Water report · Folsom Lake

Folsom Lake water level

Water reportFolsom Lake Dam and PowerplantAug 29
412.41ftNormal

Last reading 2 days ago: near normal for late August. Above 28% of past August 29s on record.

Updated 1:00 AM PDT, Aug 29

467,981 afstorage

Folsom Lake water level history

Aug 29typical 410.36 to 443.61 ft
412.41ft
Aug 23Aug 26Aug 29
Aug 29typical 410.36 to 443.61 ft
412.41ft
Jul 31Aug 14Aug 29
Aug 29typical 410.36 to 443.61 ft
412.41ft
Jun 1Jul 16Aug 29
Aug 29typical 410.36 to 443.61 ft
412.41ft
Aug 30Feb 28Aug 29

What this means

Over the last 7 days, Folsom Lake held between 412.41 and 414.74 ft, lowest on Aug 29 and highest on Aug 23.

That is 2.33 ft lower than on Aug 23.

Over the last 30 days, Folsom Lake held between 412.41 and 433.84 ft, lowest on Aug 29 and highest on Jul 31.

That is 21.43 ft lower than on Jul 31.

Over the last 90 days, Folsom Lake held between 412.41 and 463.64 ft, lowest on Aug 29 and highest on Jun 9.

That is 50.97 ft lower than on Jun 1.

Over the last 12 months, Folsom Lake held between 404.92 and 464.40 ft, lowest on Nov 12 and highest on May 12.

That is 1.12 ft lower than on Aug 30.

Storage, past 30 days

Aug 29
467,981acre-feet

467,981 to 648,458 acre-feet over the window.

On this water

No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.

Post a report

Bureau of Reclamation station 334, Folsom Lake Dam and Powerplant. Reclamation publishes a day or two behind, so the date beside the reading is the date of record, not today. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.

About this gauge

Readings come from Bureau of Reclamation station 334, Folsom Lake Dam and Powerplant. It reports reservoir elevation and storage. Reclamation publishes daily and runs a day or two behind. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.

Folsom Lake fishing records

The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.

See the Folsom Lake record book