Shasta Reservoir Water Levels and Storage
DATE WATER LEVEL ACRE FEET NOTES
10/01/2018 979.14 2,399,264 Beginning of 2018-2019 Water Year
06/01/2019 1,064.42 4,475,648 General snow melt/irrigation balance date
10/01/2019 1,025.49 3,420,766 Beginning of 19/20 Water Year
06/01/2020 1,029.53 3,521,627 General snow melt/irrigation balance date
10/01/2020 968.46 2,197,814 Beginning of 20/21 Water Year
06/01/2021 955.63 1,971,357 General snow melt/irrigation balance date
10/01/2021 891.58 1,069,512 Beginning of 21/22 Water Year
10/21/2021 882.24 967,370 Before the major storms
06/01/2022 946.24 1,815,774 General snow melt/irrigation balance date
10/01/2022 926.30 1,512,814 Beginning of 22/23 Water Year
11/16/2022 917.82 1,395,027 Lowest level I could find between beginning of WY and onset of first significant rains
12/26/2022 921.23 1,441,684 Before the major storms (see Ft Ord Precipitation for details)
03/10/2023 1,000.88 2,847,720 After several major storms
05/03/2023 1,063.69 4,454,176 Late season Omega Block traps low pressure off Northern & Central California
06/01/2023 1,063.78 4,456,816
07/01/2023 1,057.08 4,262,534
08/01/2023 1,043.14 3,876,150
09/01/2023 1,029.80 3,528,435
10/01/2023 1,021.57 3,324,835 Beginning of 23/24 Water Year
11/01/2023 1,013.85 3,140,865
12/01/2023 1,010.86 3,071,507
01/01/2024 1,012.91 3,118,941
02/01/2024 1,035.05 3,662,741
03/01/2024 1,038.11 3,742,643
04/01/2024 1,055.32 4,212,351
05/01/2024 1,060.75 4,368,423
05/19/2024 1,061.59 4,392,809 Peak?
06/01/2024 1,058.05 4,290,375
*Data Source: https://cdec.water.ca.gov/dynamicapp/QueryDaily?s=SHA&end=2023-03-11&span=130days
Compare to 05/2019 4,476,827 acre feet of stored water
3/11/2023 = 63.7% of the May 2019 level (which was the max I could find since 2015)
