Whiskeytown Lake water level today
Reservoir in California
1,207.69ft
368.10 m · NAVD88
Measured · provisional
24 hours
▼ 0.15 ft
7 days
▼ 1.04 ft
30 days
–
What this means
The lake has fallen 1.04 ft in 7 days.
Since 2026, the lowest daily level was 1,207.69 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 1,208.74 ft (Oct 2026).
Whiskeytown Lake level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Records & details
- Highest
- 1,208.74 ft on Oct 12, 2026
- Lowest
- 1,207.69 ft on Oct 21, 2026
- Records from
- 2026 (0 years of daily data)
- Storage
- 233,739 acre-ft
- Inflow
- 389 cfs (11.0 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Whiskeytown Dam
- Height
- 282 ft
- Completed
- 1963
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Irrigation; Water Supply
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
- Normal storage
- 241,096 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,458 acres
National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →
Boat ramps on Whiskeytown Lake
2 ramps without a name, on the map: 12
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 Whiskeytown Lake
- Peltier Bridge Primitive Campground
- Horse Camp Primitive Campground
- Brandy Creek Primitive Campground
- DRY CREEK GROUP CAMPGROUND (Whiskeytown NRA)
- Sheep Camp Primitive Campground
All 7 campgrounds, reservations and phone numbers →
Federal campgrounds from Recreation.gov; straight-line distance from the lake's gauge or dam.
Weather & wind
This Afternoon68°F · Sunny
Wind NNE 5 mph
Wind NNE 5 mph
Tonight50°F · Clear
Wind NW 3 to 7 mph
Wind NW 3 to 7 mph
Saturday75°F · Sunny
Wind N 1 to 7 mph
Wind N 1 to 7 mph
Saturday Night51°F · Mostly Clear
Wind NW 2 mph
Wind NW 2 mph
Sunday69°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind ENE 3 mph
Wind ENE 3 mph
Sunday Night51°F · Mostly Clear
Wind W 3 mph
Wind W 3 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 26 min ago.