Sacramento basin

Name: Sacramento basin
Creator: The Waterline
Keywords: Sacramento basin, reservoir storage, river basin, California

Reservoir storage across California

Data through Aug 12, 2026 · source last checked Aug 13, 2026 · page revised Aug 13, 2026

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Sacramento basin storage is 5% below its 5-yr median. The Waterline, data through Aug 12, 2026. https://the-waterline.com/basin/sacramento

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<p style="font-size:11px;color:#6b6b6b;margin:2px 0 0">About this data: US Bureau of Reclamation RISE; California reservoirs via CA DWR CDEC · Reservoir storage summed across the basin · Sacramento basin · acre-feet · Daily reading · through Aug 12, 2026</p>

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About this data

Source: US Bureau of Reclamation RISE; California reservoirs via CA DWR CDEC
Series: Reservoir storage summed across the basin
Geography: Sacramento basin
Unit: acre-feet
Calculation: Daily reading
Last observation: Aug 12, 2026
Update frequency: Daily

Now 3.10M af, 5% below the 5-yr median.

Sacramento basin storage fell to 3.15M af, down 13.5% over the month. The basin runs 5% below its 5-year median and 4.9% below last year's level.

The numbers
Period	Current	Prior	Change
Week over week	3.10M af	3.21M af	-3.4%
Month over month	3.10M af	3.59M af	-13.7%
Year over year	3.10M af	3.27M af	-5.2%
vs 5-yr median	3.10M af	3.27M af	-5.2%

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