Flaming Gorge Water Database

Flaming Gorge, Wyoming, Utah, Green River

Flaming Gorge




Water Summary
Today is day 223 of 365 for water year 2026. We are 61% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6018.24 on Monday, May 11th, 2026
Flaming Gorge was last within 3" of this elevation on May 26, 2023

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Flaming Gorge Dam Release Data
Flaming Gorge is 21.76 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6040.00 )

By content, Flaming Gorge is 75.25% of Full Pool (3,788,900 af)
Total inflows for water year 2026: 391,073 acre feet

This is 62.04% of the average of 630,388 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2026: 522,490 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 906,795 acre feet
During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 147,555 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 131,417 AF
Inflows for WY 2026 are 76.5% of WY 2025          Rivers feeding Flaming Gorge are running at 29.77% of the avg. Click for Details

Flaming Gorge is down -9.01 feet from one year ago.    Flaming Gorge is at low for water year and down 4.59 feet from the high.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Flaming Gorge is down -4.14 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Mon, May 11, 2026
6018.24
-0.38
2,851,020
927
7494
82.4
46.5
Sun, May 10, 2026
6018.62
-0.43
2,863,746
1060
8529
72.1
43.2
Sat, May 09, 2026
6019.05
-0.46
2,878,190
502
8528
74.1
45.1
Fri, May 08, 2026
6019.51
-0.47
2,893,695
291
8523
72.7
42.1
Thu, May 07, 2026
6019.98
-0.43
2,909,593
968
8519
67.4
36.5
Wed, May 06, 2026
6020.41
-0.45
2,924,188
537
8471
54.7
35.7
Tue, May 05, 2026
6020.86
-0.41
2,939,513
1135
8381
52.1
45.9
Mon, May 04, 2026
6021.27
-0.32
2,953,522
1158
6807
69.2
47.4
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
Averages of List
6020.73
-0.3
2,935,378
788.1
6047.6
65.5
41.7

Averages for May 11th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (08-01-1974)
6021.24
-3
3,023,489
3039.33
2281.04
68.07
40.30
All-Time
6019.07
-0.83
2,959,256
3316.19
2327.31
68.07
40.30

Last 10 May 11th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Sun, May 11, 2025
6027.25
-9.01
3,162,839
1883
1019
79.5
52.3
Sat, May 11, 2024
6027.55
-9.31
3,173,591
1874
1007
66.5
48.5
Thu, May 11, 2023
6012.97
5.27
2,678,364
4565
764
64.2
47.7
Wed, May 11, 2022
6018.69
-0.45
2,866,094
849
1798
75.0
38.0
Tue, May 11, 2021
6025.55
-7.31
3,180,567
1363
856
58.0
35.0
Mon, May 11, 2020
6027.21
-8.97
3,242,638
4381
710
73.0
51.0
Sat, May 11, 2019
6029.27
-11.03
3,320,924
2517
1591
67.0
32.0
Fri, May 11, 2018
6026.31
-8.07
3,208,873
6431
1615
72.0
52.0
Thu, May 11, 2017
6022.39
-4.15
3,064,904
10221
7837
77.0
41.0
Wed, May 11, 2016
6028.23
-9.99
3,281,227
4118
812
60.0
32.0
Averages of List
6024.72
-6.48
3,124,293
3654
1730
74.1
44.7


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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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Water data sourced from: Flaming Gorge Source Data
Weather forecast for Dutch John, UT
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