Reservoir · California · United States · CDEC
PINE FLAT DAM
24.2% full
Capacity
952.62 hm³
Volume stored
231 hm³
Vs month average
57% of normal
Reported
November 8, 2026
Current fill
24.2%vs 7 days ago
+0.5 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
-10.9 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
California drought →Storage vs November average
57%of normal
24.2% now · 42.4% average (6 yrs)
U.S. Drought Monitor
D0Abnormally dry
Week of 3 November 2026
Drought figures describe the ground around the reservoir, not its storage. Sources: U.S. Drought Monitor.
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: 2026-11-08.
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About PINE FLAT DAM
As of November 8, 2026, PINE FLAT DAM is filled to 24.2% of its total capacity, holding 230.53 hm³ of water out of a maximum 952.62 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.5 pp), and it is 10.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for PINE FLAT DAM — 1578 data points between November 10, 2021 and November 8, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 17.2% (August 31, 2022) to a high of 104.9% (June 30, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around August.
It is operated by CDEC primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 36.833°N, 119.325°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 24.2% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 230.53 hm³
- Total capacity
- 952.62 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.5 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 10.9 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- CDEC
- Coordinates
- 36.833°N, 119.325°W
- Last updated
- November 8, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | 24.2% | 230.53 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | 24.2% | 230.11 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | 24.1% | 229.61 |
| 5 Nov 2026 | 24.0% | 229.07 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | 24.0% | 228.29 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | 23.9% | 227.7 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 23.8% | 226.86 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | 23.7% | 226 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | 23.7% | 225.38 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | 23.6% | 225.17 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | 23.6% | 224.64 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | 23.5% | 224.05 |