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Current 2008 levels,
with comparisons to
Jan. '05 (pre-major rains)
May '05 (after major rains)
and Jan.'06

Reservoir
Depth
When
Full

Percent
Full 1'05
Pre- rains
Percent Full
AFTER Rains
5.2.'05
Percent
Full
1.3
2006
Percent
Full
1.8.
2007
Percent Full
1.7.'08
Percent
Full
2.4.08
Percent
Full
3.17.08
Percent Full
4.7.'08
Percent Full
5.5.08
Percent Full
6.7.08

Percent Full
8.11.08
Percent Full
10.6.08
Percent Full
11.3.08
Percent Full
12.8.08

Barrett

 160.88

27.9

 77.1 75.0 74.2 69.2 73.2 78.5 79.1 78.8 78.3

75.4

 73.4 72.5 72.6
El Capitan 197.00

33.4

 69.8 44.1 34.0 34.5 40.4 46.8 48.6 49.5 49.6

46.1

 48.6 48.9 48.9
Hodges 115.00

29.0

 101.0 88.0 77.0 59.0 67.0 85.0 83.0 78.0 73.0

65.8

 62.0 59.0 58.0
Miramar 114.00

81.5

 81.4 83.2 83.0 77.7 80.8 81.0 79.1 81.7 68.3

83.1

 81.1 80.8 80.4
Morena 157.00

8.2

 27.7 24.2 21.7 16.0 16.5 16.8 16.7 16.3 16.0

14.7

 13.7 13.3 13.2
Murray 95.00

83.5

 74.1 69.5 83.8 88.6 90.0 83.5 87.0 85.6 84.5

85.8

 81.7 90.1 88.8
Lower Otay 137.42

74.8

 98.3 78.7 67.4 79.9 85.6 85.4 85.0 83.6 80.7

73.4

 68.7 65.1 63.1
San Vicente 190.00

77.5

 89.1 66.7 62.5 74.1 83.0 90.4 90.2 83.5 77.1

67.2

  61.7 57.6 52.9
Sutherland 145.00

13.1

 68.3 68.3 63.8 34.1 29.8 18.8 21.3 22.0 24.2

23.5

 22.7 22.4 22.3

 

The City of San Diego's Water Levels, January 7, 2008.

Reservoir
Depth When Full
Current Depth
Percent Full
Spill MGD
Barrett 160.88 145.40 69.2 0
El Capitan 197.00 133.58 34.5 0
Hodges 115.00 101.60 59.0 0
Miramar 114.00 104.00 77.7 0
Morena 157.00 110.08 16.0 0
Murray 95.00 91.71 88.6 0
Lower Otay 137.42 130.00 79.9 0
San Vicente 190.00 167.16 74.1 0
Sutherland 145.00 99.54 34.1 0

 

The City of San Diego's Water Levels, February 4, 2008.

Note: Heavy rains the last week of January/ beginning of Feb..

Lake Hodges is dependent on the runoff from the watershed inland, whereas many of the lakes are
dependent on the import of water from the Colorado River.

Reservoir
Depth When Full
Current Depth
Percent Full
Spill MGD
Barrett 160.88 147.66 73.2 0
El Capitan 197.00 141.36 40.4 0
Hodges 115.00 104.60 67.0 0
Miramar 114.00 105.50 80.8 0
Morena 157.00 110.72 16.5 0
Murray 95.00 92.10 90.0 0
Lower Otay 137.42 133.02 85.6 0
San Vicente 190.00 175.38 83.0 0
Sutherland 145.00 95.13 29.8 0

 

The City of San Diego's Water Levels, March 17, 2008.

Reservoir
Depth When Full
Current Depth
Percent Full
Spill MGD
Barrett 160.88 150.50 78.5 0
El Capitan 197.00 149.16 46.8 0
Hodges 115.00 110.76 85.0 0
Miramar 114.00 105.60 81.0 0
Morena 157.00 111.15 16.8 0
Murray 95.00 90.20 83.5 0
Lower Otay 137.42 132.90 85.4 0
San Vicente 190.00 181.92 90.4 0
Sutherland 145.00 81.70 18.8 0

 

The City of San Diego's Water Levels, April 7, 2008.

Reservoir
Depth When Full
Current Depth
Percent Full
Spill MGD
Barrett 160.88 150.86 79.1 0
El Capitan 197.00 151.20 48.6 0
Hodges 115.00 110.08 83.0 0
Miramar 114.00 104.70 79.1 0
Morena 157.00 110.97 16.7 0
Murray 95.00 91.20 87.0 0
Lower Otay 137.42 132.70 85.0 0
San Vicente 190.00 181.75 90.2 0
Sutherland 145.00 85.07 21.3 0

The City of San Diego's Water Levels, May 5, 2008.

Reservoir
Depth When Full
Current Depth
Percent Full
Spill MGD
Barrett 160.88 150.70 78.8 0
El Capitan 197.00 152.28 49.5 0
Hodges 115.00 108.56 78.0 0
Miramar 114.00 105.95 81.7 0
Morena 157.00 110.51 16.3 0
Murray 95.00 90.80 85.6 0
Lower Otay 137.42 131.98 83.6 0
San Vicente 190.00 175.88 83.5 0
Sutherland 145.00 85.94 22.0 0

 

The City of San Diego's Water Levels, June 2, 2008.

Reservoir
Depth When Full
Current Depth
Percent Full
Spill MGD
Barrett 160.88 150.39 78.3 0
El Capitan 197.00 152.36 49.6 0
Hodges 115.00 106.84 73.0 0
Miramar 114.00 99.00 68.3 0
Morena 157.00 110.05 16.0 0
Murray 95.00 90.50 84.5 0
Lower Otay 137.42 130.49 80.7 0
San Vicente 190.00 170.00 77.1 0
Sutherland 145.00 88.79 24.2 0

 

The City of San Diego's Water Levels, August 11, 2008.

Reservoir

Depth When Full

Current Depth

Percent Full

Spill MGD

Barrett

160.88

148.86

75.39

0

El Capitan

197.00

148.30

46.07

0

Hodges

115.00

104.24

65.84

0

Miramar

114.00

106.65

83.14

0

Morena

157.00

108.37

14.66

0

Murray

95.00

90.88

85.79

0

Lower Otay

137.42

126.48

73.35

0

San Vicente

190.00

160.44

67.20

0

Sutherland

145.00

87.82

23.46

0

Note: San Vicente closed in Sept. 2008 for a few years, making dam bigger and will increase in size three-fold or so.

The City of San Diego's Water Levels, October 6, 2008.

Reservoir
Depth When Full
Current Depth
Percent Full
Spill MGD
Barrett 160.88 147.76 73.4 0
El Capitan 197.00 151.22 48.6 0
Hodges 115.00 102.60 62.0 0
Miramar 114.00 105.65 81.1 0
Morena 157.00 107.00 13.7 0
Murray 95.00 89.60 81.7 0
Lower Otay 137.42 123.80 68.7 0
San Vicente 190.00 154.82 61.7 0
Sutherland 145.00 86.87 22.7 0

 

The City of San Diego's Water Levels, November 3, 2008.

Reservoir
Depth When Full
Current Depth
Percent Full
Spill MGD
Barrett 160.88 147.23 72.5 0
El Capitan 197.00 151.60 48.9 0
Hodges 115.00 101.44 59.0 0
Miramar 114.00 105.50 80.8 0
Morena 157.00 106.47 13.3 0
Murray 95.00 92.18 90.1 0
Lower Otay 137.42 121.10 65.1 0
San Vicente 190.00 150.56 57.6 0
Sutherland 145.00 86.48 22.4 0


The City of San Diego's Water Levels December 8, 2008.

Reservoir
Depth When Full
Current Depth
Percent Full
Spill MGD
Barrett 160.88 147.30 72.6 0
El Capitan 197.00 151.59 48.9 0
Hodges 115.00 100.97 58.0 0
Miramar 114.00 105.30 80.4 0
Morena 157.00 106.26 13.2 0
Murray 95.00 91.76 88.8 0
Lower Otay 137.42 120.57 63.1 0
San Vicente 190.00 145.40 52.9 0
Sutherland 145.00 86.42 22.3 0

1 to 3 inches (coast to mountains) on 12.15.08.

 

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