1209.10 ft Reclamation project datum
level 0.9 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August
Reading from California DWR — California Data Exchange Center (CDEC station WHI); it refreshes with each site update rather than live.
Whiskeytown Lake through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1985–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.
This year vs the years that matter
This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.
- 2024 (wettest on record)
- 1991 (driest on record)
- 2025 (last year)
- 2026 (this year)
Full pool, datum, and the gauge
"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.
| Full pool | 1210.00 ft Reclamation project datum · per Bureau of Reclamation (Whiskeytown NRA) full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 241,100 acre-feet · per Bureau of Reclamation (Whiskeytown NRA) capacity reference |
| Gauge | CDEC station WHI · California DWR — California Data Exchange Center |
| Datum | Reclamation project datum |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.
Quick answers
How full is Whiskeytown Lake right now?
Whiskeytown Lake is at 1209.10 ft (Reclamation project datum) as of August 14, 2026 — 0.9 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August
Is Whiskeytown Lake full?
Not quite — at 1209.10 ft, Whiskeytown Lake is 0.9 ft below its full pool of 1210.00 ft (Reclamation project datum).
What is full pool for Whiskeytown Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Whiskeytown Lake is 1210.00 ft Reclamation project datum, per Bureau of Reclamation (Whiskeytown NRA) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.