California lake levels today

39.1%full
Lowest right now

Folsom Lake is the emptiest of the 4 California lakes with a percent-full figure. Of all 4 we track in California, 3 are 2 ft or more below normal for late October, 0 are near normal and 1 is above.

Daily readings from Reclamation and CDEC, Oct 25

4 California lakes, ranked

Percent full for 4 of the 4 lakes. A lake above full pool reads 100% and shows how far into its flood pool it is. Sort by vs normal to compare every lake against its own normal for this date.

#Lake% fullStorageThis weekPast year
1 Folsom LakeCalifornia · below normal 39.1% 1.93 ft down
2 Lake OrovilleCalifornia · far below normal 43.2% 4.18 ft down
3 Shasta LakeCalifornia · below normal 50.6% 2.31 ft down
4 Lake BerryessaCalifornia · above normal 82.7% 0.11 ft down

Normal is the median level within 3 days of this date, 1991 to 2025 (or from the start of a shorter record). How each number is made.

Biggest changes this week

Lake Berryessa−0.11 ftFolsom Lake−1.93 ftShasta Lake−2.31 ftLake Oroville−4.18 ft
Lake Berryessa−0.11 ftFolsom Lake−1.93 ftShasta Lake−2.31 ftLake Oroville−4.18 ft

Change in feet over 7 days, to each lake's latest reading. Rises in water blue, drops in shoreline brown.

  • Folsom Lake400.36 ft, 65.6 ft below full pool, 4.4 ft below normal. Daily reading for Oct 25.Below normal
  • Lake Berryessa427.63 ft, 12.4 ft below full pool, 5.8 ft above normal. Daily reading for Oct 25.Above normal
  • Lake Oroville736.71 ft, 163.3 ft below full pool, 12.7 ft below normal. Daily reading for Oct 25.Far below normal
  • Shasta Lake974.25 ft, 92.8 ft below full pool, 9.5 ft below normal. Daily reading for Oct 25.Below normal