Reservoir · California · United States · CDEC
LAKE ELEANOR
53.1% full
Capacity
35.28 hm³
Volume stored
19 hm³
Vs month average
85% of normal
Coordinates
37.974°N, 119.880°W
Last updated
2026-10-14
Current fill
53.1%vs 7 days ago
-2.7%losing
vs 1 year ago
-6.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
85%of normal
53.1% full on 2026-10-14, against an average of 62.7% for October across 6 years of readings (-9.6 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 LAKE ELEANOR
As of October 14, 2026, LAKE ELEANOR is filled to 53.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 19 hm³ of water out of a maximum 35 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 2.7 percentage points, and it is 6.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for LAKE ELEANOR — 1825 data points between October 16, 2021 and October 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.1% (August 23, 2025) to a high of 96.0% (December 31, 2022). 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 37.974°N, 119.880°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 53.1%
- Water stored
- 19 hm³
- Total capacity
- 35 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 2.7 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 6.3 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- California
- Operator
- CDEC
- Coordinates
- 37.974°N, 119.880°W
- Last updated
- October 14, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | 53.1% | 19 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 53.2% | 19 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 53.3% | 19 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 53.4% | 19 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 53.5% | 19 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 53.8% | 19 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 54.8% | 19 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 55.8% | 20 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 56.8% | 20 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 57.9% | 20 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 58.9% | 21 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 59.9% | 21 |