Water report · New Melones Lake
New Melones Lake water level
Last reading 2 days ago: near normal for late August. Above 56% of past August 30s on record.
Updated 1:00 AM PDT, Aug 30
New Melones Lake water level history
What this means
Over the last 7 days, New Melones Lake held between 1,009.84 and 1,010.57 ft, lowest on Aug 30 and highest on Aug 24.
That is 0.73 ft lower than on Aug 24.
Over the last 30 days, New Melones Lake held between 1,009.84 and 1,015.07 ft, lowest on Aug 30 and highest on Aug 1.
That is 5.23 ft lower than on Aug 1.
Over the last 90 days, New Melones Lake held between 1,009.84 and 1,033.99 ft, lowest on Aug 30 and highest on Jun 2.
That is 24.15 ft lower than on Jun 2.
Over the last 12 months, New Melones Lake held between 1,009.84 and 1,041.79 ft, lowest on Aug 30 and highest on Mar 25.
That is 9.17 ft lower than on Aug 30.
Storage, past 30 days
1,563,250 to 1,613,580 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 reportBureau 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