Shasta Reservoir Water Levels and Storage
DATE WATER LEVEL ACRE FEET NOTES 10/01/2018 979.14 2,399,264 Beginning of 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 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 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 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 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 11/01/2023 1,013.85 3,140,865 12/01/2023 1,010.86 3,071,507
*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)
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Three days of precipitation during the first week of May 2023 brings the reservoir to June 2019 levels. The highest in four years.
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