Shasta Lake lake and shoreline

Shasta Lake Water Level

Officially Shasta Reservoir (Shasta Dam)

California

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Shasta Lake is currently 79.9 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 987.1 feet.

987.08 ft · Updated 21 hours ago · California Data Exchange Center

Current level

987.08ft

−79.92 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.34 ft

Previous readingSep 9987.42 ft

7-day change

Down 2.44 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 15.36 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NAVD88 · MSL

996 ft1027 ft1058 ftFULL POOL 1067.00 ftAug 12Sep 11

Level status

79.92 ft below full pool

Current level
987.08 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

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

1.4% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Shasta County, CA

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

1.4% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Shasta County, CA

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    987.08 ft

    -0.34 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    987.42 ft

    -0.27 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    987.69 ft

    -0.28 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    987.97 ft

    -0.33 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    988.3 ft

    -0.43 ft

  • Sep 5, 2026

    988.73 ft

    -0.37 ft

  • Sep 4, 2026

    989.1 ft

    -0.42 ft

Common questions about Shasta Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Shasta Lake is 987.08 ft (updated 21 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 2.44 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Shasta Lake is currently 79.92 ft below full pool.

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

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