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Shasta Lake Water Level

Officially Shasta Reservoir (Shasta Dam)

California

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Shasta Lake is currently 92.8 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 974.3 feet.

974.25 ft · Updated 23 hours ago · California Data Exchange Center

Current level

974.25ft

−92.75 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.36 ft

Previous readingOct 24974.61 ft

7-day change

Down 2.31 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 8.51 ft

30 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
974.25 ft
24h
-0.36 ft
7d
-2.31 ft
30d
-8.51 ft

Elevation (ft) NAVD88 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Shasta Lake is currently 974.25 ft, 92.75 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 2.31 ft over the past 7 days and 8.51 ft over the past 30 days.

Shasta Lake Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

92.75 ft below full pool

Current level
974.25 ft
Full pool
1,067 ft
DatumElevation referenced to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
NAVD88
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
California Data Exchange Center

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,067 ft

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

1.4% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Shasta County, CA

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Shasta County, CA is Abnormally Dry (D0). 1.4% of the county is still in Moderate Drought or worse (D1–D4), which the U.S. Drought Monitor treats as official drought. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

1.4% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Abnormally Dry.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 20, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Shasta County, CA

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 25, 2026974.25-0.36
Oct 24, 2026974.61-0.36
Oct 23, 2026974.97-0.34
Oct 22, 2026975.31-0.27
Oct 21, 2026975.580
Oct 20, 2026975.58-0.62
Oct 19, 2026976.2-0.36

Common questions about Shasta Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Shasta Lake is 974.25 ft (updated 23 hours ago). You can track the Shasta Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Shasta Lake is 1,067 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Shasta Lake lake level is falling — falling about 2.31 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Shasta Lake is currently 92.75 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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