Reservoir · California · United States · CDEC
INDEPENDENCE LAKE NEAR TRUCKEE
81.5% full
Capacity
22.82 hm³
Volume stored
19 hm³
Vs month average
99% of normal
Coordinates
39.452°N, 120.290°W
Last updated
2026-10-14
Current fill
81.5%vs 7 days ago
-0.8%losing
vs 1 year ago
-4.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
99%of normal
81.5% full on 2026-10-14, against an average of 82.5% 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 INDEPENDENCE LAKE NEAR TRUCKEE
As of October 14, 2026, INDEPENDENCE LAKE NEAR TRUCKEE is filled to 81.5% of its total capacity, holding roughly 19 hm³ of water out of a maximum 23 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.8 pts), and it is 4.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for INDEPENDENCE LAKE NEAR TRUCKEE — 1825 data points between October 16, 2021 and October 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 63.1% (February 24, 2022) to a high of 95.8% (June 6, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around February.
It is operated by CDEC primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the California basin at 39.452°N, 120.290°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 81.5%
- Water stored
- 19 hm³
- Total capacity
- 23 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.8 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 4.0 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- California
- Operator
- CDEC
- Coordinates
- 39.452°N, 120.290°W
- Last updated
- October 14, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | 81.5% | 19 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 81.6% | 19 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 81.7% | 19 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 81.8% | 19 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 81.9% | 19 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 81.9% | 19 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 82.1% | 19 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 82.3% | 19 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 82.4% | 19 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 82.5% | 19 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 82.6% | 19 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 82.6% | 19 |