Reservoir · California · United States · CDEC
BUCKS LAKE STORAGE
60.1% full
Capacity
125.82 hm³
Volume stored
76 hm³
Vs month average
78% of normal
Coordinates
39.897°N, 121.202°W
Last updated
2026-10-14
Current fill
60.1%vs 7 days ago
-1.0%losing
vs 1 year ago
-13.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
78%of normal
60.1% full on 2026-10-14, against an average of 77.5% for October across 6 years of readings (-17.4 points).
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: 2026-10-14.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About BUCKS LAKE STORAGE
As of October 14, 2026, BUCKS LAKE STORAGE is filled to 60.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 76 hm³ of water out of a maximum 126 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.0 pts), and it is 13.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for BUCKS LAKE STORAGE — 1816 data points between October 16, 2021 and October 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 53.2% (October 14, 2023) to a high of 101.9% (June 4, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around December.
It is operated by CDEC primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the California basin at 39.897°N, 121.202°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 60.1%
- Water stored
- 76 hm³
- Total capacity
- 126 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.0 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 13.3 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- California
- Operator
- CDEC
- Coordinates
- 39.897°N, 121.202°W
- Last updated
- October 14, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | 60.1% | 76 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 60.1% | 76 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 60.2% | 76 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 60.4% | 76 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 60.4% | 76 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 60.4% | 76 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 60.7% | 76 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 61.1% | 77 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 61.5% | 77 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 61.7% | 78 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 61.8% | 78 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 62.0% | 78 |