Flaming Gorge Water Database

Flaming Gorge, Wyoming, Utah, Green River

Flaming Gorge




Water Summary
Today is day 217 of 365 for water year 2026. We are 59% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6020.87 on Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
Flaming Gorge was last within 3" of this elevation on Jun 2, 2023

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Flaming Gorge Dam Release Data
Flaming Gorge is 19.13 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6040.00 )

By content, Flaming Gorge is 77.59% of Full Pool (3,788,900 af)
Total inflows for water year 2026: 382,929 acre feet

This is 64.65% of the average of 592,275 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2026: 423,188 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 906,795 acre feet
During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 58,721 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 40,259 AF
Inflows for WY 2026 are 78.35% of WY 2025          Rivers feeding Flaming Gorge are running at 34.73% of the avg. Click for Details

Flaming Gorge is down -6.14 feet from one year ago.    Flaming Gorge is at low for water year and down 1.96 feet from the high.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Flaming Gorge is down -1.88 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Tue, May 05, 2026
6020.87
-0.40
2,939,854
1314
8381
52.1
45.9
Mon, May 04, 2026
6021.27
-0.32
2,953,522
1158
6807
69.2
49.6
Sun, May 03, 2026
6021.59
-0.20
2,964,487
1027
4529
73.1
41.9
Sat, May 02, 2026
6021.79
-0.22
2,971,353
655
4524
66.2
37.0
Fri, May 01, 2026
6022.01
-0.22
2,978,918
512
4389
62.8
40.3
Thu, Apr 30, 2026
6022.23
-0.07
2,986,495
830
2000
57.9
44.4
Wed, Apr 29, 2026
6022.30
-0.08
2,988,908
643
1997
59.0
41.2
Tue, Apr 28, 2026
6022.38
-0.06
2,991,668
n/a
1975
53.6
35.9
Mon, Apr 27, 2026
6022.44
-0.05
2,993,739
1158
1973
54.1
38.4
Sun, Apr 26, 2026
6022.49
-0.06
2,995,466
962
1960
53.0
42.5
Sat, Apr 25, 2026
6022.55
-0.05
2,997,538
1117
1934
63.5
33.3
Fri, Apr 24, 2026
6022.60
-0.06
2,999,266
937
1938
64.9
31.3
Thu, Apr 23, 2026
6022.66
-0.09
3,001,340
387
1934
58.3
33.5
Wed, Apr 22, 2026
6022.75
-0.02
3,004,454
549
828
61.2
43.3
Averages of List
6022.14
-0.14
2,983,358
865.3
3226.4
60.6
39.9

Averages for May 5th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (08-01-1974)
6021.04
-0.17
3,016,595
2740.94
2280.69
69.14
40.91
All-Time
6018.81
2.06
2,950,456
2847.66
2227.52
69.14
40.91

Last 10 May 5th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Mon, May 05, 2025
6027.01
-6.14
3,154,255
3561
1022
60.4
44.3
Sun, May 05, 2024
6027.15
-6.28
3,159,260
2252
1022
64.4
44.1
Fri, May 05, 2023
6011.39
9.48
2,627,952
3221
802
58.6
42.6
Thu, May 05, 2022
6018.85
2.02
2,871,466
1504
1758
70.0
34.0
Wed, May 05, 2021
6025.53
-4.66
3,179,824
566
847
69.0
42.0
Tue, May 05, 2020
6026.69
-5.82
3,223,097
2238
949
69.0
36.0
Sun, May 05, 2019
6028.99
-8.12
3,310,201
2131
1619
71.0
37.0
Sat, May 05, 2018
6025.85
-4.98
3,191,717
2569
1680
79.0
43.0
Fri, May 05, 2017
6022.33
-1.46
3,062,739
7225
8633
83.0
41.0
Thu, May 05, 2016
6026.69
-5.82
3,223,097
2494
812
81.0
47.0
Averages of List
6024.16
-3.29
3,104,082
2939
1912
69.3
43.6


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Measurements are taken at 11:59 pm of the date listed
Temperature data is from Dutch John, UT
CHANGE represents water elevation change from previous day

Units used in each measurement:
Elevation - Feet above sea level
Change - Feet difference over previous measurement
Content - Acre Feet
Inflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
Outflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
All Temps - Degrees Farhenheit
The Water Year runs from October 1 to September 30 of the next year
Acre Feet = 1.9835 * Flow CFS
TP = Total Precipitation



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*Air temp data is sourced from (Prev 24 Hr Extremes):    Vernal, UT Weather
Water data sourced from: Flaming Gorge Source Data
Weather forecast for Dutch John, UT
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