Live surface elevations for California's great reservoirs — Shasta, Oroville, Folsom, Trinity and the Sierra chain, straight from CDEC. Every tube shows the normal full pool, the current level, the lake's two signature fish (hover for the species, click for 2026 tournaments), and a live bite gauge at left. Scroll down for the Sacramento & American trout tailwaters, the Delta catfish, and the Klamath & Kern rivers.
Hover a fish for its species · click a fish to search that lake's 2026 tournaments
California's tailwaters run cold and big: the Lower Sacramento below Shasta, the American below Nimbus, the Feather below Oroville, plus the Sierra Truckee and Owens — trophy rainbow and brown water. The cylinder shows live flow (cfs), low = wadeable, high = fast water. Hover a trout for the species; tap it for a guide.
The Sacramento-system tailwaters run on Shasta/Oroville releases; check flows before wading.
The Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta gives up channel and white catfish plus giant sturgeon. Live river stage (ft) with the action and flood stages marked. Hover a cat for the species; tap it for a guide.
The steelhead Klamath, the Sacramento and American, and the whitewater Kern. Live USGS gage height (ft); each tube marks FLOAT, EXPERT and FLOOD. Hover a fish; tap it for an outfitter.
California rivers swing with snowmelt and release — the Kern spikes in spring; the tailwaters run cold year-round.