Launch Conditions
Two developed boat ramps are available at French Meadows Reservoir and one developed boat ramp is available at Hell Hole Reservoir. Current water levels, and examples of conditions under different water level conditions, are provided below.
French Meadows Boat Ramp (south side of French Meadows Reservoir)
Current Conditions
- Boat Launch Terminus Elevation:
- 5,200 ft. msl
Conditions when this photo was taken
- Date:
- 7/29/2021
- Water Surface Elevation:
- 5,204' msl
- Storage:
- 66,500 acre-feet
- Boat Launch Terminus Elevation:
- 5,200' msl
- Difference:
- +4' Above Launch Terminus
McGuire Boat Launch (north side of French Meadows Reservoir)
Current Conditions
Conditions when this photo was taken
- Date:
- 7/29/2021
- Water Surface Elevation:
- 5,204' msl
- Storage:
- 66,500 acre-feet
Hell Hole Boat Ramp
Current Conditions
- Boat Launch Terminus Elevation:
- 4,530 ft. msl
Conditions when this photo was taken
- Date:
- 7/29/2021
- Water Surface Elevation:
- 4,517' msl
- Boat Launch Terminus Elevation:
- 4,530' msl
- Difference:
- -13' Below Launch Terminus
Users should use the information on this website with caution and do so at their own risk. The Placer County Water Agency accepts no liability for the accuracy, availability, suitability, reliability, usability, completeness or timeliness of the data or graphical depictions rendered data provided via this website.The information on this website consists of estimates of stream flow and reservoir levels based on field instrumentation. Actual stream flows may vary significantly from the estimates provided.Many factors affect stream flows and reservoir levels, including weather, snowmelt runoff, and the operating requirements of the hydro project.
Reservoir and river recreation can be hazardous. Users have the sole responsibility to determine whether conditions are safe to enter the water, and they thereby assume full risk of serious bodily injury and/or death.
