Lake McClure in Mariposa County Continues to Rise - Now At 80% Of Historical Average

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 10 May 2016 12:03

Published: Tuesday, 10 May 2016 12:01

May 10, 2016 - Since the rains that began in Mariposa County on Monday, December 21, 2015 through Tuesday morning, May 10, 2016, Lake McClure in Mariposa County has risen over 187 feet as Spring runoff continues to fill the the reservoir.

Lake McClure's December 2015 low was 586 feet in elevation while on May 10, 2016 the elevation is standing at 773.53 feet.

As of May 10, 2016 the Current Storage for Lake McClure is 507,051 acre feet. The low during December was 63,588 acre feet. This is a rise of 443,463 acre feet bringing Lake McClure Reservoir from 7% of total capacity to 49% of total capacity. Lake McClure reservoir is now at 80% of the Historical Average for this date.

Lake McClure's total capacity is 1,024,600 acre feet. The average storage for May 9 is 634,258 acre feet.

The following charts in order are (1) Elevation, (2) Storage in Acre Feet and (3) Historic averages with max and min. levels.