supply for its residents.
Location | Observation | 24hr Change (%) | Percent Normal (%) | Elevation (ft) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Havasu Near Parker Dam
California • ID 09427500 |
47 ft | -0.04 | 98 | 457.37 |
Bridgeport Re Nr Bridgeport
California • ID 10292500 |
45 ft | 0.35 | 91 | 6451.76 |
Leviathan Mine Pit Flow Nr Markleeville Ca
California • ID 10308785 |
10 ft | -0.1 | 102 | 7054.97 |
Leviathan Mine Pond 1 Nr Markleeville Ca
California • ID 103087853 |
7 ft | 0.38 | 125 | 7054.97 |
Leviathan Mine Pond 4 Nr Markleeville Ca
California • ID 103087887 |
5 ft | 2.33 | 88 | 6832.59 |
Lk Tahoe A Tahoe City Ca
California • ID 10337000 |
7 ft | 0.68 | 121 | 6220 |
Donner Lk Nr Truckee Ca
California • ID 10338400 |
5,935 ft | 0 | None | 5946.87 |
Prosser C Res Nr Truckee Ca
California • ID 10340300 |
5,714 ft | 0.03 | 100 | 5770 |
Independence Lk Nr Truckee Ca
California • ID 10342900 |
6,948 ft | 0 | 100 | 6950 |
Stampede Res Nr Boca Ca
California • ID 10344300 |
5,944 ft | 0 | 100 | 5970 |
Boca Res Nr Truckee Ca
California • ID 10344490 |
5,596 ft | 0 | 100 | 5620 |
Lo Otay Lake Nr Chula Vista Ca
California • ID 11014550 |
473 ft | 0 | 100 | 501.22 |
El Capitan Res Nr Lakeside Ca
California • ID 11020600 |
698 ft | 0 | 100 | 723.12 |
San Vicente Res Nr Lakeside Ca
California • ID 11022100 |
712 ft | -0.01 | 106 | 603.57 |
Vail Lk Nr Temecula Ca
California • ID 11042510 |
1,430 ft | 0 | 100 | 1420.64 |
Lk Piru Nr Piru Ca
California • ID 11109700 |
1,054 ft | 0 | 104 | 1041.59 |
Santa Ynez R Ab Gibraltar Dam Nr Santa Barb Ca
California • ID 11122000 |
1,400 ft | 0 | 100 | 1397.28 |
Alisal Res Nr Solvang Ca
California • ID 11128300 |
601 ft | 0 | 100 | 596.96 |
Pilarcitos Lk Nr Hillsborough Ca
California • ID 11162618 |
690 ft | 0.01 | 100 | 736.38 |
Crystal Sprgs Res A Dam Nr San Mateo Ca
California • ID 11162750 |
284 ft | 0.01 | 100 | 301.73 |
Hetch Hetchy Res A Hetch Hetchy Ca
California • ID 11275500 |
3,775 ft | 0.04 | 100 | 3781.69 |
Cherry Lk Nr Hetch Hetchy Ca
California • ID 11277200 |
4,663 ft | 0.03 | 100 | 4690.4 |
Lk Eleanor Nr Hetch Hetchy Ca
California • ID 11277500 |
4,658 ft | 0 | 100 | 4614.44 |
Don Pedro Res Nr La Grange Ca
California • ID 11287500 |
794 ft | 0.07 | 100 | 826.56 |
Donnell Lk Nr Dardanelle Ca
California • ID 11292600 |
4,905 ft | 0.02 | 100 | 4905.72 |
Beardsley Lake Near Strawberry Ca
California • ID 11292800 |
3,374 ft | 0.01 | 100 | 3406.07 |
Tulloch Res Nr Knights Ferry Ca
California • ID 11299995 |
508 ft | -0.02 | 100 | 470.21 |
Clear Lk A Lakeport Ca
California • ID 11450000 |
6 ft | -0.73 | 136 | 1323.57 |
Indian Valley Res A Clearlake Oaks Ca
California • ID 11451290 |
1,457 ft | 0.01 | 102 | 1379.08 |
Lake Almanor
California • ID ALM |
1,085,460 acre-ft | 0.05 | 108 | 4600 |
Antelope Lake
California • ID ANT |
23,191 acre-ft | -0.12 | 104 | 4960 |
Alpine Lake
California • ID APN |
8,891 acre-ft | None | None | 654 |
Lake San Antonio
California • ID ATN |
232,278 acre-ft | None | None | 779 |
Bear
California • ID BAR |
2 acre-ft | 0 | 102 | 319 |
Bucks Lake Storage
California • ID BCL |
103,851 acre-ft | -0.05 | 110 | 5168 |
Bridgeport Reservoir
California • ID BDP |
11,644 acre-ft | None | None | 6466 |
Berryessa
California • ID BER |
1,369,882 acre-ft | -0.07 | 104 | 456 |
Brush Creek (Smud)
California • ID BHC |
1,172 acre-ft | 0.51 | 97 | 2923 |
Buck Island Lake
California • ID BIL |
1,056 acre-ft | 6.24 | 123 | 6400 |
Briones Dam
California • ID BIO |
58,480 acre-ft | None | None | 588 |
Lake Britton
California • ID BIT |
34,201 acre-ft | None | None | 2744 |
Black Butte
California • ID BLB |
131,040 acre-ft | -0.03 | 146 | 426 |
Bon Tempe
California • ID BMP |
3,841 acre-ft | None | None | 723 |
Boca Reservoir
California • ID BOC |
32,851 acre-ft | 0.24 | 141 | 5521 |
Beardsley Lake
California • ID BRD |
81,837 acre-ft | 0.11 | 106 | 3398 |
Barrett
California • ID BRT |
None acre-ft | None | None | 1607 |
Bear Valley Dam
California • ID BRV |
None acre-ft | None | None | 6743 |
Butt Valley
California • ID BTV |
36,879 acre-ft | -0.87 | 89 | 4144 |
Buchanan Dam
California • ID BUC |
128,549 acre-ft | -0.28 | 174 | 450 |
New Bullards Bar
California • ID BUL |
960,275 acre-ft | 0.17 | 114 | 1965 |
Bowman Lake
California • ID BWN |
65,458 acre-ft | None | None | 5566 |
Castaic
California • ID CAS |
313,535 acre-ft | 0.64 | 123 | 1535 |
Cachuma Lake
California • ID CCH |
195,995 acre-ft | None | None | 781 |
Crafton Hills Pumping Station
California • ID CFH |
65 acre-ft | None | None | 2900 |
Bear River At Camp Far West Dam
California • ID CFW |
None acre-ft | None | None | 260 |
Cogswell Reservoir
California • ID CGS |
154 acre-ft | None | None | 2405 |
Chabot
California • ID CHB |
9,320 acre-ft | None | None | 250 |
Cherry Valley Dam
California • ID CHV |
1,302 acre-ft | None | None | 4765 |
Clear Lk - Cache Creek
California • ID CLA |
283,765 acre-ft | -0.46 | 133 | 1336 |
Clifton Court Forebay
California • ID CLC |
16,778 acre-ft | 0 | 107 | 3 |
Trinity Lake
California • ID CLE |
1,305,516 acre-ft | 0.78 | 74 | 2370 |
Camino
California • ID CMI |
268 acre-ft | -19.76 | 69 | 3000 |
Camanche Reservoir
California • ID CMN |
276,560 acre-ft | None | None | 236 |
Crane Valley
California • ID CNV |
41,466 acre-ft | -0.11 | 109 | 3380 |
Coyote (Lake Mendocino)
California • ID COY |
None acre-ft | None | None | 720 |
Caples Lake (Eid)
California • ID CPL |
15,810 acre-ft | 1.46 | 81 | 7800 |
Calero Reservoir
California • ID CRO |
4,275 acre-ft | None | None | 196 |
Lake Crowley
California • ID CRW |
88,269 acre-ft | None | None | 6797 |
Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir
California • ID CRY |
54,528 acre-ft | None | None | 293 |
Casitas
California • ID CSI |
171,964 acre-ft | None | None | 335 |
Courtright (Pg&E)
California • ID CTG |
38,926 acre-ft | -0.1 | 38 | 8192 |
Cuyamaca Dam
California • ID CUY |
None acre-ft | None | None | 4641 |
Calaveras
California • ID CVE |
94,951 acre-ft | None | None | 775 |
Coyote Res-Sta Clara
California • ID CYC |
None acre-ft | None | None | 755 |
Lake Davis (Dwr)
California • ID DAV |
80,009 acre-ft | 0 | 130 | 5768 |
Del Valle
California • ID DLV |
39,618 acre-ft | 0.04 | 102 | 703 |
Diamond Valley
California • ID DMV |
575,087 acre-ft | 0.21 | 92 | 1756 |
Donner Lake
California • ID DNN |
None acre-ft | None | None | 5945 |
Don Pedro Reservoir
California • ID DNP |
1,598,772 acre-ft | 0.34 | 100 | 830 |
Donnells
California • ID DON |
-16 acre-ft | None | None | 4835 |
Echo Lake
California • ID ECO |
1 acre-ft | 0 | 50 | 7420 |
Stumpy Meadows Reservoir(Mark Edson Dam)
California • ID EDN |
21,205 acre-ft | None | None | 4272 |
Elmer J Chesbro Reservoir
California • ID EJC |
7,805 acre-ft | None | None | 394 |
El Capitan Dam
California • ID ELC |
49,303 acre-ft | None | None | 600 |
Englebright (Usace)
California • ID ENG |
72,879 acre-ft | 0.44 | 108 | 551 |
Lake Eleanor
California • ID ENR |
24,951 acre-ft | 0.19 | 95 | 4660 |
East Park Reservoir
California • ID EPK |
49,222 acre-ft | -0.11 | 129 | 1205 |
New Exchequer-Lk Mcclure
California • ID EXC |
None acre-ft | None | None | 879 |
Florence Lake (Sce)
California • ID FLR |
57,175 acre-ft | None | None | 7325 |
French Meadows
California • ID FMD |
130,929 acre-ft | -0.07 | 120 | 5263 |
Folsom Lake
California • ID FOL |
908,120 acre-ft | 0.57 | 114 | 466 |
Frenchman Dam
California • ID FRD |
56,078 acre-ft | -0.03 | 144 | 5517 |
French Lake
California • ID FRL |
14,212 acre-ft | None | None | 6664 |
Farmington (Spill Elev 156.5 Ft)
California • ID FRM |
436 acre-ft | -1.13 | 218 | 180 |
Gibraltar Dam
California • ID GBL |
4,691 acre-ft | None | None | 1399 |
Guadalupe Reservoir
California • ID GDR |
2,067 acre-ft | None | None | 488 |
Goodwin Dam
California • ID GDW |
576 acre-ft | None | None | 359 |
Gem Lake
California • ID GLK |
None acre-ft | None | None | 9054 |
Gerle Lake
California • ID GLL |
849 acre-ft | 1.19 | 107 | 5860 |
Grant Lake
California • ID GNT |
44,725 acre-ft | None | None | 7140 |
Lake Hodges
California • ID HDG |
5,020 acre-ft | None | None | 315 |
Hell Hole (Pcwa)
California • ID HHL |
208,584 acre-ft | -0.02 | 121 | 4630 |
Hidden Dam (Hensley)
California • ID HID |
63,514 acre-ft | 0 | 149 | 561 |
Lake Hemet
California • ID HMT |
None acre-ft | None | None | 4202 |
Lake Hennessey
California • ID HNN |
30,075 acre-ft | None | None | 331 |
Henshaw
California • ID HNS |
None acre-ft | None | None | 2740 |
Huntington Lake (Usbr)
California • ID HNT |
25 acre-ft | 0.44 | 620 | 7000 |
Hetch Hetchy
California • ID HTH |
1,295 acre-ft | 600 | 1 | 3870 |
Haiwee
California • ID HWE |
24,649 acre-ft | None | None | 3774 |
Ice House (Smud)
California • ID ICH |
38,854 acre-ft | -0.43 | 99 | 5454 |
Mccloud - Iron Canyon Diversion Tunnel
California • ID ICT |
None acre-ft | None | None | 2683 |
Independence Lake Near Truckee
California • ID INP |
None acre-ft | None | None | 6921 |
Indian Valley
California • ID INV |
200,414 acre-ft | 0.02 | 136 | 1502 |
Iron Canyon
California • ID IRC |
10,907 acre-ft | None | None | 2675 |
Isabella Dam
California • ID ISB |
450,304 acre-ft | 0.55 | 194 | 2635 |
Jackson Meadows (Nevada Co Wd)
California • ID JCK |
63,580 acre-ft | None | None | 6037 |
Juncal Dam (Jameson Lake)
California • ID JML |
4,838 acre-ft | None | None | 610 |
Junction
California • ID JNC |
2,764 acre-ft | -1.18 | 115 | 4468 |
Jenkinson Lake
California • ID JNK |
None acre-ft | None | None | 3482 |
Lake Jennings
California • ID JNN |
None acre-ft | None | None | 707 |
Keswick Reservoir
California • ID KES |
20,370 acre-ft | -0.94 | 94 | 596 |
Kerckhoff Reservoir
California • ID KKR |
1,883 acre-ft | -1.67 | 94 | 974 |
Kent
California • ID KNT |
32,366 acre-ft | None | None | 415 |
Los Banos Dam
California • ID LBS |
23,121 acre-ft | -0.02 | 121 | 350 |
Lake Alpine Reservoir
California • ID LEA |
4,140 acre-ft | 0 | 111 | 7302 |
Lewiston
California • ID LEW |
14,345 acre-ft | 3.17 | 101 | 1870 |
Little Grass Valley
California • ID LGV |
70,583 acre-ft | 0 | 88 | 5047 |
Lake Fordyce Near Cisco
California • ID LKF |
40,539 acre-ft | 1.88 | 109 | 6290 |
Lexington Reservoir
California • ID LNG |
17,926 acre-ft | None | None | 659 |
Loon Lake (Smud)
California • ID LON |
55,119 acre-ft | 1.31 | 87 | 6410 |
Lopez Lake
California • ID LOP |
49,397 acre-ft | None | None | 759 |
Lower Otay
California • ID LOT |
46,355 acre-ft | None | None | 485 |
Lake Pillsbury Nr Potter Vly 24hr Avg
California • ID LPY |
None acre-ft | None | None | 1828 |
Leroy Anderson
California • ID LRA |
14,786 acre-ft | None | None | 640 |
Little Rock Reservoir
California • ID LRK |
None acre-ft | None | None | 745 |
San Luis Reservoir (State)
California • ID LUS |
None acre-ft | None | None | 543 |
Loveland Reservoir
California • ID LVD |
None acre-ft | None | None | 1366 |
Los Vaqueros Reservoir
California • ID LVQ |
None acre-ft | None | None | 472 |
Lake Valley Reservoir
California • ID LVY |
3,725 acre-ft | -1.22 | 52 | 5855 |
Lower Bear
California • ID LWB |
51,465 acre-ft | 1.99 | 113 | 5824 |
Lyons Reservoir
California • ID LYS |
3,966 acre-ft | 0.15 | 77 | 4134 |
Mariposa Creek Dam
California • ID MAR |
177 acre-ft | 0 | 113 | 459 |
Matilija Dam
California • ID MAT |
3,488 acre-ft | None | None | 1138 |
Iron Canyon Reservoir
California • ID MC9 |
None acre-ft | None | None | 2713 |
Lake Mccloud
California • ID MCO |
28,381 acre-ft | -0.29 | 118 | 2700 |
Lake Mc Swain
California • ID MCS |
10,425 acre-ft | 0.06 | 119 | 425 |
Modesto Reservoir
California • ID MDO |
None acre-ft | None | None | 210 |
Lake Mathews
California • ID MHW |
170,037 acre-ft | 0.11 | 115 | 1404 |
Friant Dam (Millerton)
California • ID MIL |
None acre-ft | None | None | 581 |
Miramar
California • ID MMR |
None acre-ft | None | None | 720 |
Mountain Meadows
California • ID MMW |
22,546 acre-ft | -1.43 | 123 | 5046 |
Morena Dam
California • ID MOR |
12,249 acre-ft | None | None | 3053 |
Mammoth Pool
California • ID MPL |
124,664 acre-ft | None | None | 3330 |
Murray Res
California • ID MRR |
3,568 acre-ft | None | None | 542 |
Martis Creek Reservoir
California • ID MRT |
973 acre-ft | -0.61 | 111 | 5745 |
Lake Natoma (Nimbus Dam)
California • ID NAT |
7,760 acre-ft | -1.23 | 99 | 132 |
Nicasio
California • ID NCA |
22,183 acre-ft | None | None | 180 |
Nacimiento
California • ID NCM |
353,543 acre-ft | None | None | 784 |
New Hogan Lake
California • ID NHG |
237,715 acre-ft | -0.11 | 142 | 554 |
New Melones Reservoir
California • ID NML |
1,870,202 acre-ft | 0.55 | 124 | 1135 |
Loch Lomond (Newell Creek Dam)
California • ID NWL |
8,973 acre-ft | None | None | 925 |
Olivenhain Reservoir
California • ID OLH |
None acre-ft | None | None | 800 |
Oneill Forebay
California • ID ONF |
48,282 acre-ft | 0.66 | 101 | 225 |
Oroville Dam
California • ID ORO |
None acre-ft | None | None | 900 |
Owens Creek Dam
California • ID OWN |
8 acre-ft | 0 | 380 | 424 |
Pardee
California • ID PAR |
207,081 acre-ft | 0.01 | 106 | 568 |
Pine Flat Dam
California • ID PNF |
547,211 acre-ft | 1.95 | 82 | 970 |
Prado Dam
California • ID PRA |
41,028 acre-ft | -11.43 | 385 | 566 |
Perris
California • ID PRR |
119,318 acre-ft | -0.32 | 143 | 1600 |
Prosser Creek Reservoir
California • ID PRS |
13,589 acre-ft | 5.03 | 78 | 5622 |
Lake Piru
California • ID PRU |
83,115 acre-ft | None | None | 213 |
Pit R Ph #6
California • ID PT6 |
14,583 acre-ft | None | None | 32 |
Pit R Ph #7
California • ID PT7 |
31,802 acre-ft | None | None | 1036 |
Pyramid
California • ID PYM |
164,081 acre-ft | -0.88 | 100 | 2606 |
Rubicon Lake
California • ID RBL |
1,442 acre-ft | -0.89 | 150 | 6800 |
Redinger Lake
California • ID RDN |
24,468 acre-ft | None | None | 1403 |
Railroad Canyon
California • ID RLC |
None acre-ft | None | None | 1398 |
Relief
California • ID RLF |
14,149 acre-ft | 0.93 | 97 | 7220 |
Rollins
California • ID RLL |
63,951 acre-ft | None | None | 2176 |
Ruth Dam
California • ID RTD |
64,050 acre-ft | None | None | 2675 |
San Antonio Reservoir
California • ID SAT |
54,525 acre-ft | -0.02 | 118 | 468 |
Success Dam
California • ID SCC |
67,169 acre-ft | 0.74 | 162 | 692 |
Saddlebag Lake Reservoir
California • ID SDB |
None acre-ft | None | None | 10090 |
Stevens Creek Reservoir
California • ID SEC |
3,056 acre-ft | None | None | 1245 |
Scotts Flat
California • ID SFL |
41,154 acre-ft | None | None | 3085 |
San Gabriel
California • ID SGB |
475 acre-ft | None | None | 1481 |
Santiago Creek Res (Irvine Lake)
California • ID SGC |
None acre-ft | None | None | 810 |
Shasta Dam (Usbr)
California • ID SHA |
4,446,255 acre-ft | -0.09 | 126 | 1067 |
Shaver Lake
California • ID SHV |
129,073 acre-ft | None | None | 5370 |
Silver Lake Reservoir
California • ID SIV |
5,505 acre-ft | 1.01 | 73 | 7134 |
Skinner
California • ID SKN |
37,644 acre-ft | 0 | 98 | 1479 |
South Lake Reservoir
California • ID SKR |
None acre-ft | None | None | 837 |
Slab Creek
California • ID SLB |
None acre-ft | None | None | 1850 |
Sly Creek
California • ID SLC |
53,744 acre-ft | -0.55 | 98 | 3536 |
San Luis Reservoir (Federal)
California • ID SLF |
None acre-ft | None | None | 543 |
Soulajule Dam
California • ID SLJ |
10,248 acre-ft | None | None | 344 |
Santa Margarita Lake
California • ID SLN |
None acre-ft | None | None | 1325 |
Salt Springs
California • ID SLS |
130,718 acre-ft | 0.46 | 109 | 3700 |
Lake Silverwood
California • ID SLW |
71,216 acre-ft | 0.41 | 101 | 3331 |
San Luis Reservoir
California • ID SNL |
2,024,152 acre-ft | 0.1 | 170 | 543 |
San Andreas
California • ID SNN |
15,829 acre-ft | None | None | 456 |
San Pablo
California • ID SPB |
33,670 acre-ft | None | None | 330 |
Spring Creek Debris Dam
California • ID SPC |
2,087 acre-ft | 0.58 | 147 | 816 |
Spaulding Lake
California • ID SPG |
66,686 acre-ft | 0.27 | 104 | 5013 |
New Spicer Meadow
California • ID SPM |
None acre-ft | None | None | 6516 |
Sutherland Reservoir
California • ID STD |
22,418 acre-ft | None | None | 2074 |
Stony Gorge Reservoir
California • ID STG |
47,742 acre-ft | -0.32 | 164 | 800 |
Stampede
California • ID STP |
210,430 acre-ft | 0.46 | 136 | 5956 |
Seven Oaks Dam
California • ID SVO |
2,192 acre-ft | -0.02 | 101 | 2610 |
San Vicente
California • ID SVT |
166,371 acre-ft | None | None | 560 |
Sweetwater Reservoir
California • ID SW3 |
None acre-ft | None | None | 252 |
Strawberry
California • ID SWB |
18,230 acre-ft | 0.49 | 100 | 5620 |
Thermalito Afterbay
California • ID TAB |
None acre-ft | None | None | 140 |
Thomas A Edison
California • ID TAE |
42,442 acre-ft | None | None | 7642 |
Lake Tahoe At Tahoe City
California • ID THC |
None acre-ft | None | None | 6230 |
Thermalito Diversion Pool
California • ID THD |
113 acre-ft | None | None | 230 |
Turlock Lake
California • ID TLC |
27,629 acre-ft | None | None | 244 |
Thermalito Total
California • ID TMT |
None acre-ft | None | None | 140 |
Tinemaha Reservoir
California • ID TNM |
5,764 acre-ft | None | None | 3882 |
Terminus Dam
California • ID TRM |
125,368 acre-ft | 2.72 | 90 | 752 |
Tulloch
California • ID TUL |
65,043 acre-ft | -0.38 | 100 | 515 |
Twitchell Reservoir
California • ID TWT |
108,522 acre-ft | None | None | 692 |
Union Valley
California • ID UNV |
239,427 acre-ft | -0.05 | 97 | 4870 |
U San Leandro
California • ID USL |
37,700 acre-ft | None | None | 477 |
Utica Reservoir
California • ID UTI |
2,537 acre-ft | -1.13 | 104 | 6819 |
Uvas Reservoir
California • ID UVA |
9,097 acre-ft | None | None | 1357 |
Van Arsdale Reservoir 24hr Avg
California • ID VAR |
206 acre-ft | -0.48 | 100 | 1494 |
Vail Lake
California • ID VIL |
16,879 acre-ft | None | None | 1470 |
Whiskeytown Dam (Usbr)
California • ID WHI |
236,052 acre-ft | -0.08 | 100 | 1210 |
Whale Rock
California • ID WHR |
None acre-ft | None | None | 233 |
Warm Springs (Lake Sonoma)
California • ID WRS |
259,517 acre-ft | -0.06 | 117 | 440 |
Wishon
California • ID WSN |
35,397 acre-ft | -23.07 | 48 | 6560 |
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