California Lakes are Filling
March 24, 2023
Due to recent storms and floods, water levels in 13 out of 15 of the states largest lakes have doubled. this signals some good news for this years summer water supplies. These recent rain and snowstorms come after one of the states driest periods of time on record. 3 years of drought have been one of the worst droughts California has experienced. Thankfully, at the beginning of October last year, Lake Shasta filled to a third of its max fullness. It reached 60 percent at the beginning of this month and is still rising. This chart from Lakelevels.info shows each lakes current level, full pool, and reading time.
| Antelope (CA) | 5,002.19 | 4,993.65 | 8.54 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM |
| Black Butte (CA) | 453.72 | 442.50 | 11.22 | 3/23/2023 8:00 AM |
| Cachuma (CA) | 751.13 | 753.00 | -1.87 | 3/21/2023 12:00 AM |
| Camanche (CA) | 224.22 | 3/23/2023 8:00 AM | ||
| Castaic (CA) | 1,479.96 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM | ||
| Davis (CA) | 5,765.68 | 5,763.71 | 1.97 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM |
| Don Pedro (CA) | 809.94 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM | ||
| Donner (CA) | 5,928.95 | 5,929.04 | -0.09 | 3/22/2023 12:00 AM |
| Eastman (CA) | 567.23 | 468.87 | 98.36 | 3/23/2023 8:00 AM |
| Englebright (CA) | 529.02 | 522.40 | 6.62 | 3/23/2023 8:00 AM |
| Folsom (CA) | 432.39 | 466.00 | -33.61 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM |
| Frenchman (CA) | 5,580.48 | 5,554.92 | 25.56 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM |
| Havasu (AZ CA) | 448.35 | 445.00 | 3.35 | 3/23/2023 11:30 AM |
| Hensley (CA) | 509.53 | 475.63 | 33.90 | 3/23/2023 9:00 AM |
| Ice House (CA) | 5,428.35 | 5,430.15 | -1.80 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM |
| Independence (CA) | 6,944.36 | 6,947.84 | -3.48 | 3/22/2023 12:00 AM |
| Isabella (CA) | 2,585.32 | 2,500.00 | 85.32 | 3/23/2023 8:00 AM |
| Kaweah (CA) | 707.55 | 3/23/2023 8:00 AM | ||
| Keswick (CA) | 585.13 | 601.60 | -16.47 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM |
| Lewiston (CA) | 1,900.86 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM | ||
| Loon (CA) | 6,380.60 | 6,395.63 | -15.03 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM |
| McClure (CA) | 837.17 | 741.79 | 95.38 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM |
| Mendocino (CA) | 751.46 | 764.80 | -13.34 | 3/23/2023 8:00 AM |
| Millerton (CA) | 553.67 | 3/23/2023 9:00 AM | ||
| Nacimiento (CA) | 792.79 | 3/23/2023 10:47 AM | ||
| Natoma (CA) | 122.79 | 123.06 | -0.27 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM |
| New Bullards Bar (CA) | 1,918.63 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM | ||
| New Hogan (CA) | 686.67 | 634.51 | 52.16 | 3/23/2023 8:00 AM |
| New Melones (CA) | 985.39 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM | ||
| Oroville (CA) | 856.25 | 900.00 | -43.75 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM |
| Pardee (CA) | 566.62 | 563.21 | 3.41 | 3/23/2023 8:00 AM |
| Perris (CA) | 1,574.25 | 1,548.50 | 25.75 | 3/22/2023 12:00 AM |
| Pine Flat (CA) | 912.05 | 763.13 | 148.92 | 3/23/2023 8:00 AM |
| Pyramid (CA) | 2,562.36 | 2,574.80 | -12.44 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM |
| San Luis (CA) | 535.00 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM | ||
| Senator Wash (CA) | 239.67 | 251.00 | -11.33 | 3/22/2023 12:00 AM |
| Shasta (CA) | 1,030.77 | 1,067.00 | -36.23 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM |
| Sonoma (CA) | 461.48 | 488.00 | -26.52 | 3/23/2023 10:15 AM |
| Stampede (CA) | 5,908.23 | 5,898.51 | 9.72 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM |
| Success (CA) | 645.83 | 582.75 | 63.08 | 3/23/2023 8:00 AM |
| Tahoe (CA NV) | 6,225.33 | 6,225.00 | 0.33 | 3/23/2023 7:00 AM |
| Trinity (CA) | 2,241.98 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM | ||
| Tulloch (CA) | 499.23 | 3/22/2023 12:00 AM | ||
| Union Valley (CA) | 4,846.39 | 4,828.58 | 17.81 | 3/23/2023 10:00 AM |
| Whiskeytown (CA) | 1,204.13 |