New Melones Lake

Name: New Melones Lake (California) water level
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

California · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 1,003.7–1,041.8 ft.

Water level · NAVD88

1,003.71FT

Storage 1,505,480 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days −0.51 ft30 days −3.63 ftvs last year −11.75 ft

Reading for Oct 24, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 21:16 UTC
Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (RISE)

Worth going today?This Afternoon

Looks good

Light wind, dry

Wind6 mph

Rain0%

Temp71°F

Level1,003.7 ft

This AfternoonSunny · 71°F
SSW 6 mph · rain 0%

TonightPartly Cloudy · 51°F
NE 5 mph · rain 0%

NWS forecast for the gauge location. Good = wind ≤ 10 mph and rain ≤ 30%; storms are flagged. Not safety advice – check local conditions, closures and warnings.

Level history

30 days1 year

Field notes

As of Oct 24, 2026, New Melones Lake stood at 1,003.71 (NAVD88) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 1,505,480 acre-feet for the same day.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been falling (−0.51 ft), and it is −3.63 ft over 30 days.

Compared with a year ago (1,015.46 ft), the lake is 11.75 ft lower.

Readings come from the Bureau of Reclamation's daily reservoir data for New Melones Lake Dam and Powerplant.

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	1,505,480 acre-feet
Gauge / station	New Melones Lake Dam and Powerplant
Elevation datum	ft (NAVD88)
Gauge location	37.9481, -120.5250

Nearby lakes

Tulloch Reservoir7 mi SW500.79 ft−1.99 ft Don Pedro Reservoir18 mi S784.80 ft−2.04 ft Beardsley Lake30 mi NE3,334.80 ft−6.40 ft Cherry Lake33 mi E4,683.12 ft−0.04 ft Lake Eleanor35 mi E4,653.53 ft−0.09 ft

Common questions

Is New Melones Lake rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed −0.51 ft and over 30 days −3.63 ft.

How full is New Melones Lake?

Reclamation publishes the water surface elevation for this gauge but not a percent-full figure, so we don't show one rather than estimate it.

How often is this page updated?

The page is rebuilt automatically every day from Reclamation's published data. Values can be revised later by the source agency.

Where does the data come from?

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's RISE data portal (data.usbr.gov). Forecasts come from the National Weather Service.

Daily values published by the Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation data are provisional and subject to revision unless otherwise noted. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Bureau of Reclamation. See data sources.