Reservoir · California · United States · CDEC
FRENCH MEADOWS
50.9% full
Capacity
165.29 hm³
Volume stored
84 hm³
Vs month average
90% of normal
Coordinates
39.112°N, 120.468°W
Last updated
2026-10-14
Current fill
50.9%vs 7 days ago
-0.7%losing
vs 1 year ago
-9.7%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
90%of normal
50.9% full on 2026-10-14, against an average of 56.7% for October across 6 years of readings (-5.8 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 FRENCH MEADOWS
As of October 14, 2026, FRENCH MEADOWS is filled to 50.9% of its total capacity, holding roughly 84 hm³ of water out of a maximum 165 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 (-0.7 pts), and it is 9.7 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for FRENCH MEADOWS — 1822 data points between October 16, 2021 and October 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 36.1% (October 19, 2021) to a high of 99.7% (May 25, 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 39.112°N, 120.468°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 50.9%
- Water stored
- 84 hm³
- Total capacity
- 165 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.7 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 9.7 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- California
- Operator
- CDEC
- Coordinates
- 39.112°N, 120.468°W
- Last updated
- October 14, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | 50.9% | 84 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 51.0% | 84 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 51.1% | 84 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 51.2% | 85 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 51.3% | 85 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 51.4% | 85 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 51.5% | 85 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 51.6% | 85 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 51.7% | 85 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 51.8% | 86 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 51.9% | 86 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 52.0% | 86 |