Name: Shasta Lake water-level time series
Creator: Lakebrief

Question 1

What is the current water level at Shasta Lake?

Accepted Answer

Shasta 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 Shasta Lake?

Accepted Answer

Shasta Lake has a full pool elevation of 1067 ft (NGVD29). Surface area at full pool is 30,000 acres.

Question 3

How is Shasta Lake's water level measured?

Accepted Answer

Water-surface elevation for Shasta 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 Shasta Lake?

Accepted Answer

The lowest recorded modern elevation for Shasta Lake is approximately 882 ft. The low-water advisory threshold for the dashboard is 1020 ft.

Shasta Lake water level