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Reservoir · California · United States · CDEC

TERMINUS DAM

11.5% full

Capacity

230.01 hm³

Volume stored

27 hm³

Coordinates

36.415°N, 119.002°W

Last updated

2026-09-17

Current fill

11.5%
Critical

vs 7 days ago

-0.5%

losing

vs 1 year ago

+3.8%

year-over-year

7-day trend

stable

Data source: CDEC — California Dept of Water Resources — daily reservoir storage volume. Design capacity is unavailable for this site, so fill % is estimated against the 5-year maximum storage and may overstate fullness. Last reading: 2026-09-17.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.415, -119.002 · Open in Google Maps

About TERMINUS DAM

As of September 17, 2026, TERMINUS DAM is filled to 11.5% of its total capacity, holding roughly 27 hm³ of water out of a maximum 230 hm³. At this level the reservoir is critically low.

Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pts), and it is 3.8 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.

Across the readings we hold for TERMINUS DAM — 1822 data points between September 19, 2021 and September 17, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 5.6% (October 29, 2022) to a high of 100.0% (March 16, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around October.

It is operated by CDEC primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the California basin at 36.415°N, 119.002°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
11.5%
Water stored
27 hm³
Total capacity
230 hm³
7-day change
▼ 0.5 pts
Year-on-year
▲ 3.8 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
California
Operator
CDEC
Coordinates
36.415°N, 119.002°W
Last updated
September 17, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
17 Sep 202611.5%27
16 Sep 202611.6%27
15 Sep 202611.7%27
14 Sep 202611.7%27
13 Sep 202611.9%27
12 Sep 202611.9%27
11 Sep 202611.9%27
10 Sep 202612.0%28
9 Sep 202612.1%28
8 Sep 202612.2%28
7 Sep 202612.2%28
6 Sep 202612.2%28

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