Reservoir · California · United States · CDEC
COYOTE (LAKE MENDOCINO)
73.3% full
Capacity
91.89 hm³
Volume stored
67 hm³
Vs month average
101% of normal
Coordinates
39.197°N, 123.186°W
Last updated
2026-10-14
Current fill
73.3%vs 7 days ago
-3.1%losing
vs 1 year ago
-13.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
101%of normal
73.3% full on 2026-10-14, against an average of 72.3% for October across 6 years of readings (+1.0 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 COYOTE (LAKE MENDOCINO)
As of October 14, 2026, COYOTE (LAKE MENDOCINO) is filled to 73.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 67 hm³ of water out of a maximum 92 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has fallen by 3.1 percentage points, and it is 13.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for COYOTE (LAKE MENDOCINO) — 1825 data points between October 16, 2021 and October 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 17.3% (October 20, 2021) to a high of 105.0% (January 10, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around November.
It is operated by CDEC primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the California basin at 39.197°N, 123.186°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 73.3%
- Water stored
- 67 hm³
- Total capacity
- 92 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 3.1 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 13.3 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- California
- Operator
- CDEC
- Coordinates
- 39.197°N, 123.186°W
- Last updated
- October 14, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | 73.3% | 67 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 73.8% | 68 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 74.2% | 68 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 74.7% | 69 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 75.1% | 69 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 75.5% | 69 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 76.0% | 70 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 76.4% | 70 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 76.9% | 71 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 77.3% | 71 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 77.7% | 71 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 78.2% | 72 |