Water report · New Melones Lake

New Melones Lake water level

Water reportNew Melones Lake Dam and PowerplantAug 10
1,012.93ft

Updated 1:00 AM PDT, Aug 10

1,592,870 afstorage

New Melones Lake water level history

Aug 4Aug 7Aug 10
Jul 12Jul 26Aug 10
May 13Jun 27Aug 10
Aug 11Feb 9Aug 10

What this means

Over the last 7 days, New Melones Lake held between 1,012.93 and 1,014.30 ft, lowest on Aug 10 and highest on Aug 4.

That is 1.37 ft lower than on Aug 4.

Over the last 30 days, New Melones Lake held between 1,012.93 and 1,019.98 ft, lowest on Aug 10 and highest on Jul 12.

That is 7.05 ft lower than on Jul 12.

Over the last 90 days, New Melones Lake held between 1,012.93 and 1,040.45 ft, lowest on Aug 10 and highest on May 13.

That is 27.52 ft lower than on May 13.

Over the last 12 months, New Melones Lake held between 1,012.93 and 1,041.79 ft, lowest on Aug 10 and highest on Mar 25.

That is 10.37 ft lower than on Aug 11.

Storage, past 30 days

1,592,870 to 1,661,730 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 3204, New Melones 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 3204, New Melones 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.

New Melones 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 New Melones Lake record book