Whiskeytown Lake lake and shoreline

Whiskeytown Lake Water Level

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Whiskeytown Lake is currently 1.1 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 1208.9 feet.

1208.93 ft · Updated 1 day ago · U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Current level

1,208.93ft

−1.07 ft vs full pool

Normal

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.03 ft

Previous readingSep 81,208.96 ft

7-day change

Down 0.12 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.12 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

1209 ft1209 ft1210 ftFULL POOL 1210.00 ftSep 7Sep 10

Level status

1.07 ft below full pool

Current level
1,208.93 ft
Full pool
1,210 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Reference levels

  • Full pool1,210 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 9, 2026

    1,208.93 ft

    -0.03 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    1,208.96 ft

    -0.05 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    1,209.01 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    1,209.05 ft

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Common questions about Whiskeytown Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Whiskeytown Lake is 1,208.93 ft (updated 1 day ago). You can track the Whiskeytown Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Whiskeytown Lake is 1,210 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Whiskeytown Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.12 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Whiskeytown Lake is currently 1.07 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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