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New Melones Lake water level today

1,003.98 ft above sea level (the reading for October 19, 2026). New Melones Lake is falling steadily: down 1.09 ft in the past 7 days and down 3.70 ft over 30 days.

California Department of Water Resources publishes one reading per day for New Melones Lake; today's value appears once the agency posts it, usually the next morning.

Level now1,003.98 ft
Past 24 hours−0.09 ft
Past 7 days−1.09 ft
Past 30 days−3.70 ft
vs 1 year ago−11.67 ft

New Melones Lake level over the last 12 months

1,0011,0121,0231,0341,045 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 1,003.98 ft (October 19, 2026). High: 1,041.79 ft (March 25, 2026). Swing: 37.81 ft.

Daily New Melones Lake levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 19, 20261,003.98−0.09 ft
Oct 18, 20261,004.07−0.15 ft
Oct 17, 20261,004.22−0.20 ft
Oct 16, 20261,004.42−0.25 ft
Oct 15, 20261,004.67−0.32 ft
Oct 14, 20261,004.99−0.10 ft
Oct 13, 20261,005.09+0.02 ft
Oct 12, 20261,005.07−0.12 ft
Oct 11, 20261,005.19−0.18 ft
Oct 10, 20261,005.37−0.18 ft
Oct 9, 20261,005.55−0.11 ft
Oct 8, 20261,005.66−0.14 ft
Oct 7, 20261,005.80+0.01 ft
Oct 6, 20261,005.79−0.15 ft
Oct 5, 20261,005.94−0.18 ft
Oct 4, 20261,006.12−0.21 ft
Oct 3, 20261,006.33−0.02 ft
Oct 2, 20261,006.35−0.12 ft
Oct 1, 20261,006.47−0.13 ft
Sep 30, 20261,006.60−0.17 ft
Sep 29, 20261,006.77−0.10 ft
Sep 28, 20261,006.87−0.15 ft
Sep 27, 20261,007.02−0.16 ft
Sep 26, 20261,007.18−0.04 ft
Sep 25, 20261,007.22−0.12 ft
Sep 24, 20261,007.34−0.12 ft
Sep 23, 20261,007.46−0.04 ft
Sep 22, 20261,007.50−0.04 ft
Sep 21, 20261,007.54−0.09 ft
Sep 20, 20261,007.63−0.05 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 20251,016.481,015.271,018.25
Dec 20251,019.821,018.291,023.12
Jan 20261,029.331,023.621,032.09
Feb 20261,033.311,031.561,037.10
Mar 20261,040.351,037.461,041.79
Apr 20261,040.041,039.331,041.46
May 20261,038.811,034.821,040.53
Jun 20261,028.771,023.231,034.48
Jul 20261,019.081,015.381,022.93
Aug 20261,011.981,009.711,015.07
Sep 20261,008.121,006.601,009.58
Oct 2026 *1,005.321,003.981,006.47

* partial month or year.

New Melones Lake year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *1,003.98 Oct 191,041.79 Mar 251,026.14
20251,015.27 Nov 41,052.55 Apr 151,032.83
20241,033.22 Nov 41,061.52 Jun 71,046.83
2023 *1,042.07 Oct 291,050.66 Dec 311,045.72

New Melones Lake on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
20251,015.65 ft−11.67 ft
20241,034.23 ft−30.25 ft
20231,042.49 ft−38.51 ft

Is New Melones Lake full?

California Department of Water Resources does not publish a full-pool figure in this data feed, so compare today's 1,003.98 ft with the 12-month range above (1,003.98 to 1,041.79 ft) and with past years.

Is New Melones Lake rising or falling?

New Melones Lake is falling steadily: down 1.09 ft in the past 7 days and down 3.70 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.09 ft.

How does New Melones Lake compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 11.67 ft lower. Two years ago on this date it stood at 1,034.23 ft.

Data source

California Department of Water Resources (California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)), gauge NML; readings since Oct 16, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.

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