Reservoir · California · United States · CDEC
FRIANT DAM (MILLERTON)
42.8% full
Capacity
642.03 hm³
Volume stored
275 hm³
Vs month average
90% of normal
Reported
November 8, 2026
Current fill
42.8%vs 7 days ago
-0.5 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-6.2 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
California drought →Storage vs November average
90%of normal
42.8% now · 47.3% average (6 yrs)
U.S. Drought Monitor
D0Abnormally dry
Week of 3 November 2026
Drought figures describe the ground around the reservoir, not its storage. Sources: U.S. Drought Monitor.
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: 2026-11-08.
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About FRIANT DAM (MILLERTON)
As of November 8, 2026, FRIANT DAM (MILLERTON) is filled to 42.8% of its total capacity, holding 274.68 hm³ of water out of a maximum 642.03 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 (-0.5 pp), and it is 6.2 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for FRIANT DAM (MILLERTON) — 1823 data points between November 10, 2021 and November 8, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 26.6% (November 8, 2023) to a high of 101.6% (July 19, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by CDEC primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 37.001°N, 119.705°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 42.8% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 274.68 hm³
- Total capacity
- 642.03 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.5 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 6.2 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CDEC
- Coordinates
- 37.001°N, 119.705°W
- Last updated
- November 8, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | 42.8% | 274.68 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | 42.9% | 275.56 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | 43.1% | 276.45 |
| 5 Nov 2026 | 43.2% | 277.31 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | 43.3% | 278.13 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | 43.4% | 278.8 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 43.5% | 279.14 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | 43.3% | 277.98 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | 43.1% | 276.79 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | 43.0% | 275.79 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | 42.8% | 274.97 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | 42.7% | 273.86 |