CountiesCalaveras County
CaliforniaReservoirCalaveras County
New Melones Lake
Fed by the Stanislaus River, New Melones Lake holds roughly 12,500 acres of water in California. You will find it in Calaveras County. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation manages it. The gauge last read 1,008.90 ft.
Water level today: 1,008.90 ft · see the full record
Coordinates37.9990, -120.5212
Surface area12,500 acres
RiverStanislaus River
Managed byU.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Swimming beaches on New Melones Lake
No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.
New Melones Lake on the map
Lake center, swimming spots and access points.
Weather and water temperature
Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.
Weather data by Open-Meteo
Water level today
The level comes from CDEC - California Data Exchange Center (DWR). The Corps of Engineers puts the top of the flood pool at 1,088.0 ft. The top of the dam sits at 1,135.0 ft. A low pool exposes stumps and mud in the shallow arms of the lake.
1,008.90 ft -0.68 ft in 7 days
A closer look at New Melones Lake
The center of the lake is at 37.9990, -120.5212. The surface sits around 1,086 feet above sea level. The Stanislaus River carries the outflow.
Where there is no marked beach, entry is usually from a boat ramp or an unimproved bank. Stanislaus National Forest, on Beardsley Lake, is the closest named beach in this guide, about 31 miles off. New Melones Lake has no catalogued swimming beach in the sources we read, so plan around the managing agency's own facilities.
Swimming season in California runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates. No public sensor reports water temperature at New Melones Lake, so the panel shows air temperature and wind. If the water looks like pea soup or paint, stay out and report it to the managing agency.
The level comes from CDEC - California Data Exchange Center (DWR). The Corps of Engineers puts the top of the flood pool at 1,088.0 ft. The top of the dam sits at 1,135.0 ft. A low pool exposes stumps and mud in the shallow arms of the lake.
If New Melones Lake is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Lake Tulloch (California, 8 mi), New Hogan Lake (California, 19 mi) and Don Pedro Reservoir (California, 20 mi). California has 86 lakes on this site in total.
Questions about New Melones Lake
Is there a beach at New Melones Lake?
No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.
How big is New Melones Lake?
About 12,500 acres.
What other lakes are near New Melones Lake?
The closest in this guide is Lake Tulloch, about 8 miles away in California.
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