Reservoir · California · United States · CDEC
NEW EXCHEQUER-LK MCCLURE
49.2% full
Capacity
1,263.83 hm³
Volume stored
622 hm³
Vs month average
93% of normal
Coordinates
37.585°N, 120.270°W
Last updated
2026-10-28
Current fill
49.2%vs 7 days ago
-1.0 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-10.0 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↓falling
Drought context
Storage vs October average
93%of normal
49.2% full on 2026-10-28, against an average of 53.0% for October across 6 years of readings (-3.8 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 27 October 2026
D0abnormally dry
The ground at NEW EXCHEQUER-LK MCCLURE's coordinates falls inside the D0 area of the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map. That describes local conditions — rainfall, soil moisture, streamflow — not the reservoir's storage. California drought figures →
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: 2026-10-28.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 37.585°N, 120.270°W · Open in Google Maps
About NEW EXCHEQUER-LK MCCLURE
As of October 28, 2026, NEW EXCHEQUER-LK MCCLURE is filled to 49.2% of its total capacity, holding 622.16 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 fallen by 1.0 percentage points, and it is 10.0 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 October 31, 2021 and October 28, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 17.8% (November 10, 2022) 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 is at 37.585°N, 120.270°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 49.2% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 622.16 hm³
- Total capacity
- 1,264 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.0 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 10.0 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CDEC
- Coordinates
- 37.585°N, 120.270°W
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 49.2% | 622.16 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 49.3% | 622.57 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 49.5% | 625.75 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 49.5% | 625.75 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 49.6% | 626.77 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 49.9% | 630.28 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 50.1% | 633.59 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 50.2% | 634.63 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 50.3% | 636.08 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 50.5% | 638.16 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 50.7% | 640.62 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 50.9% | 642.71 |