California drought and lakes likely to have water

[tvaleri]

I realize this is a bit off topic, but since I upgraded my '07 SAN 220 to a '14 210 in the off-season and I'm fearful I'll have no lakes with water, I figured I'd turn to the PN community for a few thoughts. I live in Central California and my lake of choice is Millerton (actually the only place I ever go). Since it looks like a mudhole these days, I'm wondering if any of you folks can recommend any other lakes in Central California that have better odds of having water.

[fyrhog]

I live up in Grass Valley and like to put in at Bullards and Scotts Flat. Heres a good link to keep a eye on levels. Looks like some storms movin in our way on Wed. Heres a good place to keep a eye on levels.
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/products/rescond.pdf

[Rick]

This is Bass Lake. www.basslakeca.com. It's owned by PG&E. In the summer can be crowded but before and after the holiday weekends its really nice

[seth]

Im not sure if Wolf Lakes in Sanger is doing memberships anymore, but they had a nice wakeboarding lake with a couple rails on it. I have a membership at Ironwood Ranch in Arvin (http://www.ironwoodlakes.com/index.html) The water is always 8ft deep there and glass.

[ers906]

x2 on Bass Lake, but not for great water unless you are in the water pulling right at 8 am or 7:59 pm. The water is owned by PG&E, and this is the first (or maybe the second) year that they are going to let the lake fill to capacity after the seismic retrofit of the dam. Whether there will be enough snow melt for it to fill is a different question. Crossing my fingers since I will be there for two weeks in late July.

[DanielC]

i was at Bass lake in the 1980's, it was a zoo then. You got on the water, at 7:58, witha skier in the water. At 8:00AM, every body hit it, and you had about a half lap of calm water.

[fyrhog]

I had a place on the delta foe 11 years and there was always glass water to be found there. The only thing in the Delta is you better know your way around and how things can change with the tide,,,,can be very dangerous if your new there.

[Dave Rittiman]

Folsom Lake hit the 400 feet mark today that takes off the 5 MPH limit. The lake filled 40 feet in just over a month. http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/q...23&span=30days


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[fyrhog]

I like that,,,,GREAT.

[axeman]

I wish our lakes in texas filled like that!

[pboltonmd]

Bass Lake

i was at Bass lake in the 1980's, it was a zoo then. You got on the water, at 7:58, witha skier in the water. At 8:00AM, every body hit it, and you had about a half lap of calm water.

Spent summers 1993 - 2002 at Bass Lake. What a zoo, with speed limits, forced counterclockwise directions and water that we used to call Victory at Sea. I can't count the number of times we were pulled over by the water sheriff for going before 8:00 am or 1 minute after 8:00pm. What a crowded joke and too many close calls that I care to forget.

Said F/U to Cali and Bass Lake in 2003 and bought a place at Hayden Lake, ID. What a dream and waterfront homes 1/4 the price. Smooth water daily and hardly ever need a flag b/c no one is there to run over my kids. Fly 2 hrs instead of pulling a boat for 4+.

Looks like low water levels at Bass Lake can now be due to political or environmental pressures. No thanks.

Give me freedom, smooth water, no politics, my Nautique and my guns.

Love Idaho!