Flaming Gorge

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Water Summary
Today is day 221 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 61% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6019.05 on Saturday, May 9th, 2026 Flaming Gorge was last within 3" of this elevation on May 28, 2023
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Flaming Gorge Dam Release Data | Flaming Gorge is 20.95 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6040.00 )
By content, Flaming Gorge is 75.96% of Full Pool (3,788,900 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 387,132 acre feet
This is 62.74% of the average of 617,034 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 490,708 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 906,795 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 120,385 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 103,576 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 76.85% of WY 2025
 
Rivers feeding Flaming Gorge are running at 30.61% of the avg. Click for Details
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Flaming Gorge is down -8.12 feet from one year ago. Flaming Gorge is at low for water year and down 3.78 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements Flaming Gorge is down -3.44 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sat, May 09, 2026 |
6019.05 |
-0.46 |
2,878,190 |
502 |
8528 |
74.1 |
47.7 |
| Fri, May 08, 2026 |
6019.51 |
-0.48 |
2,893,695 |
113 |
8523 |
72.7 |
44.6 |
| Thu, May 07, 2026 |
6019.99 |
-0.42 |
2,909,932 |
1146 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
6021.31 |
-0.25 |
2,955,005 |
798.3 |
5184.0 |
62.1 |
41.4 |
Averages for May 9th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (08-01-1974) |
6021.17 |
-2.12 |
3,021,022 |
3073.60 |
2239.71 |
67.43 |
39.86 |
| All-Time |
6018.97 |
0.08 |
2,956,046 |
3228.76 |
2296.62 |
67.43 |
39.86 |
Last 10 May 9th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Fri, May 09, 2025 |
6027.17 |
-8.12 |
3,159,976 |
2254 |
1019 |
74.8 |
45.6 |
| Thu, May 09, 2024 |
6027.45 |
-8.40 |
3,170,004 |
3015 |
1026 |
55.3 |
38.7 |
| Tue, May 09, 2023 |
6012.47 |
6.58 |
2,662,344 |
5253 |
800 |
72.3 |
47.3 |
| Mon, May 09, 2022 |
6018.77 |
0.28 |
2,868,779 |
808 |
1761 |
56.0 |
33.0 |
| Sun, May 09, 2021 |
6025.53 |
-6.48 |
3,179,824 |
969 |
855 |
59.0 |
39.0 |
| Sat, May 09, 2020 |
6026.97 |
-7.92 |
3,233,608 |
3823 |
950 |
67.0 |
42.0 |
| Thu, May 09, 2019 |
6029.19 |
-10.14 |
3,317,858 |
2540 |
1618 |
51.0 |
34.0 |
| Wed, May 09, 2018 |
6026.03 |
-6.98 |
3,198,422 |
2546 |
1649 |
85.0 |
46.0 |
| Tue, May 09, 2017 |
6022.31 |
-3.26 |
3,062,018 |
11392 |
8636 |
74.0 |
42.0 |
| Mon, May 09, 2016 |
6027.81 |
-8.76 |
3,265,296 |
10832 |
811 |
70.0 |
44.0 |
| Averages of List |
6024.54 |
-5.49 |
3,118,002 |
3820 |
1801 |
69.2 |
43.0 |
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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
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