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Link to all the lakes in San Diego County:  http://www.sdcwa.org/reservoirs

Link to the page that we copy and paste here monthly for
comparisons: http://www.sandiego.gov./water/recreation/levels.shtml    

For real time data, the USGS/NOAA has real time monitoring
stations in El Capitan, San Vicente, and Vail Lake. But those are the only three:
 http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/current/?type=lake&group_key=state_cd

 

Current 2018 San Diego lake water levels
 

 

Reservoir
Depth
When
Full

Percent
Full 1'05
Pre- rains
Percent Full
AFTER Rains
5.2.'05
% Full
Jan. 2006
% Full
Jan. 2007
% Full
Jan. 2008
 % Full Jan.
2009
% Full
Jan. 2010
% Full
Dec.
2010
%
Full
Jan.
2011
%
Full
Jan.
2012
 %
Full
Jan.
2013		 %
Full
Jan.
2014		 %
Full
Jan.
2015		 %
Full
Dec.
2015		 %
Full
Dec.
2016		 %
Full
Nov.
2017		 %
Full
Feb.
2018		 %
Full
May
2018		 %
Full
June
2018		 %
Full
July
2018		 %
Full
Aug
2018		 %
Full
Sept
2018 		%
Full
Oct.
2018		 %
Full
Nov. 2018		 %
 Full
Dec.
2018

Barrett

 160'

27.9

 77.1 75.0 74.2 69.2 74.0 70.0 91.6 100.0 80.8 52.3 29.6 11.8 5.1 5.3 34.7 35.0 35.00 34.5 33.6 32.8 32.7 32.0 31.5 31.9
El Capitan 197'

33.4

 69.8 44.1 34.0 34.5 52.4 52.9 62.5 72.6 73.7 61.0 39.5 28.8 26.6 20.7 34.6 28.0 24.4 24.0 23.8 24 24.6 24.8 23.7 23.2
Hodges 115'

29.0

 101.0 88.0 77.0 59.0 66.0 45.0 43.0 92.0 79.0 42.1 35.3 39.6 35.9 39.5 55.9 50.0 46.0 41.7 40.4 38.6 37.7 39.3 38.4 39.3
Miramar 114'

81.5

 81.4 83.2 83.0 77.7 79.9 76.2 79.5 82.2 83.7 81.6 81.6 81.8 80.8 83.9 74.4 81.00 80.6 82.6 83 82.8 82.8 83.5 80.8 83.5
Morena 157'

8.2

 27.7 24.2 21.7 16.0 13.5 10.4 14.8 16.7 23.5 20.2 9.2 3.2 2.6 2.0 7.8 7.9 7.6 7.3 7.1 6.6 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.9
Murray 95'

83.5

 74.1 69.5 83.8 88.6 81.8 81.7 86.7 88.3 91.7 86.8 85.6 88.3 84.9 86.8 86.0 84.2 86.6 86.7 86.7 88.3 88.3 88.6 89.5 85.6
Lower Otay 137'

74.8

 98.3 78.7 67.4 79.9 64.4 63.8 74.3 75.4 83.2 80.0 71.6 68.0 73.8 75.3 89.9 80.9 73.0 69.00 67.7 65.9 66 66.6 67.2 69.5
San Vicente 190'

77.5

 89.1 66.7 62.5 74.1 51.0 40.1 41.1 48.4 43.4 43.3 51.0 97.9 52.2 74.3 75.1 75.0 74.9 74.7 74.5 73.8 73.6 72.5 70.2 69.3
Sutherland 145'

13.1

 68.3 68.3 63.8 34.1 24.0 11.9 31.1 48.7 48.8 10.3 9.8 8.6 7.3 7.1 45.3 45.2 45.4 44.9 44.2 43.2 42.7 42.1 41.1 38.7

NOTE: The city had no one to properly update for the end of 2017 and beginning of 2018.

 

2018 San Diego lake water levels
 

 

January levels not published by the city, change of staffing and lack of knowledge for past 2 months the reason.

 

The City of San Diego's Water Levels are updated weekly; readings taken on February 5, 2018.

Reservoir Depth  
When    Full   		  Current 
Depth		 Storage
Capacity

(AF)

 Current
Storage

(AF)

 Percent
Full		 Spill MGD
Barrett 160.88 ft 121.46 ft 34,805.5 12,074.9 35.0 0
El Capitan 197.00 ft 124.10 ft 112,806.9 39,026.0 28.0 0
Hodges 115.00 ft 97.86 ft 30,632.6 17,130.0 50.0 0
Miramar 114.00 ft 105.60 ft 6,682.4 4,973.2 81.00 0
Morena 157.00 ft 97.28 ft 50,694.0 3,960.7 7.9 0
Murray* 95.00 ft 90.42 ft 4,684.2 4,027.1 84.2 0
Lower Otay 137.50 ft 128.14 ft 47,066.9 43,320.2 80.9 0
San Vicente 306.00 ft 266.23 ft 249,358.0 187,197.9 75.0 0
Sutherland 145.00 ft 109.52 ft 29,508.1 13,368.4 45.2 0

NOTE: The city had no one to properly update for the end of 2017 and beginning of 2018.

The City of San Diego's Water Levels are updated weekly; readings taken on May 7, 2018

Reservoir Depth  
When    Full   		  Current 
Depth		 Storage
Capacity

(AF)

 Current
Storage

(AF)

 Percent
Full		 Spill MGD
Barrett 160.88 ft 121.47 ft 34,805.5 12,187.4 35.00 0
El Capitan 197.00 ft 118.24 ft 112,806.9 27,489.9 24.4 0
Hodges 115.00 ft 96.05 ft 30,632.6 14,088.10 46.0 0
Miramar 114.00 ft 105.40 ft 6,682.4 5,383.2 80.6 0
Morena 157.00 ft 96.60 ft 50,694.0 3,852.90 7.6 0
Murray 95.00 ft 91.18 ft 4,684.2 4,067.4 86.6 0
Lower Otay 137.50 ft 123.96 ft 47,066.9 35,35.20 73.0 0
San Vicente 306.00 ft 266.00 ft 249,358.0 186,761.5 74.9 0
Sutherland 145.00 ft 109.70 ft 29,508.1 13,403.80 45.4 0

 

The City of San Diego's Water Levels are updated weekly; readings taken on June 11, 2018
 
Reservoir Depth  
When    Full   		  Current 
Depth		 Storage Capacity Current
Storage (AF)		 Percent
Full		 Spill MGD
Barrett 160.88 ft 120.97 ft 34,805.5 12,000.2 34.5 0
El Capitan 197.00 ft 117.68 ft 112,806.9 27,123.6 24.0 0
Hodges 115.00 ft 94.00 ft 30,632.6 12,767.8 41.7 0
Miramar 114.00 ft 106.40 ft 6,682.4 5,520.8 82.6 0
Morena 157.00 ft 96.00 ft 50,694.0 3,713.4 7.3 0
Murray 95.00 ft 91.10 ft 4,684.2 4,059.8 86.7 0
Lower Otay 137.50 ft 121.76 ft 47,066.9 32469.3 69.00 0
San Vicente 306.00 ft 265.63 ft 249,358.0 186,252.3 74.7 0
Sutherland 145.00 ft 109.23ft 29,508.1 13,245.0 44.9 0
 

The City of San Diego's Water Levels are updated weekly; readings taken on June 29, 2018

Reservoir Depth  
When    Full   		  Current 
Depth		 Storage Capacity (AF) Current
 Storage (AF)		 Percent
Full		 Spill MGD
Barrett 160.88 ft 120.13 ft 34,805.5 11,705.6 33.6 0
El Capitan 197.00 ft 117.26 ft 112,806.9 26,858.8 23.8 0
Hodges 115.00 ft 93.36 ft 30,632.6 12,367.2 40.4 0
Miramar 114.00 ft 106.60 ft 6,682.4 5,548.9 83 0
Morena 157.00 ft 95.60 ft 50,694.0 3,622.5 7.1 0
Murray 95.00 ft 91.10 ft 4,684.2 4,059.8 86.7 0
Lower Otay 137.50 ft 121.00 ft 47,066.9 31,846.3 67.7 0
San Vicente 306.00 ft 265.23 ft 249,358.0 185,670.4 74.5 0
Sutherland 145.00 ft 108.69ft 29,508.1 13,052.2 44.2 0

 

The City of San Diego's Water Levels are updated weekly; readings taken on August 20, 2018

 

September 10, 2018

Reservoir Depth  
When   
 Full   		  Current 
Depth		 Storage
Capacity		 Current
Storage		 Percent
Full		 Spill
MGD
Barrett 160.88 ft 119.35 ft 34,805.5 11,417.5 32.8 0
El Capitan 197.00 ft 117.60 ft 112,806.9 27,090.5 24 0
Hodges 115.00 ft 92.48 ft 30,632.6 11,826.0 38.6 0
Miramar 114.00 ft 106.50 ft 6,682.4 5,534.7 82.8 0
Morena 157.00 ft 94.20 ft 50,694.0 3,321.7 6.6 0
Murray 95.00 ft 91.60 ft 4,684.2 4,136.8 88.3 0
Lower Otay 137.50 ft 120.02 ft 47,066.9 31,026.7 65.9 0
San Vicente 306.00 ft 264.10 ft 249,358.0 183,997.5 73.8 0
Sutherland 145.00 ft 107.82ft 29,508.1 12,757.4 43.2 0

 

October 15, 2018

Reservoir Depth
When Full		 Current
Depth		 Storage
Capacity (AF)		 Current
Storage (AF)		 %
Full		 Spill
MGD
Barrett 160.88 ft 118.58 ft 34,805.5 11,153.0 32.0 0
El Capitan 197.00 ft 119.00 ft 112,806.9 28,028.2 24.8 0
Hodges 115.00 ft 92.84 ft 30,632.6 12,034.7 39.3 0
Miramar 114.00 ft 106.80 ft 6,682.4 5,577.3 83.5 0
Morena 157.00 ft 93.13 ft 50,694.0 3,104.8 6.1 0
Murray 95.00 ft 91.70ft 4,684.2 4,152.3 88.6 0
Lower Otay 137.50 ft 120.42 ft 47,066.9 31,352.4 66.6 0
San Vicente 306.00 ft 261.84 ft 249,358.0 180,724.5 72.5 0
Sutherland 145.00 ft 106.86 ft 29,508.1 12,432.4 42.1 0

 

Last updated on November 20, 2018

 

Reservoir Depth
When Full		 Current
Depth		 Storage
Capacity (AF)		 Current
Storage (AF)		 %
Full		 Spill
MGD
Barrett 160.88 ft 118.09 ft 34,805.5 10979.0 31.5 0
El Capitan 197.00 ft 117.08 ft 112,806.9 26,726.4 23.7 0
Hodges 115.00 ft 92.36 ft 30,632.6 11,767.2 38.4 0
Miramar 114.00 ft 105.50 ft 6,682.4 5,396.8 80.8 0
Morena 157.00 ft 92.50 ft 50,694.0 2,996.3 5.9 0
Murray 91.98 ft 92.70ft 4,684.2 4,191.1 89.5 0
Lower Otay 137.50 ft 120.76 ft 47,066.9 31,639.9 67.2 0
San Vicente 306.00 ft 257.82 ft 249,358.0 175,003.4 70.2 0
Sutherland 145.00 ft 106.00 ft 29,508.1 12,128.6 41.1 0

  

Last updated on December 17, 2018

Reservoir Depth
When Full		 Current
Depth		 Storage
 Capacity (AF)		 Current
Storage (AF)		 %
 Full		 Spill
MGD
Barrett 160.88 ft 118.45 ft 34,805.5 11,100.5 31.9 0
El Capitan 197.00 ft 116.28 ft 112,806.9 26,205.0 23.2 0
Hodges 115.00 ft 92.82 ft 30,632.6 12,034.7 39.3 0
Miramar 114.00 ft 106.80 ft 6,682.4 5,577.3 83.5 0
Morena 157.00 ft 92.50 ft 50,694.0 2996.3 5.9 0
Murray 91.98 ft 90.80ft 4,684.2 4,009.8 85.6 0
Lower Otay 137.50 ft 122.05 ft 47,066.9 32,723.1 69.5 0
San Vicente 306.00 ft 256.23 ft 249,358.0 172,746.9 69.3 0
Sutherland 145.00 ft 103.82 ft 29,508.1 11,420.3 38.7 0

 

Launch Ramp Operation Levels

  Elevation & Gauge of Water Level at Spill Elevation & Gauge of Lowest Water Level for Operable Ramp
Reservoir Elevation Gauge Elevation Gauge
Barret 1,607.00' 160.88' No Ramp No Ramp
El Capitan 750.00' 197.00' 663.00' 110.00'
Hodges 315.00' 115.00' 292.00' 91.00'
Miramar 714.00' 114.00' 705.00' 105.00'
Murray 536.50' 95.00' 527.50' 86.00'
Otay 484.20' 137.50' 465.70' 119.00'
San Vicente 764.00' 306.00' 640.00' 180.00'
Sutherland 2,057.00' 145.00' 1,982.00' 70.00'

 

 

 

 

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