Reservoir · California · United States · CDEC
NEW EXCHEQUER-LK MCCLURE
56.0% full
Capacity
1,263.83 hm³
Volume stored
708 hm³
Coordinates
37.585°N, 120.270°W
Last updated
2026-09-16
Current fill
56.0%vs 7 days ago
-1.3%losing
vs 1 year ago
-8.0%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: 2026-09-16.
Catchment Weather
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About NEW EXCHEQUER-LK MCCLURE
As of September 16, 2026, NEW EXCHEQUER-LK MCCLURE is filled to 56.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 708 hm³ of water out of a maximum 1,264 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 (-1.3 pts), and it is 8.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for NEW EXCHEQUER-LK MCCLURE — 1823 data points between September 19, 2021 and September 16, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 17.6% (October 23, 2021) to a high of 97.7% (June 12, 2024). 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 37.585°N, 120.270°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 56.0%
- Water stored
- 708 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,264 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 8.0 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- California
- Operator
- CDEC
- Coordinates
- 37.585°N, 120.270°W
- Last updated
- September 16, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2026 | 56.0% | 708 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 56.2% | 710 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 56.4% | 713 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | 56.6% | 716 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | 56.8% | 718 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 57.0% | 720 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 57.3% | 724 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 57.3% | 724 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 57.5% | 726 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 57.7% | 729 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 57.9% | 731 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 58.0% | 733 |