San Luis Reservoir Water Level

2026-07-31: 466.65 ft — the 30th-lowest elevation for this calendar date in 38 years of daily record.

Elevation
466.65 ft
+0.24 ft in 7 d
Vs. one year ago
+37.47 ft
same date last year
Vs. yesterday
+0.24 ft
24-hour change
Net flow (inflow − release)
+0 cfs
-9,999 cfs in · -9,999 cfs out · 1997-01-21
Storage
1.14 maf
as of 2026-07-31

Last five years

350 400 450 500 550 20222023202420252026
Daily pool elevation, California Data Exchange Center (CDEC).

Full record, 1988–present

350 400 450 500 550 19891994199920042009201420192024
Monthly mean pool elevation, computed from CDEC daily values.

Records

DefinitionElevation (ft)Date
full-series daily min344.961989-08-24
full-series daily max544.171995-03-14
since-2000 daily min350.952021-10-23
since-2000 daily max543.582011-03-26

Recent water years

Water yearMin (ft)Min dateMax (ft)Max dateMean (ft)
2026458.862025-11-12525.972026-03-25493.08
20254292025-07-26528.082025-04-07477.9
2024439.072024-08-02512.892023-10-02473.24
2023395.872022-11-08543.042023-04-06489.36
2022350.952021-10-23447.962022-05-02418.66
2021360.932021-09-19470.92021-02-24433.17
2020436.732019-11-21504.582020-04-13471.92
2019464.592018-10-01543.052019-03-25499.84
2018441.472018-08-06528.192018-04-11494.75
2017397.942016-10-215432017-03-09505.29
2016351.552016-07-31458.592016-03-31402.18
2015382.892014-11-03488.942015-03-16432.37
2014380.632014-08-30448.432014-05-05411.73
2013371.212013-08-06481.372013-04-01431.69
2012409.062012-09-03537.752012-01-14488.81
2011431.222010-10-01543.582011-03-26508.83
2010382.352009-10-15517.692010-04-01456.71
2009356.012008-10-08455.152009-04-15403.71
2008358.672008-09-24522.742008-02-28452.68
2007384.032007-08-07541.852007-01-14475.98
2006475.412006-09-01543.32006-03-22516.91
2005414.872004-10-16543.282005-03-25494.82
2004389.42004-08-19542.732004-04-05468.14
2003412.062002-10-19539.122003-04-13470.87
2002410.982002-08-22543.012002-03-27473.68

Data: California Data Exchange Center (CDEC), refreshed nightly; records computed from the full daily series with explicit definitions — methodology. Part of California.