New Melones Lake water level today
Reservoir in California
1,004.08ft
306.04 m · NAVD88
Measured · provisional
24 hours
▲ 0.09 ft
7 days
▼ 0.91 ft
30 days
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What this means
The lake has fallen 0.91 ft in 7 days.
Since 2026, the lowest daily level was 1,003.98 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 1,005.80 ft (Oct 2026).
New Melones Lake level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Records & details
- Highest
- 1,005.80 ft on Oct 7, 2026
- Lowest
- 1,003.98 ft on Oct 19, 2026
- Records from
- 2026 (0 years of daily data)
- Storage
- 1,508,930 acre-ft
- Inflow
- 593 cfs (16.8 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
New Melones Dam
- Height
- 625 ft
- Completed
- 1979
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Irrigation; Recreation; Water Supply
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
- Normal storage
- 2,720,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 13,450 acres
National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →
Boat ramps on New Melones Lake
1 more ramps without a name, on the map: 1
2 ramps listed. Links open the ramp's location on OpenStreetMap. Check the managing agency for closures, especially at low water. All California boat ramps →
Campgrounds near New Melones Lake
- Tuttletown Recreation Area
- Glory Hole Recreation Area
Federal campgrounds from Recreation.gov; straight-line distance from the lake's gauge or dam.
Weather & wind
This Afternoon66°F · Sunny
Wind WNW 12 mph
Wind WNW 12 mph
Tonight48°F · Clear
Wind NNE 3 to 9 mph
Wind NNE 3 to 9 mph
Saturday68°F · Sunny
Wind SSE 2 to 6 mph
Wind SSE 2 to 6 mph
Saturday Night50°F · Clear
Wind SE 1 to 6 mph
Wind SE 1 to 6 mph
Sunday73°F · Sunny
Wind S 1 to 6 mph
Wind S 1 to 6 mph
Sunday Night50°F · Mostly Clear
Wind SE 5 mph
Wind SE 5 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 26 min ago.