Storage now, against this reservoir's own record

965.40 Mm³
Stored, September 2023
89th
Percentile among 90 Seps on record
+46.8%
Against the Sep 1991–2020 average

Storage in September 2023 was higher than most Seps on record, ranked against 90 other Seps held for this reservoir.

Storage, 1930–2023

Monthly mean storage
1,107 monthly values, 1930 to 2023
Monthly mean storageMonthly mean storage: Lk Mcclure A Exchequer CA in Mm³, from 1930.9166666666667 to 2023.6666666666667.05001,0001,500Mm³1930.916666666666719431954.66666666666671966.251977.83333333333331989.416666666666720012012.5833333333333Year

Monthly means of the publisher's daily record. Volume, not percentage of capacity: without a capacity whose definition is stated, fullness cannot be computed.

View the data behind this chart
Underlying data
PeriodLk Mcclure A Exchequer CA (Mm³)
December 19307.95
January 193113.7
February 193127.5
March 193150.8
April 193158.4
May 193184.8
June 193156.2
July 193116.7
August 19315.75
January 193296.4
February 1932184
March 1932204
April 1932234
May 1932311
June 1932346
July 1932329
August 1932241
September 1932147
October 193287.3
November 193279.7
December 193281.2
January 193387.6
February 193377.8
March 193371.8
April 193389.9
May 193395.0
June 1933239
July 1933232
August 1933125
September 193329.2
October 19336.05
November 19336.72
December 193315.8
January 193455.2
February 193481.6
March 1934150
April 1934173
May 1934167
June 1934139
July 193464.8
August 193415.0
November 193412.2
December 193435.2
January 193599.4
February 1935162
March 1935176
April 1935270
May 1935314
June 1935338
July 1935319
August 1935230
September 1935144
October 193584.5
November 193582.1
December 193588.2
January 1936117
February 1936247
March 1936304
April 1936306
May 1936310
June 1936343
July 1936321
August 1936228
September 1936139
October 193680.2
November 193676.6
December 193684.8
January 1937109
February 1937245
March 1937289
April 1937296
May 1937326
June 1937340
July 1937313
August 1937208
September 1937116
October 193763.6
November 193761.4
December 1937165
January 1938202
February 1938288
March 1938321
April 1938283
May 1938317
June 1938353
July 1938349
August 1938305
September 1938224
October 1938182
November 1938196
December 1938213
January 1939201
February 1939178
March 1939177
April 1939278
May 1939336
June 1939310
July 1939218
August 1939109
September 193919.6
October 193914.3
November 193923.3
December 193928.1
January 1940106
February 1940204
March 1940303
April 1940304
May 1940332
June 1940349
July 1940288
August 1940180
September 194086.6
October 194025.2
November 194022.3
December 194045.0
January 1941170
February 1941241
March 1941295
April 1941292
May 1941313
June 1941348
July 1941344
August 1941279
September 1941203
October 1941148
November 1941155
December 1941202
January 1942255
February 1942295
March 1942294
April 1942293
May 1942291
June 1942334
July 1942341
August 1942267
September 1942187
October 1942129
November 1942134
December 1942177
January 1943249
February 1943302
March 1943313
April 1943289
May 1943319
June 1943349
July 1943322
August 1943240
September 1943153
October 194384.4
November 194375.3
December 194382.2
January 194498.9
February 1944132
March 1944200
April 1944198
May 1944287
June 1944349
July 1944315
August 1944214
September 1944116
October 194438.7
November 194448.5
December 194482.1
January 1945119
February 1945284
March 1945287
April 1945306
May 1945332
June 1945349
July 1945323
August 1945225
September 1945127
October 194560.9
November 1945100
December 1945163
January 1946238
February 1946201
March 1946187
April 1946256
May 1946323
June 1946345
July 1946277
August 1946165
September 194663.4
October 194618.0
November 194632.6
December 194689.7
January 1947135
February 1947170
March 1947225
April 1947263
May 1947335
June 1947327
July 1947229
August 1947112
October 19478.09
November 194719.2
December 194725.5
January 194835.9
February 194846.3
March 194865.6
April 1948152
May 1948272
June 1948350
July 1948306
August 1948188
September 194880.0
October 194835.3
November 194837.3
December 194840.7
January 194949.8
February 194965.9
March 1949124
April 1949162
May 1949290
June 1949342
July 1949258
August 1949136
September 194936.1
October 194913.8
November 194915.4
December 194920.0
January 195038.1
February 1950101
March 1950113
April 1950175
May 1950294
June 1950344
July 1950271
August 1950150
September 195043.6
October 195019.9
November 1950136
December 1950306
January 1951302
February 1951297
March 1951294
April 1951317
May 1951351
June 1951347
July 1951288
August 1951173
September 195165.4
October 195120.0
November 195122.3
December 195154.7
January 1952143
February 1952217
March 1952246
April 1952315
May 1952324
June 1952325
July 1952338
August 1952282
September 1952183
October 1952123
November 1952123
December 1952133
January 1953120
February 1953123
March 1953135
April 1953145
May 1953232
June 1953304
July 1953307
August 1953195
September 195385.5
October 195339.3
November 195341.1
December 195347.3
January 195456.0
February 195495.8
March 1954175
April 1954244
May 1954344
June 1954330
July 1954242
August 1954108
September 195415.4
October 19549.92
November 19549.15
December 195422.9
January 195549.6
February 195574.2
March 1955106
April 195593.6
May 1955182
June 1955306
July 1955251
August 1955125
September 195516.4
October 19552.68
November 19552.64
December 1955103
January 1956284
February 1956274
March 1956271
April 1956303
May 1956340
June 1956348
July 1956343
August 1956289
September 1956199
October 1956139
November 1956143
December 1956153
January 1957164
February 1957185
March 1957244
April 1957240
May 1957293
June 1957350
July 1957294
August 1957177
September 195770.3
October 195721.0
November 195726.7
December 195741.1
January 195866.6
February 1958142
March 1958232
April 1958304
May 1958310
June 1958332
July 1958340
August 1958270
September 1958184
October 1958129
November 1958126
December 1958127
January 1959139
February 1959177
March 1959231
April 1959247
May 1959315
June 1959293
July 1959185
August 195947.2
September 195912.2
October 195929.2
November 195931.2
December 195931.2
January 196033.9
February 196082.6
March 1960124
April 1960193
May 1960269
June 1960282
July 1960171
August 196035.6
September 19604.33
October 19602.88
November 19605.21
December 196021.8
January 196129.5
February 196143.5
March 196166.9
April 1961131
May 1961129
June 1961111
July 196127.1
August 196114.6
September 19616.92
October 19614.52
November 19613.08
December 196111.2
January 196218.5
February 1962118
March 1962182
April 1962224
May 1962329
June 1962349
July 1962310
August 1962198
September 196290.9
October 196247.1
November 196249.5
December 196252.2
January 196357.0
February 1963240
March 1963243
April 1963281
May 1963328
June 1963341
July 1963327
August 1963226
September 1963121
October 196374.6
November 196393.6
December 1963131
January 1964150
February 1964175
March 1964195
April 1964212
May 1964223
June 1964261
July 1964178
August 196441.5
September 19641.40
October 19640.718
November 19641.77
December 196466.5
January 1965312
February 1965315
March 1965237
April 1965212
May 1965254
June 1965334
July 1965332
August 1965256
September 1965166
October 1965126
November 1965147
December 1965126
January 1966152
February 1966190
March 1966233
April 1966331
May 1966441
June 1966459
July 1966370
August 1966337
September 1966330
October 1966331
November 1966333
December 1966445
January 1967500
February 1967590
March 1967703
April 1967908
May 1967958
June 19671,144
July 19671,178
August 19671,070
September 1967937
October 1967843
November 1967807
December 1967782
January 1968761
February 1968760
March 1968796
April 1968804
May 1968825
June 1968810
July 1968698
August 1968570
September 1968473
October 1968423
November 1968415
December 1968435
January 1969594
February 1969874
March 1969823
April 1969827
May 1969996
June 19691,219
July 19691,257
August 19691,153
September 1969988
October 1969873
November 1969783
December 1969707
January 1970740
February 1970832
March 1970854
April 1970872
May 1970923
June 19701,033
July 1970977
August 1970849
September 1970736
October 1970670
November 1970666
December 1970692
January 1971698
February 1971721
March 1971721
April 1971759
May 1971847
June 1971992
July 1971988
August 1971872
September 1971770
October 1971707
November 1971695
December 1971702
January 1972712
February 1972688
March 1972697
April 1972698
May 1972762
June 1972818
July 1972718
August 1972578
September 1972438
October 1972345
November 1972339
December 1972347
January 1973391
February 1973498
March 1973626
April 1973719
May 1973899
June 19731,164
July 19731,117
August 1973988
September 1973871
October 1973800
November 1973800
December 1973808
January 1974808
February 1974800
March 1974865
April 1974977
May 19741,105
June 19741,254
July 19741,196
August 19741,064
September 1974939
October 1974863
November 1974825
December 1974792
January 1975776
February 1975823
March 1975887
April 1975938
May 1975992
June 19751,239
July 19751,221
August 19751,086
September 1975942
October 1975812
November 1975800
December 1975782
January 1976760
February 1976758
March 1976757
April 1976716
May 1976711
June 1976648
July 1976527
August 1976401
September 1976321
October 1976300
November 1976289
December 1976275
January 1977265
February 1977260
March 1977257
April 1977254
May 1977254
June 1977259
July 1977212
August 1977142
September 1977119
October 1977112
November 1977101
December 197798.3
January 1978190
February 1978352
March 1978542
April 1978628
May 1978793
June 19781,067
July 19781,190
August 19781,124
September 19781,005
October 1978866
November 1978747
December 1978733
January 1979777
February 1979833
March 1979855
April 1979925
May 19791,066
June 19791,225
July 19791,146
August 19791,009
September 1979882
October 1979779
November 1979758
December 1979742
January 1980840
February 1980891
March 1980906
April 1980837
May 1980917
June 19801,037
July 19801,155
August 19801,068
September 1980920
October 1980794
November 1980757
December 1980723
January 1981703
February 1981722
March 1981750
April 1981808
May 1981878
June 1981870
July 1981742
August 1981591
September 1981470
October 1981424
November 1981443
December 1981489
January 1982635
February 1982762
March 1982878
April 19821,044
May 19821,114
June 19821,217
July 19821,239
August 19821,138
September 1982998
October 1982862
November 1982802
December 1982851
January 1983830
February 1983911
March 1983990
April 1983900
May 1983817
June 19831,103
July 19831,236
August 19831,206
September 19831,049
October 1983849
November 1983788
December 1983868
January 1984860
February 1984834
March 1984858
April 1984889
May 1984981
June 19841,079
July 1984998
August 1984869
September 1984751
October 1984663
November 1984649
December 1984606
January 1985560
February 1985571
March 1985582
April 1985630
May 1985705
June 1985698
July 1985576
August 1985438
September 1985342
October 1985295
November 1985292
December 1985311
January 1986344
February 1986528
March 1986906
April 1986930
May 1986952
June 19861,146
July 19861,131
August 19861,014
September 1986900
October 1986822
November 1986795
December 1986786
January 1987776
February 1987779
March 1987800
April 1987823
May 1987839
June 1987777
July 1987654
August 1987520
September 1987419
October 1987382
November 1987382
December 1987382
January 1988392
February 1988405
March 1988417
April 1988418
May 1988462
June 1988464
July 1988387
August 1988273
September 1988192
October 1988178
November 1988168
December 1988165
January 1989164
February 1989168
March 1989226
April 1989336
May 1989414
June 1989425
July 1989352
August 1989251
September 1989179
October 1989175
November 1989179
December 1989177
January 1990173
February 1990180
March 1990207
April 1990252
May 1990307
June 1990313
July 1990257
August 1990181
September 1990137
October 1990129
November 1990116
December 1990104
January 199189.6
February 199183.9
March 1991127
April 1991221
May 1991307
June 1991459
July 1991448
August 1991352
September 1991268
October 1991215
November 1991201
December 1991195
January 1992188
February 1992209
March 1992264
April 1992336
May 1992425
June 1992401
July 1992339
August 1992258
September 1992185
October 1992159
November 1992140
December 1992136
January 1993258
February 1993400
March 1993532
April 1993678
May 1993861
June 19931,134
July 19931,211
August 19931,097
September 1993970
October 1993859
November 1993807
December 1993797
January 1994789
February 1994794
March 1994798
April 1994779
May 1994807
June 1994795
July 1994665
August 1994516
September 1994413
October 1994354
November 1994331
December 1994341
January 1995454
February 1995614
March 1995823
April 1995880
May 1995942
June 19951,090
July 19951,247
August 19951,208
September 19951,081
October 1995883
November 1995802
December 1995782
January 1996798
February 1996891
March 1996888
April 1996918
May 19961,083
June 19961,202
July 19961,151
August 19961,024
September 1996909
October 1996818
November 1996790
December 1996898
January 19971,160
February 1997987
March 1997792
April 1997831
May 1997983
June 19971,090
July 19971,025
August 1997914
September 1997822
October 1997754
November 1997722
December 1997723
January 1998767
February 1998836
March 1998802
April 1998850
May 1998891
June 19981,029
July 19981,241
August 19981,180
September 19981,033
October 1998878
November 1998831
December 1998835
January 1999829
February 1999858
March 1999857
April 1999868
May 1999938
June 19991,112
July 19991,078
August 1999965
September 1999874
October 1999804
November 1999767
December 1999753
January 2000754
February 2000836
March 2000879
April 2000917
May 20001,049
June 20001,179
July 20001,107
August 2000980
September 2000883
October 2000811
November 2000761
December 2000736
January 2001726
February 2001731
March 2001783
April 2001825
May 2001921
June 2001905
July 2001782
August 2001653
September 2001568
October 2001514
November 2001459
December 2001459
January 2002507
February 2002523
March 2002557
April 2002620
May 2002677
June 2002736
July 2002642
August 2002525
September 2002441
October 2002383
November 2002365
December 2002377
January 2003413
February 2003440
March 2003462
April 2003510
May 2003582
June 2003812
July 2003764
August 2003659
September 2003578
October 2003516
November 2003479
December 2003470
January 2004493
February 2004510
March 2004598
April 2004694
May 2004713
June 2004684
July 2004580
August 2004461
September 2004375
October 2004324
November 2004330
December 2004336
January 2005501
February 2005632
March 2005771
April 2005803
May 2005902
June 20051,174
July 20051,216
August 20051,089
September 2005956
October 2005867
November 2005829
December 2005829
January 2006842
February 2006830
March 2006843
April 2006930
May 20061,052
June 20061,229
July 20061,225
August 20061,097
September 2006962
October 2006857
November 2006801
December 2006792
January 2007789
February 2007793
March 2007810
April 2007822
May 2007823
June 2007754
July 2007625
August 2007511
September 2007430
October 2007394
November 2007344
December 2007314
January 2008315
February 2008357
March 2008406
April 2008425
May 2008497
June 2008573
July 2008520
August 2008432
September 2008366
October 2008331
November 2008320
December 2008311
January 2009319
February 2009372
March 2009455
April 2009538
May 2009739
June 2009832
July 2009767
August 2009657
September 2009568
October 2009518
November 2009503
December 2009501
January 2010520
February 2010572
March 2010663
April 2010737
May 2010869
June 20101,085
July 20101,146
August 20101,026
September 2010891
October 2010811
November 2010806
December 2010871
January 2011987
February 2011909
March 2011869
April 2011892
May 2011902
June 20111,062
July 20111,229
August 20111,145
September 2011999
October 2011897
November 2011839
December 2011821
January 2012811
February 2012817
March 2012807
April 2012865
May 2012968
June 2012919
July 2012801
August 2012670
September 2012576
October 2012507
November 2012464
December 2012499
January 2013542
February 2013556
March 2013568
April 2013618
May 2013699
June 2013680
July 2013589
August 2013487
September 2013412
October 2013349
November 2013309
December 2013294
January 2014277
February 2014265
March 2014280
April 2014318
May 2014370
June 2014364
July 2014297
August 2014226
September 2014171
October 2014133
November 2014102
December 201491.6
January 201583.8
February 201594.5
March 2015110
April 2015120
May 2015143
June 2015164
July 2015142
August 2015127
September 2015112
October 201599.6
November 201583.5
December 201587.7
January 2016135
February 2016200
March 2016335
April 2016510
May 2016664
June 2016753
July 2016693
August 2016586
September 2016507
October 2016456
November 2016478
December 2016514
January 2017795
February 20171,084
March 2017973
April 2017830
May 2017896
June 20171,161
July 20171,222
August 20171,134
September 20171,010
October 2017875
November 2017816
December 2017821
January 2018827
February 2018834
March 2018903
April 20181,069
May 20181,152
June 20181,140
July 20181,035
August 2018909
September 2018807
October 2018730
November 2018693
December 2018696
January 2019722
February 2019843
March 2019852
April 2019866
May 20191,064
June 20191,154
July 20191,226
August 20191,139
September 2019983
October 2019819
November 2019766
December 2019776
January 2020782
February 2020784
March 2020776
April 2020829
May 2020950
June 2020942
July 2020804
August 2020654
September 2020573
October 2020516
November 2020483
December 2020470
January 2021461
February 2021476
March 2021480
April 2021509
May 2021553
June 2021519
July 2021435
August 2021345
September 2021282
October 20210
November 20210
December 20210
January 20220
February 20220
March 20220
April 20220
May 20220
June 20220
July 20220
August 20220
September 20220
October 20220
November 20220
December 20220
January 20230
February 20230
March 20230
April 20230
May 20230
June 20230
July 20230
August 2023199
September 2023965

The reservoir's year

Seasonal storage profile
Each calendar month's reference average, against the most recent year
Seasonal storage profileSeasonal storage profile: 1991–2020 average, Most recent 12 months in Mm³, from 1 to 12.02505007501,000Mm³123456789101112Month1991–2020 average 1: 582 Mm³1991–2020 average 2: 622 Mm³1991–2020 average 3: 653 Mm³1991–2020 average 4: 703 Mm³1991–2020 average 5: 796 Mm³1991–2020 average 6: 887 Mm³1991–2020 average 7: 861 Mm³1991–2020 average 8: 756 Mm³1991–2020 average 9: 657 Mm³1991–2020 average 10: 581 Mm³1991–2020 average 11: 547 Mm³1991–2020 average 12: 551 Mm³Most recent 12 months 1: 0 Mm³Most recent 12 months 2: 0 Mm³Most recent 12 months 3: 0 Mm³Most recent 12 months 4: 0 Mm³Most recent 12 months 5: 0 Mm³Most recent 12 months 6: 0 Mm³Most recent 12 months 7: 0 Mm³Most recent 12 months 8: 199 Mm³Most recent 12 months 9: 965 Mm³Most recent 12 months 10: 0 Mm³Most recent 12 months 11: 0 Mm³Most recent 12 months 12: 0 Mm³
  • 1991–2020 average
  • Most recent 12 months

Twelve separate averages, one per calendar month. A January average describes Januaries only. Months are plotted 1–12.

View the data behind this chart
Underlying data
Period1991–2020 average (Mm³)Most recent 12 months (Mm³)
Jan5820
Feb6220
Mar6530
Apr7030
May7960
Jun8870
Jul8610
Aug756199
Sep657965
Oct5810
Nov5470
Dec5510

Rate and persistence

22 of 24
Months in the last two years below the 20th percentile for their own month

Rates are computed only across an unbroken run of months, so a rate is never divided by a period in which some of the change was not observed. Percentile counts compare each month with the same calendar month in every other year held.

Location

Lk Mcclure A Exchequer CA
Gauge location
Lk Mcclure A Exchequer CALk Mcclure A Exchequer CA — 965.40 Mm³Lk Mcclure A Exchequer CA — 965.40 Mm³

Where this comes from

1,107 monthly observations 19302023 Mm³
Spatially aggregatedHigh confidenceSeptember 2023

Source: USGSNational Water Information System, 11269500. Licence: Open.

Method: Monthly mean of daily reservoir storage published by the USGS in acre-feet and converted to millions of cubic metres. Months with fewer than 20 days of record are not published rather than averaged from a partial month.

Reservoir storage is managed as well as observed: a drawdown may reflect an operating rule, flood-control rule curve or scheduled release rather than a shortage. Compare a month against the same month in other years, and do not read a fall as a supply signal without knowing the operating regime.

Retrieved 25 August 2026.

Monthly mean of daily reservoir storage published by the USGS in acre-feet and converted to millions of cubic metres. Months with fewer than 20 days of record are not published rather than averaged from a partial month.