Reservoir · California · United States · CDEC
NEW BULLARDS BAR
68.5% full
Capacity
1,228.55 hm³
Volume stored
842 hm³
Coordinates
39.393°N, 121.140°W
Last updated
2026-10-08
Current fill
68.5%vs 7 days ago
-1.0%losing
vs 1 year ago
+4.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
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: 2026-10-08.
Catchment Weather
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About NEW BULLARDS BAR
As of October 8, 2026, NEW BULLARDS BAR is filled to 68.5% of its total capacity, holding roughly 842 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,229 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 (-1.0 pts), and it is 4.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for NEW BULLARDS BAR — 1825 data points between October 10, 2021 and October 8, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 37.2% (October 19, 2021) to a high of 96.7% (May 19, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around November.
It is operated by CDEC primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the California basin at 39.393°N, 121.140°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 68.5%
- Water stored
- 842 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,229 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.0 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 4.3 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- California
- Operator
- CDEC
- Coordinates
- 39.393°N, 121.140°W
- Last updated
- October 8, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2026 | 68.5% | 842 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 68.7% | 844 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 68.8% | 845 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 68.9% | 846 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 69.0% | 847 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 69.1% | 849 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 69.3% | 852 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 69.5% | 854 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 69.7% | 856 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 69.8% | 858 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 69.9% | 859 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 70.0% | 860 |