Name: New Melones Lake water-level time series
Creator: Lakebrief

Question 1

What is the current water level at New Melones Lake?

Accepted Answer

New Melones Lake's current water level is shown at the top of this page, sourced from the cdec feed scraped on a regular cron and updated continuously. The 7-day trend, full-pool comparison, and a multi-year history chart are all on this page.

Question 2

What is the full pool elevation for New Melones Lake?

Accepted Answer

New Melones Lake has a full pool elevation of 1088 ft (NGVD29). Surface area at full pool is 12,500 acres.

Question 3

How is New Melones Lake's water level measured?

Accepted Answer

Water-surface elevation for New Melones Lake is measured by the cdec feed scraped on a regular cron. Lakebrief polls the upstream feed continuously and renders the latest reading, recent trend, and multi-year context.

Question 4

What is the historical low water level for New Melones Lake?

Accepted Answer

The lowest recorded modern elevation for New Melones Lake is approximately 797.4 ft. The low-water advisory threshold for the dashboard is 1010 ft.

New Melones Lake water level