Red Bluff Reservoir: 48.1% full as of 2026-08-02
Historical Data
| Date | Percent Full |
Mean Water Level (ft) |
Reservoir Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Storage (acre-ft) |
Conservation Capacity (acre-ft) |
Surface Area (acres) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 2026-08-02 | 48.1 | 2,815.51 | 69,862 | 69,862 | 145,165 | 4,682 |
| Yesterday | 2026-08-01 | 48.2 | 2,815.52 | 69,911 | 69,911 | 145,165 | 4,684 |
| 2 days ago | 2026-07-31 | 48.2 | 2,815.54 | 70,007 | 70,007 | 145,165 | 4,688 |
| 1 week ago | 2026-07-26 | 48.4 | 2,815.60 | 70,297 | 70,297 | 145,165 | 4,700 |
| 1 month ago | 2026-07-02 | 49.7 | 2,815.99 | 72,180 | 72,180 | 145,165 | 4,778 |
| 3 months ago | 2026-05-02 | 54.0 | 2,817.28 | 78,428 | 78,428 | 145,165 | 5,035 |
| 6 months ago | 2026-02-02 | 55.4 | 2,817.66 | 80,409 | 80,409 | 145,165 | 5,108 |
| 1 year ago | 2025-08-02 | 50.2 | 2,816.12 | 72,808 | 72,808 | 145,165 | 4,804 |
*
Percent Full is based on Conservation Storage and Conservation Capacity and doesn't account for storage in flood pool.
**
Values above, including today's are averaged conditions. For near real-time instantaneous water level, see table below or the interactive map viewer.
Most Recent Instantaneous Water Level
| Date/time |
Water Level (ft) |
Conservation Pool Elevation (ft) |
Height Above Conservation Pool (ft) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent | 2026-08-02 15:15 | 2,815.52 | 2,828.10 | -12.58 |
| 1 hour prior | 2026-08-02 14:15 | 2,815.52 | 2,828.10 | -12.58 |
| 2 hours prior | 2026-08-02 13:15 | 2,815.52 | 2,828.10 | -12.58 |
| 6 hours prior | 2026-08-02 09:15 | 2,815.50 | 2,828.10 | -12.60 |
| 12 hours prior | 2026-08-02 03:15 | 2,815.50 | 2,828.10 | -12.60 |
| 24 hours prior | 2026-08-01 15:15 | 2,815.53 | 2,828.10 | -12.57 |
| 48 hours prior | 2026-07-31 15:15 | 2,815.55 | 2,828.10 | -12.55 |
*
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Additional Information
| Impoundment date | 1936-01-01 |
|
Vertical datum
|
NAVD88 |
|
Vertical datum
|
NGVD29 |
|
Service spillway crest elevation |
2,828.10 ft above NAVD88 |
|
Service spillway crest elevation |
2,827.40 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Top of gate elevation |
2,843.10 ft above NAVD88 |
|
Top of gate elevation |
2,842.40 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Emergency spillway crest elevation |
2,846.10 ft above NAVD88 |
|
Emergency spillway crest elevation |
2,845.40 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Top of dam elevation |
2,857.10 ft above NAVD88 |
|
Top of dam elevation |
2,856.40 ft above NGVD29 |
|
Conservation pool elevation |
2,828.10 ft above NAVD88 |
|
Conservation pool elevation |
2,827.40 ft above NGVD29 |
| Data download (CSV) | period of record, last one year, last 30 days |
Elevation-Area-Capacity Curves
2011-11-01 (source: TWDB)
: GIS Data
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| Data Source | USGS:08410000 |
| USGS Monitoring Location | USGS:08410000 |