California Lake Water Levels

8 lakes & reservoirs · 8 river systems

We track 8 California lakes and reservoirs, operated by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Turlock & Modesto ID and California DWR. Each level below is that lake's most recent official gauge reading, with the date it was taken — open any lake for its full-pool comparison, 12-month history chart and record high and low.

Of the 8 California lakes with a current reading, 7 are more than five feet below it. The furthest down right now is Lake Oroville, 113.55 ft under its 900 ft full pool.

California lake and reservoir water levels
LakeLevelVs full poolFull poolReading
Lake Berryessa430.38 ft−9.62 ft440 ftAug 30, 2026
Don Pedro Reservoir794.29 ft−35.71 ft830 ftSep 1, 2026
Folsom Lake411.42 ft−54.58 ft466 ftSep 1, 2026
Lake Havasu447.36 ft−2.64 ft450 ftSep 1, 2026
New Melones Lake1,009.58 ft−78.42 ft1088 ftSep 1, 2026
Lake Oroville786.45 ft−113.55 ft900 ftSep 1, 2026
Lake Shasta990.22 ft−76.78 ft1067 ftSep 1, 2026
Trinity Lake2,324.35 ft−45.65 ft2370 ftSep 1, 2026

Readings are the latest values published by each lake's managing agency and are provisional, subject to revision. Open a lake page for its live gauge.

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