Reservoir · California · United States · CDEC
BEAR RIVER AT CAMP FAR WEST DAM
22.5% full
Capacity
115.63 hm³
Volume stored
26 hm³
Coordinates
39.050°N, 121.316°W
Last updated
2026-09-16
Current fill
22.5%vs 7 days ago
-3.1%losing
vs 1 year ago
+8.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Data source: CDEC — California Dept of Water Resources — daily reservoir storage volume. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-09-16.
Catchment Weather
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About BEAR RIVER AT CAMP FAR WEST DAM
As of September 16, 2026, BEAR RIVER AT CAMP FAR WEST DAM is filled to 22.5% of its total capacity, holding roughly 26 hm³ of water out of a maximum 116 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 3.1 percentage points, and it is 8.0 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for BEAR RIVER AT CAMP FAR WEST DAM — 1801 data points between September 19, 2021 and September 16, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 5.6% (October 4, 2024) to a high of 105.0% (December 23, 2021). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by CDEC primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the California basin at 39.050°N, 121.316°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 22.5%
- Water stored
- 26 hm³
- Total capacity
- 116 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 3.1 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 8.0 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- California
- Operator
- CDEC
- Coordinates
- 39.050°N, 121.316°W
- Last updated
- September 16, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2026 | 22.5% | 26 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 22.9% | 26 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 23.2% | 27 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | 23.7% | 27 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | 24.1% | 28 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 24.6% | 28 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 25.1% | 29 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 25.6% | 30 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 26.1% | 30 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 26.7% | 31 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 27.3% | 32 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 27.9% | 32 |