Documenting Drought in a time of Abrupt Climate Change: California and Nevada Current Reservoir

Northern Nevada Reservoirs Levels

Current ytd level 26%

Current ytd 39.26%

Current ytd 13.26%

Current ytd 84.39%

Current ytd 12.76%

California Reservoir Levels

Reservoir Name	StaID	Capacity (AF)	Elevation (FT)	Storage (AF)	Storage Change	% of Capacity	Average Storage	% of Average	Outflow (CFS)	Inflow (CFS)	Storage - Year Ago This Date

*TRINITY RIVER*
TRINITY LAKE	CLE	2,447,650	2,189.19	525,047	-2,141	21	1,644,373	32	1,094	37	588,352
WHISKEYTOWN	WHI	241,100	1,208.52	236,370	-476	98	226,504	104	1,033	802	231,657
LEWISTON	LEW	14,660	1,900.96	13,882	-134	95	13,867	100	1,341	1,276	14,427

*RUSSIAN RIVER*
SONOMA(WARM SPRINGS)	WRS	381,000	422.11	176,381	-212	46	197,311	89	98	0	145,320
MENDOCINO (COYOTE)	COY	122,400	715.27	35,127	-153	29	55,458	63	98	30	29,571

*SACRAMENTO RIVER*
SHASTA	SHA	4,552,000	927.70	1,532,879	-5,906	34	2,710,262	57	5,750	2,827	1,132,371
KESWICK	KES	23,772	584.99	22,501	690	95	21,943	103	6,505	6,855	22,322

*FEATHER RIVER*
OROVILLE	ORO	3,537,577	671.18	1,047,918	-3,164	30	2,170,746	48	2,125	577	1,056,956
ANTELOPE	ANT	22,566	4,995.10	16,663	-16	74	16,888	99	----	----	16,368
FRENCHMAN	FRD	55,477	5,547.68	12,285	-18	22	31,826	39	----	----	19,460
LAKE DAVIS	DAV	83,000	5,760.70	37,423	-24	45	57,314	65	----	----	44,617

*YUBA RIVER*
BULLARDS BAR	BUL	966,000	1,798.48	385,806	-1,964	40	577,930	67	----	----	407,094
ENGLEBRIGHT	ENG	70,000	523.77	67,367	1,078	96	60,508	111	----	----	66,665

*AMERICAN RIVER*
FOLSOM	FOL	977,000	358.15	166,442	-1,063	17	537,905	31	860	347	334,323
UNION VALLEY	UNV	266,369	4,821.01	148,231	-233	56	154,811	96	----	----	145,859
LOON LAKE	LON	69,306	6,379.15	32,603	-30	47	41,686	78	----	----	39,800
ICE HOUSE	ICH	43,496	5,429.28	30,614	-11	70	28,000	109	----	----	30,511
NIMBUS	NAT	9,000	123.33	7,946	258	88	8,232	97	668	801	8,223

*CACHE CREEK*
INDIAN VALLEY	INV	300,000	----	----	----	----	141,794	----	----	----	24,060

*STONY CREEK*
BLACK BUTTE	BLB	143,700	440.66	32,932	-226	23	33,949	97	91	-10	33,537

*CALAVERAS RIVER*
NEW HOGAN	NHG	317,000	600.69	27,559	-93	9	122,902	22	34	-3	42,512

*MOKELUMNE RIVER*
CAMANCHE	CMN	417,120	181.78	114,213	2,093	27	249,688	46	105	1,275	135,410
PARDEE	PAR	210,000	528.69	123,055	-2,245	59	178,653	69	1,383	4,498	160,781

*STANISLAUS RIVER*
DONNELL'S	DON	64,320	----	31,014	-185	48	30,104	103	136	----	42,955
BEARDSLEY	BRD	97,800	----	49,368	-720	50	63,176	78	497	----	41,685
TULLOCH	TUL	67,000	500.06	55,368	598	83	58,915	94	399	709	60,444
NEW MELONES	NML	2,400,000	799.39	270,796	1,166	11	1,341,894	20	796	1,410	516,808

*TUOLUMNE RIVER*
DON PEDRO	DNP	2,030,000	671.00	627,497	-1,115	31	1,352,655	46	----	----	758,996
HETCH HETCHY	HTH	360,000	----	----	----	----	248,896	----	----	----	273,700
CHERRY VALLEY	CHV	273,500	----	----	----	----	131,586	----	----	----	177,750

*MERCED RIVER*
MC CLURE (EXCHEQUER)	EXC	1,024,600	604.13	85,169	-442	8	459,567	19	189	0	113,620

*CHOWCHILLA RIVER*
EASTMAN (BUCHANAN)	BUC	150,000	466.87	10,576	-10	7	51,631	20	1,658	1,656	11,818

*FRESNO RIVER*
HENSLEY (HIDDEN)	HID	90,000	447.27	4,768	-2	5	20,555	23	0	1	4,984

*SAN JOAQUIN RIVER*
MILLERTON (FRIANT)	MIL	520,500	490.21	188,024	-407	36	206,057	91	281	97	182,360

*SAN LUIS CREEK*
SAN LUIS	SNL	2,041,000	380.40	375,905	-1,973	18	991,338	38	----	----	449,804

*KINGS RIVER*
PINE FLAT	PNF	1,000,000	722.06	117,305	323	12	339,606	35	229	404	114,770

*KAWEAH RIVER*
KAWEAH (TERMINUS)	TRM	185,600	593.65	16,269	-141	9	11,983	136	95	27	16,098

*TULE RIVER*
SUCCESS	SCC	82,300	575.17	3,014	-13	4	11,181	27	7	3	3,553

*KERN RIVER*
ISABELLA	ISB	568,000	2,522.50	30,404	0	5	180,476	17	100	114	49,589

*TRUCKEE RIVER*
STAMPEDE	STP	226,500	5,851.35	29,000	100	13	134,596	22	----	----	55,700
INDEPENDENCE LAKE	INP	17,295	6,944.79	14,404	-162	83	14,569	99	----	----	15,831
DONNER LAKE	DNN	9,700	5,928.77	3,709	-23	38	5,332	70	----	----	5,297

*SANTA YNEZ RIVER*
CACHUMA LAKE	CCH	205,000	669.04	32,382	-59	16	149,869	22	27	5	59,998

*SOUTH COAST*
PYRAMID	PYM	180,000	2,574.13	164,953	-2,111	92	160,746	103	----	----	167,064
CASTAIC	CAS	325,000	1,391.00	109,367	251	34	254,751	43	----	----	100,299
LAKE PERRIS	PRR	131,452	1,546.80	46,851	0	36	100,477	47	----	----	53,175

California data can be found at the following link here

The most important column to see storage levels are %of capacity

Saturday, October 10, 2015

California and Nevada Current Reservoir