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Shasta Lake water level today

976.20 ft above sea level (the reading for October 19, 2026). Shasta Lake is falling quickly: down 2.41 ft in the past 7 days and down 8.16 ft over 30 days.

California Department of Water Resources publishes one reading per day for Shasta Lake; today's value appears once the agency posts it, usually the next morning.

Level now976.20 ft
Past 24 hours−0.36 ft
Past 7 days−2.41 ft
Past 30 days−8.16 ft
vs 1 year ago−12.83 ft

Shasta Lake level over the last 12 months

9709921,0151,0371,060 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 976.20 ft (October 19, 2026). High: 1,053.50 ft (May 5, 2026). Swing: 77.30 ft.

Daily Shasta Lake levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 19, 2026976.20−0.36 ft
Oct 18, 2026976.56−0.35 ft
Oct 17, 2026976.91−0.33 ft
Oct 16, 2026977.24−0.36 ft
Oct 15, 2026977.60−0.33 ft
Oct 14, 2026977.93−0.34 ft
Oct 13, 2026978.27−0.34 ft
Oct 12, 2026978.61−0.34 ft
Oct 11, 2026978.95−0.37 ft
Oct 10, 2026979.32−0.17 ft
Oct 9, 2026979.49−0.28 ft
Oct 8, 2026979.77−0.21 ft
Oct 7, 2026979.98−0.20 ft
Oct 6, 2026980.18−0.15 ft
Oct 5, 2026980.33−0.18 ft
Oct 4, 2026980.51−0.22 ft
Oct 3, 2026980.73−0.34 ft
Oct 2, 2026981.07−0.26 ft
Oct 1, 2026981.33−0.30 ft
Sep 30, 2026981.63−0.27 ft
Sep 29, 2026981.90−0.30 ft
Sep 28, 2026982.20−0.25 ft
Sep 27, 2026982.45−0.31 ft
Sep 26, 2026982.76−0.35 ft
Sep 25, 2026983.11−0.27 ft
Sep 24, 2026983.38−0.09 ft
Sep 23, 2026983.47−0.15 ft
Sep 22, 2026983.62−0.21 ft
Sep 21, 2026983.83−0.21 ft
Sep 20, 2026984.04−0.32 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025990.01986.18993.25
Dec 2025999.75992.921,020.35
Jan 20261,034.561,021.121,038.27
Feb 20261,033.101,030.211,041.14
Mar 20261,048.041,042.061,050.98
Apr 20261,051.901,051.311,052.77
May 20261,050.671,045.881,053.50
Jun 20261,038.771,030.961,045.41
Jul 20261,020.731,010.111,030.38
Aug 2026999.60990.631,009.27
Sep 2026985.60981.63990.22
Oct 2026 *979.00976.20981.33

* partial month or year.

Shasta Lake year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *976.20 Oct 191,053.50 May 51,025.84
2025986.18 Nov 31,062.02 Apr 281,023.56
2024985.52 Nov 181,061.93 May 61,026.92
2023 *1,008.80 Dec 171,017.95 Oct 161,012.34

Shasta Lake on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025989.03 ft−12.83 ft
2024992.36 ft−16.16 ft
20231,017.07 ft−40.87 ft

Is Shasta Lake full?

California Department of Water Resources does not publish a full-pool figure in this data feed, so compare today's 976.20 ft with the 12-month range above (976.20 to 1,053.50 ft) and with past years.

Is Shasta Lake rising or falling?

Shasta Lake is falling quickly: down 2.41 ft in the past 7 days and down 8.16 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.36 ft.

How does Shasta Lake compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 12.83 ft lower. Two years ago on this date it stood at 992.36 ft.

Data source

California Department of Water Resources (California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)), gauge SHA; readings since Oct 16, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.

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