Flaming Gorge Water Database

Flaming Gorge, Wyoming, Utah, Green River

Flaming Gorge




Water Summary
Today is day 224 of 365 for water year 2026. We are 61% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6017.94 on Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Flaming Gorge was last within 3" of this elevation on Mar 13, 2022

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Flaming Gorge Dam Release Data
Flaming Gorge is 22.06 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6040.00 )

By content, Flaming Gorge is 74.98% of Full Pool (3,788,900 af)
Total inflows for water year 2026: 391,777 acre feet

This is 61.51% of the average of 636,896 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2026: 533,401 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 906,795 acre feet
During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 157,575 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 141,624 AF
Inflows for WY 2026 are 75.96% of WY 2025          Rivers feeding Flaming Gorge are running at 28.71% of the avg. Click for Details

Flaming Gorge is down -9.37 feet from one year ago.    Flaming Gorge is at low for water year and down 4.89 feet from the high.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Flaming Gorge is down -4.36 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Tue, May 12, 2026
6017.94
-0.30
2,841,000
355
5501
85.0
54.7
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
Averages of List
6020.41
-0.32
2,924,616
757.1
6299.4
67.8
43.0

Averages for May 12th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (08-01-1974)
6021.27
-3.33
3,024,571
3026.08
2350.56
71.20
41.76
All-Time
6019.11
-1.17
2,960,701
3242.86
2377.95
71.20
41.76

Last 10 May 12th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Mon, May 12, 2025
6027.31
-9.37
3,164,987
2263
1021
81.4
50.2
Sun, May 12, 2024
6027.61
-9.67
3,175,744
2258
1013
72.0
47.9
Fri, May 12, 2023
6013.19
4.75
2,685,432
4611
801
63.5
49.5
Thu, May 12, 2022
6018.69
-0.75
2,866,094
1555
1798
61.0
44.0
Wed, May 12, 2021
6025.55
-7.61
3,180,567
975
856
69.0
36.0
Tue, May 12, 2020
6027.17
-9.23
3,241,132
281
949
79.0
45.0
Sun, May 12, 2019
6029.31
-11.37
3,322,458
2546
1618
77.0
43.0
Sat, May 12, 2018
6026.55
-8.61
3,217,851
6545
1717
78.0
47.0
Fri, May 12, 2017
6022.53
-4.59
3,069,959
9404
6637
82.0
44.0
Thu, May 12, 2016
6028.31
-10.37
3,284,268
2526
808
70.0
35.0
Averages of List
6024.81
-6.87
3,127,610
3575
1716
74.0
45.5


Search DB For More Water Data Facts



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



Page took 6.622 seconds to create!
Copyright Water-Data.com
Water data courtesy of US Bureau of Reclamation
The water year runs from Oct 1 - Sept 30
*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
All data is provisional and subject to review and modification


Copyright Water-Data.com
1999 - 2026



Site Views Today: 0       Page Views Today: 0


Flaming Gorge Water Database
Flaming Gorge, Wyoming, Utah, Green River