Storage now, against this reservoir's own record

57.73 Mm³
Stored, September 1974
92nd
Percentile among 25 Seps on record
+7.6%
Change over the 12 months to 1974-09

Storage in September 1974 was higher than almost every other Sep on record, ranked against 25 other Seps held for this reservoir.

Storage, 1949–1974

Monthly mean storage
300 monthly values, 1949 to 1974
Monthly mean storageMonthly mean storage: Dorena Lake Near Cottage Grove, OR in Mm³, from 1949.75 to 1974.6666666666667.0255075100Mm³1949.751952.91666666666671956.08333333333331959.251962.41666666666671965.58333333333331968.751971.9166666666667Year

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

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Underlying data
PeriodDorena Lake Near Cottage Grove, OR (Mm³)
October 19491.35
November 19494.85
December 19498.54
January 195012.8
February 195017.5
March 195044.3
April 195064.4
May 195085.2
June 195088.9
July 195088.3
August 195084.0
September 195069.4
October 195047.9
November 195024.1
December 19509.04
January 195111.2
February 195121.4
March 195142.5
April 195162.4
May 195183.7
June 195188.2
July 195183.6
August 195179.5
September 195175.7
October 195157.0
November 195113.6
December 195110.4
January 19529.07
February 195216.7
March 195245.1
April 195264.3
May 195285.7
June 195291.4
July 195288.6
August 195275.7
September 195249.5
October 195220.1
November 19528.70
December 19528.87
January 195321.1
February 195321.0
March 195341.7
April 195363.9
May 195386.0
June 195389.9
July 195387.9
August 195370.2
September 195335.0
October 195318.5
November 195322.8
December 195318.3
January 195415.0
February 195420.6
March 195440.2
April 195463.1
May 195471.3
June 195478.6
July 195484.6
August 195463.1
September 195434.9
October 195418.4
November 19548.80
December 19549.25
January 19559.78
February 195518.5
March 195544.3
April 195564.5
May 195586.0
June 195589.5
July 195588.5
August 195551.4
September 195511.8
October 195512.6
November 195518.7
December 195545.3
January 195623.9
February 195622.3
March 195641.5
April 195664.5
May 195685.5
June 195689.6
July 195688.4
August 195660.4
September 195618.8
October 195616.5
November 195610.3
December 195619.3
January 19579.02
February 195733.7
March 195759.4
April 195767.6
May 195779.1
June 195787.5
July 195770.5
August 195726.2
September 195714.0
October 195714.7
November 195713.3
December 195729.0
January 195814.7
February 195831.2
March 195841.3
April 195863.5
May 195881.2
June 195892.1
July 195885.9
August 195829.6
September 19584.60
October 19583.55
November 195811.5
December 19589.69
January 195917.2
February 195922.6
March 195944.9
April 195971.2
May 195987.1
June 195991.2
July 195980.3
August 195933.4
September 195918.2
October 195919.9
November 19599.98
December 19599.39
January 196010.7
February 196028.0
March 196051.1
April 196067.6
May 196085.3
June 196091.3
July 196084.6
August 196052.6
September 196025.3
October 196015.5
November 196019.9
December 196010.6
January 19619.10
February 196149.2
March 196144.3
April 196163.8
May 196187.3
June 196191.8
July 196186.0
August 196173.6
September 196150.8
October 196137.3
November 196130.1
December 196118.9
January 19629.39
February 196221.7
March 196246.3
April 196264.5
May 196286.2
June 196290.2
July 196285.7
August 196261.2
September 196217.2
October 19624.99
November 19628.97
December 196213.4
January 19638.87
February 196328.4
March 196347.7
April 196367.3
May 196391.4
June 196391.3
July 196389.5
August 196358.5
September 196323.4
October 19639.42
November 196313.0
December 19639.54
January 196423.1
February 196420.4
March 196442.8
April 196465.0
May 196488.6
June 196490.7
July 196487.0
August 196451.7
September 196420.8
October 196412.7
November 196411.0
December 196444.9
January 196526.0
February 196523.4
March 196535.7
April 196551.6
May 196578.8
June 196582.3
July 196574.5
August 196548.0
September 196523.6
October 196514.7
November 19658.90
December 19659.61
January 196623.6
February 196619.4
March 196642.4
April 196663.1
May 196672.0
June 196666.2
July 196655.3
August 196635.0
September 196618.5
October 196612.9
November 196613.3
December 196611.3
January 196715.5
February 196725.2
March 196743.1
April 196765.1
May 196784.6
June 196788.4
July 196782.1
August 196751.3
September 196723.7
October 196717.4
November 19679.05
December 19679.72
January 196810.2
February 196828.4
March 196848.8
April 196868.6
May 196878.0
June 196889.6
July 196881.7
August 196842.1
September 196825.1
October 196818.2
November 196816.0
December 196812.4
January 196910.4
February 196919.8
March 196942.5
April 196961.3
May 196985.5
June 196989.6
July 196989.8
August 196978.0
September 196951.7
October 196926.4
November 19699.00
December 196917.2
January 197041.6
February 197033.8
March 197049.5
April 197068.3
May 197087.7
June 197087.4
July 197077.8
August 197051.1
September 197022.7
October 197015.2
November 197012.7
December 19704.83
January 197142.8
February 197128.1
March 197142.5
April 197164.3
May 197184.9
June 197190.1
July 197187.7
August 197172.8
September 197149.5
October 197122.5
November 197115.2
December 197121.0
January 197239.3
February 197225.7
March 197266.9
April 197266.2
May 197284.7
June 197289.8
July 197284.4
August 197271.9
September 197254.7
October 197230.4
November 19728.90
December 197210.5
January 197313.2
February 197323.5
March 197350.2
April 197381.5
May 197389.2
June 197388.3
July 197380.9
August 197366.9
September 197353.7
October 197329.9
November 197322.4
December 197316.6
January 197432.3
February 197422.7
March 197443.4
April 197466.8
May 197485.2
June 197490.6
July 197487.5
August 197476.1
September 197457.7

Rate and persistence

+0.34 Mm³
Mean change per month over 12 months
1 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

Dorena Lake Near Cottage Grove, OR
Gauge location
Dorena Lake Near Cottage Grove, ORDorena Lake Near Cottage Grove, OR — 57.73 Mm³Dorena Lake Near Cottage Grove, OR — 57.73 Mm³

Where this comes from

300 monthly observations 19491974 Mm³
Spatially aggregatedHigh confidenceSeptember 1974

Source: USGSNational Water Information System, 14155000. 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.