Flaming Gorge

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Water Summary
Today is day 228 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 62% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6017.72 on Saturday, May 16th, 2026 Flaming Gorge was last within 3" of this elevation on May 15, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Flaming Gorge Dam Release Data | Flaming Gorge is 22.28 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6040.00 )
By content, Flaming Gorge is 74.79% of Full Pool (3,788,900 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 399,328 acre feet
This is 60.1% of the average of 664,418 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 547,704 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 906,795 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 164,908 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 148,376 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 75.24% of WY 2025
 
Rivers feeding Flaming Gorge are running at 28.39% of the avg. Click for Details
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Flaming Gorge is down -9.47 feet from one year ago. Flaming Gorge is up 0.01 feet from the low for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements Flaming Gorge is down -3.87 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sat, May 16, 2026 |
6017.72 |
0.01 |
2,833,667 |
1535 |
1248 |
73.1 |
49.2 |
| Fri, May 15, 2026 |
6017.71 |
-0.06 |
2,833,334 |
310 |
1247 |
78.7 |
49.1 |
| Thu, May 14, 2026 |
6017.77 |
-0.01 |
2,835,332 |
1181 |
1247 |
78.9 |
49.8 |
| Wed, May 13, 2026 |
6017.78 |
-0.16 |
2,835,666 |
781 |
3469 |
85.1 |
54.1 |
| Tue, May 12, 2026 |
6017.94 |
-0.30 |
2,841,000 |
355 |
5501 |
85.0 |
52.2 |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 |
6018.24 |
-0.38 |
2,851,020 |
927 |
7494 |
82.4 |
43.0 |
| Sun, May 10, 2026 |
6018.62 |
-0.43 |
2,863,746 |
1060 |
8529 |
72.1 |
40.3 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
6019.18 |
-0.29 |
2,882,640 |
840.5 |
5892.4 |
72.8 |
45.2 |
Averages for May 16th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (08-01-1974) |
6021.41 |
-3.69 |
3,029,671 |
3247.42 |
2443.77 |
74.10 |
45.60 |
| All-Time |
6019.32 |
-1.6 |
2,967,622 |
3521.93 |
2486.48 |
74.10 |
45.60 |
Last 10 May 16th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Fri, May 16, 2025 |
6027.19 |
-9.47 |
3,160,691 |
1054 |
2998 |
66.2 |
36.1 |
| Thu, May 16, 2024 |
6028.21 |
-10.49 |
3,197,363 |
8715 |
1024 |
73.2 |
49.3 |
| Tue, May 16, 2023 |
6014.23 |
3.49 |
2,719,004 |
6623 |
405 |
73.8 |
51.6 |
| Mon, May 16, 2022 |
6018.55 |
-0.83 |
2,861,399 |
1560 |
1798 |
86.0 |
50.0 |
| Sun, May 16, 2021 |
6025.61 |
-7.89 |
3,182,794 |
981 |
856 |
80.0 |
51.0 |
| Sat, May 16, 2020 |
6027.51 |
-9.79 |
3,253,953 |
2628 |
917 |
72.0 |
36.0 |
| Thu, May 16, 2019 |
6029.61 |
-11.89 |
3,333,979 |
5348 |
1592 |
79.0 |
52.0 |
| Wed, May 16, 2018 |
6027.03 |
-9.31 |
3,235,864 |
4162 |
1670 |
83.0 |
45.0 |
| Tue, May 16, 2017 |
6023.39 |
-5.67 |
3,101,152 |
10943 |
6624 |
69.0 |
42.0 |
| Mon, May 16, 2016 |
6029.03 |
-11.31 |
3,311,732 |
5345 |
806 |
55.0 |
46.0 |
| Averages of List |
6025.08 |
-7.36 |
3,137,213 |
2940 |
1540 |
71.7 |
46.7 |
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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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Vernal, UT Weather
Water data sourced from: Flaming Gorge Source Data
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