With months still left of winter, California’s major reservoirs are holding about 129 percent of historical water levels for ...

Lake Mead, in the Colorado River system, is an important supplier of water to the Golden State. It is the largest U.S. reservoir by capacity, with the ability to hold over 26 million acre-feet of ...

After weeks of relentless winter storms, all of California’s key reservoirs are swelling past their historical levels for this time of year. California’s largest reservoir, Shasta Lake, is at 123% of ...

Levels not seen in 15 years... Lake Shasta, the largest reservoir in California, has made headlines for a third straight year. The lake's water levels soared above capacity in July, thanks to ...

Rain and rising reservoir levels are routine this time of year, but the impact from recent storms is clear, state and local water agencies agree. A powerful series of atmospheric rivers has delivered ...

Despite historic holiday storms resulting in reservoirs to overflow in California, Lake Mead’s water level declines in 2025.

Los Banos, CA (January 14, 2026) — San Luis reservoir continues to fill up at a rate of 7-8,000 acre feet a day- raising the lake level to about ¾’ a day. The total storage is now about 1,495,000 acre ...