Reservoir · California · United States · CDEC
CHERRY VALLEY DAM
87.7% full
Capacity
337.36 hm³
Volume stored
296 hm³
Vs month average
99% of normal
Coordinates
37.967°N, 119.917°W
Last updated
2026-10-13
Current fill
87.7%vs 7 days ago
+0.4%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-2.4%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
99%of normal
87.7% full on 2026-10-13, against an average of 88.6% for October across 6 years of readings (-0.9 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: 2026-10-13.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About CHERRY VALLEY DAM
As of October 13, 2026, CHERRY VALLEY DAM is filled to 87.7% of its total capacity, holding roughly 296 hm³ of water out of a maximum 337 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.4 pts), and it is 2.4 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for CHERRY VALLEY DAM — 1824 data points between October 16, 2021 and October 13, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 63.2% (April 9, 2023) to a high of 99.3% (June 4, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around March.
It is operated by CDEC primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the California basin at 37.967°N, 119.917°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 87.7%
- Water stored
- 296 hm³
- Total capacity
- 337 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.4 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 2.4 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- California
- Operator
- CDEC
- Coordinates
- 37.967°N, 119.917°W
- Last updated
- October 13, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | 87.7% | 296 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 87.7% | 296 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 87.7% | 296 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 87.7% | 296 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 87.6% | 296 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 87.5% | 295 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 87.4% | 295 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 87.3% | 295 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 87.2% | 294 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 87.2% | 294 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 87.0% | 294 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 87.0% | 293 |