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USACE Sacramento District Water Control Data System

US Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District reservoir water-control data: current and archived levels, storage and flood-control space for Shasta, Oroville, Folsom, Pine Flat, Isabella and many other reservoirs.

spk-wc.usace.army.mil

At a glance

Region
United States (North America)
Coverage
California / Sacramento District
Access
Free
Category
Government
Last updated
2026

What's inside

  • reservoir storage
  • water levels
  • flood control

Terms explained

What you can do with it

Typical work that data of this type supports.

  1. 01

    Storage tracking

    Follow storage and releases through the season.

    Because it has: reservoir storage

  2. 02

    Change over time

    See how lakes and wetlands have grown or shrunk.

  3. 03

    Hazard maps

    Map flood-prone areas and who and what is exposed.

    Because it has: flood control

Where AI adds value

Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.

  1. 01

    Storage from space

    Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.

  2. 02

    Release decisions

    Optimise releases against inflow forecasts.

  3. 03

    Flood extent from SAR

    Segment flooded areas in radar imagery, even through cloud.

Machine access and documentation

Open API

CWMS DATA API (CDA) REST endpoint

Licence: Open data

Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.

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