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New Bullards Bar Reservoir Water Level Today

Daily level, distance to full pool and history for New Bullards Bar Reservoir, on the North Yuba River in California.

Updated · Source: CDEC station BUL Provisional

Water level Provisional

1,876.73ft

msl · 7:00 AM PST, Nov 9, 2026

  • 79.27 ftbelow full pool (1,956.0 ft)
  • −0.35 ftin 24 h−2.98 ft in 7 days−12.49 ft in 30 days
1,8601,8801,9001,9201,9401,9601,9801,8601,8801,9001,9201,9401,9601,9801,8601,8801,9001,9201,9401,9601,980
  • Full pool
  • 1 yr ago

Is New Bullards Bar Reservoir full?

No. New Bullards Bar Reservoir is 79.27 ft below full pool (1,956.0 ft). It is 8.91 ft higher than a year ago (1,867.82 ft on Nov 9, 2025).

New Bullards Bar Reservoir level history

View data table
DateLevel (ft)
Nov 9, 20261,876.73
Nov 8, 20261,877.00
Nov 7, 20261,877.57
Nov 6, 20261,878.14
Nov 5, 20261,878.46
Nov 4, 20261,878.74
Nov 3, 20261,879.06
Nov 2, 20261,879.60
Nov 1, 20261,880.18
Oct 31, 20261,880.51
Oct 30, 20261,880.81
Oct 29, 20261,881.15
Oct 28, 20261,881.74
Oct 27, 20261,882.32
Oct 26, 20261,882.67
Oct 25, 20261,882.96
Oct 24, 20261,883.31
Oct 23, 20261,883.88
Oct 22, 20261,884.38
Oct 21, 20261,884.69
Oct 20, 20261,884.99
Oct 19, 20261,885.54
Oct 18, 20261,886.10
Oct 17, 20261,886.43
Oct 16, 20261,886.73
Oct 15, 20261,887.05
Oct 14, 20261,887.61
Oct 13, 20261,888.17
Oct 12, 20261,888.56
Oct 11, 20261,888.87
Oct 10, 20261,889.22
  • New Bullards Bar Reservoir level
  • Full pool 1,956.0 ft
  • Above full pool
Source: CDEC · Daily averages since 2000

New Bullards Bar Reservoir on Nov 9 in past years

New Bullards Bar Reservoir water level on Nov 9 in past years
YearLevel (ft)vs todayvs full pool
2026today1,876.73—−79.27 ft
20251,867.82−8.91−88.18 ft
20241,864.95−11.78−91.05 ft
20231,883.63+6.90−72.37 ft
20221,863.41−13.32−92.59 ft
20211,816.37−60.36−139.63 ft
20201,858.26−18.47−97.74 ft
20191,877.30+0.57−78.70 ft
20181,857.30−19.43−98.70 ft
20171,880.96+4.23−75.04 ft
20161,884.07+7.34−71.93 ft

Today’s level is the highest for this date since 2023.

Lake facts

Full pool (conservation pool)
1,956.0 ft msl
Highest since 2000
1,955.71 ftJun 6, 2003
Lowest since 2000
1,780.66 ftDec 8, 2015
Data since
Dec 22, 2000
Dam
New Bullards Bar Damcompleted 1970
River
North Yuba River
Owned by
Yuba County Water Agency
Dam location
Yuba County
Gauge location
39.3930, −121.1400

Dam, river and owner from the National Inventory of Dams (USACE). Records cover Dec 22, 2000 to today (daily averages).

New Bullards Bar Reservoir map and depth

  • Dam and level gauge
Shoreline © OpenStreetMap contributors · Open the full map
Average depth when full
about 216 ftcapacity ÷ surface area
Surface area
about 4,470 acresmeasured on the OpenStreetMap outline
Height of New Bullards Bar Dam
645 ftNational Inventory of Dams

The outline shows the mapped shoreline, not today’s water line: when the lake is low, the water stands back from it.

Weather on the lake

  1. Today71°FHighLow 46°FSW 0–3 mphMostly Sunny
  2. Tonight46°FLowN 5 mphMostly Clear
  3. Tuesday75°FHighLow 46°FN 1–5 mphSunny
  4. Wednesday75°FHighLow 48°FSE 0–3 mphSunny
  5. Thursday72°FHighLow 46°FS 3 mphMostly Sunny
  6. Friday66°FHighLow 46°FS 5 mphChance Light Rain
  7. Saturday62°FHighLow 44°FSE 2–6 mphChance Light Rain

Forecast: National Weather Service for the dam area (39.39, −121.14). Wind speeds are forecasts, not measurements.

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Quick answers

What is the full pool level of New Bullards Bar Reservoir?
1,956.0 ft above mean sea level, the top of its conservation pool. Above it, water is released or flows over the spillway of New Bullards Bar Dam.
How much does New Bullards Bar Reservoir need to be full?
New Bullards Bar Reservoir needs 79.27 ft more water to reach full pool (1,956.0 ft), as of Nov 9, 2026.
How deep is New Bullards Bar Reservoir?
New Bullards Bar Reservoir is about 216 ft deep on average when full: 966,000 acre-ft of storage spread over about 4,470 acres of surface. As in most reservoirs, the deepest water is in the old river channel near New Bullards Bar Dam.
Is New Bullards Bar Reservoir rising or falling?
It is falling: −2.98 ft in the last 7 days and −0.35 ft in 24 hours, to 1,876.73 ft on 7:00 AM PST, Nov 9, 2026 (California Data Exchange Center).
What is the highest level in our data?
New Bullards Bar Reservoir reached 1,955.71 ft on Jun 6, 2003. The lowest was 1,780.66 ft on Dec 8, 2015 (CDEC data since 2000; older records are not in this data set).
How much has New Bullards Bar Reservoir changed in the last year?
In the last 12 months it ranged from 1,862.12 ft (Dec 16, 2025) to 1,951.36 ft (May 10, 2026), a swing of 89.24 ft.
How often is this page updated?
This page is updated several times a day with the latest reading from California Data Exchange Center. The last reading is from 7:00 AM PST, Nov 9, 2026.

Where this data comes from

Hourly reservoir elevation from the California Data Exchange Center of the California Department of Water Resources (station BUL, cdec.water.ca.gov). Recent readings are provisional and may be revised. Weather from the National Weather Service. Dam details from the National Inventory of Dams.

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