California Reservoirs

Dam Levels Capacity Storage
May 16 2024


california Reservoir Report

May 16 2024


Location Observation 24hr Change (%) Percent Normal (%) Elevation (ft)
Lake Havasu Near Parker Dam
California ID 09427500
48 ft -0.18 100 457.37
Bridgeport Re Nr Bridgeport
California ID 10292500
57 ft -0.05 116 6451.76
Leviathan Mine Pit Flow Nr Markleeville Ca
California ID 10308785
9 ft 0 99 7054.97
Leviathan Mine Pond 1 Nr Markleeville Ca
California ID 103087853
6 ft 0.15 106 7054.97
Leviathan Mine Pond 4 Nr Markleeville Ca
California ID 103087887
5 ft 2.33 99 6832.59
Lk Tahoe A Tahoe City Ca
California ID 10337000
8 ft 0.23 144 6220
Donner Lk Nr Truckee Ca
California ID 10338400
5,933 ft 0 100 5946.87
Prosser C Res Nr Truckee Ca
California ID 10340300
5,730 ft 0.01 100 5770
Independence Lk Nr Truckee Ca
California ID 10342900
6,948 ft 0 100 6950
Stampede Res Nr Boca Ca
California ID 10344300
5,946 ft 0 100 5970
Boca Res Nr Truckee Ca
California ID 10344490
5,580 ft 0.01 100 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
688 ft -0.01 99 723.12
San Vicente Res Nr Lakeside Ca
California ID 11022100
750 ft 0 111 603.57
Vail Lk Nr Temecula Ca
California ID 11042510
1,430 ft 0 100 1420.64
Lk Piru Nr Piru Ca
California ID 11109700
1,052 ft -0.01 104 1041.59
Santa Ynez R Ab Gibraltar Dam Nr Santa Barb Ca
California ID 11122000
1,400 ft 0.01 100 1397.28
Alisal Res Nr Solvang Ca
California ID 11128300
599 ft 0 100 596.96
Pilarcitos Lk Nr Hillsborough Ca
California ID 11162618
690 ft -0.04 100 736.38
Crystal Sprgs Res A Dam Nr San Mateo Ca
California ID 11162750
280 ft 0.04 100 301.73
Hetch Hetchy Res A Hetch Hetchy Ca
California ID 11275500
3,782 ft 0 100 3781.69
Cherry Lk Nr Hetch Hetchy Ca
California ID 11277200
4,693 ft 0.02 100 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
813 ft 0.09 103 826.56
Donnell Lk Nr Dardanelle Ca
California ID 11292600
4,905 ft 0 100 4905.72
Beardsley Lake Near Strawberry Ca
California ID 11292800
3,378 ft 0.07 100 3406.07
Tulloch Res Nr Knights Ferry Ca
California ID 11299995
506 ft -0.01 100 470.21
Clear Lk A Lakeport Ca
California ID 11450000
7 ft -0.41 140 1323.57
Indian Valley Res A Clearlake Oaks Ca
California ID 11451290
1,477 ft 0 103 1379.08
Lake Almanor
California ID ALM
1,104,165 acre-ft 0.24 112 4600
Antelope Lake
California ID ANT
23,542 acre-ft 0 104 4960
Alpine Lake
California ID APN
6,687 acre-ft None None 654
Lake San Antonio
California ID ATN
276,246 acre-ft 0 206 779
Bear
California ID BAR
2 acre-ft 0 102 319
Bucks Lake Storage
California ID BCL
95,789 acre-ft 1.07 106 5168
Bridgeport Reservoir
California ID BDP
35,890 acre-ft -0.45 351 6466
Berryessa
California ID BER
1,541,426 acre-ft -0.02 115 456
Brush Creek (Smud)
California ID BHC
1,187 acre-ft 0.76 98 2923
Buck Island Lake
California ID BIL
982 acre-ft 6.97 119 6400
Briones Dam
California ID BIO
58,250 acre-ft 0 101 588
Lake Britton
California ID BIT
36,275 acre-ft -0.84 102 2744
Black Butte
California ID BLB
131,511 acre-ft 0.03 141 426
Bon Tempe
California ID BMP
3,776 acre-ft None None 723
Boca Reservoir
California ID BOC
20,230 acre-ft 0.86 88 5521
Beardsley Lake
California ID BRD
83,275 acre-ft 1.68 120 3398
Barrett
California ID BRT
31,100 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 88 4144
Buchanan Dam
California ID BUC
133,164 acre-ft -0.23 170 450
New Bullards Bar
California ID BUL
944,903 acre-ft 0.2 112 1965
Bowman Lake
California ID BWN
65,492 acre-ft 0.13 100 5566
Castaic
California ID CAS
280,632 acre-ft 1.58 108 1535
Cachuma Lake
California ID CCH
196,562 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
1,086 acre-ft None None 2405
Chabot
California ID CHB
9,720 acre-ft 0 108 250
Cherry Valley Dam
California ID CHV
1,582 acre-ft None None 4765
Clear Lk - Cache Creek
California ID CLA
306,997 acre-ft -0.43 139 1336
Clifton Court Forebay
California ID CLC
16,499 acre-ft 1.32 127 3
Trinity Lake
California ID CLE
2,094,983 acre-ft 0.34 119 2370
Camino
California ID CMI
299 acre-ft 0.67 82 3000
Camanche Reservoir
California ID CMN
381,800 acre-ft None None 236
Crane Valley
California ID CNV
41,059 acre-ft 0.43 111 3380
Coyote (Lake Mendocino)
California ID COY
None acre-ft None None 720
Caples Lake (Eid)
California ID CPL
16,876 acre-ft 2.37 101 7800
Calero Reservoir
California ID CRO
4,295 acre-ft -0.05 100 196
Lake Crowley
California ID CRW
171,296 acre-ft -0.21 160 6797
Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir
California ID CRY
49,772 acre-ft 0.24 96 293
Casitas
California ID CSI
237,764 acre-ft None None 335
Courtright (Pg&E)
California ID CTG
38,926 acre-ft -0.1 49 8192
Cuyamaca Dam
California ID CUY
None acre-ft None None 4641
Calaveras
California ID CVE
94,797 acre-ft 0 120 775
Coyote Res-Sta Clara
California ID CYC
None acre-ft None None 755
Lake Davis (Dwr)
California ID DAV
81,977 acre-ft 0 130 5768
Del Valle
California ID DLV
40,106 acre-ft -0.51 102 703
Diamond Valley
California ID DMV
726,378 acre-ft -0.02 116 1756
Donner Lake
California ID DNN
None acre-ft None None 5945
Don Pedro Reservoir
California ID DNP
1,822,346 acre-ft 0.33 117 830
Donnells
California ID DON
485 acre-ft 116.52 1 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 0 102 4272
Elmer J Chesbro Reservoir
California ID EJC
7,832 acre-ft -0.1 130 394
El Capitan Dam
California ID ELC
40,501 acre-ft -0.25 101 600
Englebright (Usace)
California ID ENG
72,467 acre-ft -0.05 109 551
Lake Eleanor
California ID ENR
24,489 acre-ft 0.62 95 4660
East Park Reservoir
California ID EPK
48,899 acre-ft 0.15 117 1205
New Exchequer-Lk Mcclure
California ID EXC
None acre-ft None None 879
Florence Lake (Sce)
California ID FLR
17,901 acre-ft 8.24 98 7325
French Meadows
California ID FMD
121,755 acre-ft 0.66 118 5263
Folsom Lake
California ID FOL
905,203 acre-ft 0.64 117 466
Frenchman Dam
California ID FRD
56,589 acre-ft -0.03 138 5517
French Lake
California ID FRL
14,181 acre-ft 0.07 102 6664
Farmington (Spill Elev 156.5 Ft)
California ID FRM
152 acre-ft 0.66 80 180
Gibraltar Dam
California ID GBL
1,528 acre-ft 0.2 42 1399
Guadalupe Reservoir
California ID GDR
1,993 acre-ft -0.1 130 488
Goodwin Dam
California ID GDW
590 acre-ft None None 359
Gem Lake
California ID GLK
None acre-ft None None 9054
Gerle Lake
California ID GLL
686 acre-ft -0.44 97 5860
Grant Lake
California ID GNT
47,827 acre-ft 0.12 222 7140
Lake Hodges
California ID HDG
4,166 acre-ft None None 315
Hell Hole (Pcwa)
California ID HHL
138,033 acre-ft 1.53 84 4630
Hidden Dam (Hensley)
California ID HID
55,862 acre-ft -0.62 124 561
Lake Hemet
California ID HMT
None acre-ft None None 4202
Lake Hennessey
California ID HNN
30,600 acre-ft None None 331
Henshaw
California ID HNS
None acre-ft None None 2740
Huntington Lake (Usbr)
California ID HNT
1 acre-ft -10.53 10 7000
Hetch Hetchy
California ID HTH
2,814 acre-ft -20.8 2 3870
Haiwee
California ID HWE
33,567 acre-ft 0.35 132 3774
Ice House (Smud)
California ID ICH
35,782 acre-ft -1.07 98 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
269,781 acre-ft 0.03 169 1502
Iron Canyon
California ID IRC
10,907 acre-ft None None 2675
Isabella Dam
California ID ISB
358,218 acre-ft 0.72 161 2635
Jackson Meadows (Nevada Co Wd)
California ID JCK
59,997 acre-ft 1.35 100 6037
Juncal Dam (Jameson Lake)
California ID JML
4,560 acre-ft -0.07 113 610
Junction
California ID JNC
2,428 acre-ft -4.26 100 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
23,262 acre-ft 1.85 110 596
Kerckhoff Reservoir
California ID KKR
2,121 acre-ft -4.59 103 974
Kent
California ID KNT
29,154 acre-ft None None 415
Los Banos Dam
California ID LBS
22,377 acre-ft 0 108 350
Lake Alpine Reservoir
California ID LEA
4,140 acre-ft 0 108 7302
Lewiston
California ID LEW
14,322 acre-ft -0.68 101 1870
Little Grass Valley
California ID LGV
84,531 acre-ft 0.34 107 5047
Lake Fordyce Near Cisco
California ID LKF
17,180 acre-ft 5.87 64 6290
Lexington Reservoir
California ID LNG
17,559 acre-ft -0.09 127 659
Loon Lake (Smud)
California ID LON
53,490 acre-ft 1.73 93 6410
Lopez Lake
California ID LOP
49,410 acre-ft -0.02 156 759
Lower Otay
California ID LOT
44,198 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
3,532 acre-ft 0.28 23 640
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 55 5855
Lower Bear
California ID LWB
38,486 acre-ft 4.63 91 5824
Lyons Reservoir
California ID LYS
3,966 acre-ft 0.15 84 4134
Mariposa Creek Dam
California ID MAR
157 acre-ft -1.26 93 459
Matilija Dam
California ID MAT
1,333 acre-ft 0 112 1138
Iron Canyon Reservoir
California ID MC9
None acre-ft None None 2713
Lake Mccloud
California ID MCO
24,562 acre-ft -0.51 101 2700
Lake Mc Swain
California ID MCS
9,080 acre-ft 5.99 99 425
Modesto Reservoir
California ID MDO
None acre-ft None None 210
Lake Mathews
California ID MHW
136,835 acre-ft -0.02 91 1404
Friant Dam (Millerton)
California ID MIL
None acre-ft None None 581
Miramar
California ID MMR
5,802 acre-ft None None 720
Mountain Meadows
California ID MMW
18,652 acre-ft -0.81 102 5046
Morena Dam
California ID MOR
11,374 acre-ft None None 3053
Mammoth Pool
California ID MPL
122,845 acre-ft 0.47 106 3330
Murray Res
California ID MRR
3,513 acre-ft None None 542
Martis Creek Reservoir
California ID MRT
914 acre-ft -0.11 98 5745
Lake Natoma (Nimbus Dam)
California ID NAT
7,956 acre-ft -0.05 100 132
Nicasio
California ID NCA
17,183 acre-ft None None 180
Nacimiento
California ID NCM
327,644 acre-ft -0.18 143 784
New Hogan Lake
California ID NHG
239,774 acre-ft -0.09 136 554
New Melones Reservoir
California ID NML
2,068,086 acre-ft 0.09 136 1135
Loch Lomond (Newell Creek Dam)
California ID NWL
8,353 acre-ft None None 925
Olivenhain Reservoir
California ID OLH
None acre-ft None None 800
Oneill Forebay
California ID ONF
44,009 acre-ft -5.35 95 225
Oroville Dam
California ID ORO
None acre-ft None None 900
Owens Creek Dam
California ID OWN
2 acre-ft 0 63 424
Pardee
California ID PAR
203,795 acre-ft 1.09 106 568
Pine Flat Dam
California ID PNF
923,936 acre-ft 0.17 150 970
Prado Dam
California ID PRA
41,028 acre-ft -11.43 312 566
Perris
California ID PRR
100,675 acre-ft 0.13 118 1600
Prosser Creek Reservoir
California ID PRS
22,493 acre-ft 1.87 158 5622
Lake Piru
California ID PRU
80,849 acre-ft -0.2 157 213
Pit R Ph #6
California ID PT6
15,310 acre-ft 13.88 109 32
Pit R Ph #7
California ID PT7
29,531 acre-ft 2.04 93 1036
Pyramid
California ID PYM
166,451 acre-ft 1.02 100 2606
Rubicon Lake
California ID RBL
1,313 acre-ft 8.51 136 6800
Redinger Lake
California ID RDN
24,106 acre-ft 0.61 104 1403
Railroad Canyon
California ID RLC
None acre-ft None None 1398
Relief
California ID RLF
12,915 acre-ft 0.26 97 7220
Rollins
California ID RLL
65,188 acre-ft -0.1 105 2176
Ruth Dam
California ID RTD
46,970 acre-ft None None 2675
San Antonio Reservoir
California ID SAT
52,525 acre-ft -0.02 108 468
Success Dam
California ID SCC
64,825 acre-ft 0.42 156 692
Saddlebag Lake Reservoir
California ID SDB
None acre-ft None None 10090
Stevens Creek Reservoir
California ID SEC
3,030 acre-ft 0 149 1245
Scotts Flat
California ID SFL
47,952 acre-ft -0.14 100 3085
San Gabriel
California ID SGB
345 acre-ft -0.29 5 1481
Santiago Creek Res (Irvine Lake)
California ID SGC
None acre-ft None None 810
Shasta Dam (Usbr)
California ID SHA
4,378,856 acre-ft 0.13 119 1067
Shaver Lake
California ID SHV
80,598 acre-ft 5.49 87 5370
Silver Lake Reservoir
California ID SIV
7,619 acre-ft 6.23 114 7134
Skinner
California ID SKN
37,020 acre-ft -0.78 99 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
55,765 acre-ft -0.09 100 3536
San Luis Reservoir (Federal)
California ID SLF
None acre-ft None None 543
Soulajule Dam
California ID SLJ
8,019 acre-ft None None 344
Santa Margarita Lake
California ID SLN
None acre-ft None None 1325
Salt Springs
California ID SLS
101,038 acre-ft 3.14 101 3700
Lake Silverwood
California ID SLW
71,758 acre-ft 0.03 102 3331
San Luis Reservoir
California ID SNL
1,322,573 acre-ft -0.66 97 543
San Andreas
California ID SNN
13,012 acre-ft -0.81 90 456
San Pablo
California ID SPB
30,110 acre-ft 0 91 330
Spring Creek Debris Dam
California ID SPC
1,914 acre-ft 1.22 130 816
Spaulding Lake
California ID SPG
69,783 acre-ft 0.45 106 5013
New Spicer Meadow
California ID SPM
None acre-ft None None 6516
Sutherland Reservoir
California ID STD
13,315 acre-ft None None 2074
Stony Gorge Reservoir
California ID STG
48,417 acre-ft 0.45 146 800
Stampede
California ID STP
218,716 acre-ft 0.2 142 5956
Seven Oaks Dam
California ID SVO
2,176 acre-ft 0 100 2610
San Vicente
California ID SVT
223,865 acre-ft 0 149 560
Sweetwater Reservoir
California ID SW3
None acre-ft None None 252
Strawberry
California ID SWB
18,630 acre-ft 0.67 104 5620
Thermalito Afterbay
California ID TAB
None acre-ft None None 140
Thomas A Edison
California ID TAE
49,156 acre-ft 6.1 202 7642
Lake Tahoe At Tahoe City
California ID THC
None acre-ft None None 6230
Thermalito Diversion Pool
California ID THD
52 acre-ft None None 230
Turlock Lake
California ID TLC
29,745 acre-ft None None 244
Thermalito Total
California ID TMT
None acre-ft None None 140
Tinemaha Reservoir
California ID TNM
1,842 acre-ft -3.46 78 3882
Terminus Dam
California ID TRM
163,870 acre-ft 0.84 136 752
Tulloch
California ID TUL
62,501 acre-ft 0.46 99 515
Twitchell Reservoir
California ID TWT
108,522 acre-ft None None 692
Union Valley
California ID UNV
243,435 acre-ft 0.99 101 4870
U San Leandro
California ID USL
37,880 acre-ft 0 108 477
Utica Reservoir
California ID UTI
2,566 acre-ft 0.63 102 6819
Uvas Reservoir
California ID UVA
9,367 acre-ft -0.36 118 1357
Van Arsdale Reservoir 24hr Avg
California ID VAR
214 acre-ft -1.83 101 1494
Vail Lake
California ID VIL
16,713 acre-ft -0.07 126 1470
Whiskeytown Dam (Usbr)
California ID WHI
238,695 acre-ft 0.03 101 1210
Whale Rock
California ID WHR
None acre-ft None None 233
Warm Springs (Lake Sonoma)
California ID WRS
262,629 acre-ft -0.05 116 440
Wishon
California ID WSN
68,226 acre-ft -5.69 100 6560

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Largest Reservoirs

By water storage capacity

The USA is home to many of the largest dams in the world, providing essential services such as water storage, hydropower generation, and flood control. Among them, Oroville Dam stands out as the tallest dam in the United States, located in northern California. Another famous dam is the Hoover Dam, located on the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada. It is a major tourist attraction and an engineering marvel of the modern era, providing hydropower and water storage for millions of people.

Other notable dams in the USA include the Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona, which is the second-highest concrete arch dam in the country, and the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington, which is the largest electric power-producing facility in the USA. These dams are a critical component of the country's infrastructure, providing essential services for the economy, society, and the environment.

Reservoir Storage Capacity (acre-ft)
Lake Almanor
California ID ALM
1,104,165 acre-ft
Berryessa
California ID BER
1,541,426 acre-ft
New Bullards Bar
California ID BUL
944,903 acre-ft
Trinity Lake
California ID CLE
2,094,983 acre-ft
Diamond Valley
California ID DMV
726,378 acre-ft
Don Pedro Reservoir
California ID DNP
1,822,346 acre-ft
Folsom Lake
California ID FOL
905,203 acre-ft
New Melones Reservoir
California ID NML
2,068,086 acre-ft
Pine Flat Dam
California ID PNF
923,936 acre-ft
Shasta Dam (Usbr)
California ID SHA
4,378,856 acre-ft
San Luis Reservoir
California ID SNL
1,322,573 acre-ft

Drought Levels

By water storage capacity

The number and distribution of dams and reservoirs in the USA have been significantly impacted by climate change. The changing climate has led to changes in precipitation patterns, increased evaporation rates, and more frequent and severe droughts and floods in certain regions. These factors have influenced the management and operations of dams and reservoirs across the country.

Reservoir Storage Capacity (acre-ft) Percent of Normal (%)
Hell Hole (Pcwa)
California ID HHL
138,033 acre-ft 84

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