Flaming Gorge Water Database

Flaming Gorge, Wyoming, Utah, Green River

Flaming Gorge




Water Summary
Today is day 220 of 365 for water year 2026. We are 60% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6019.51 on Friday, May 8th, 2026
Flaming Gorge was last within 3" of this elevation on May 29, 2023

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Flaming Gorge Dam Release Data
Flaming Gorge is 20.49 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6040.00 )

By content, Flaming Gorge is 76.37% of Full Pool (3,788,900 af)
Total inflows for water year 2026: 386,136 acre feet

This is 63.24% of the average of 610,579 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2026: 473,793 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 906,795 acre feet
During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 104,880 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 87,657 AF
Inflows for WY 2026 are 77.35% of WY 2025          Rivers feeding Flaming Gorge are running at 31.23% of the avg. Click for Details

Flaming Gorge is down -7.60 feet from one year ago.    Flaming Gorge is at low for water year and down 3.32 feet from the high.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Flaming Gorge is down -3.04 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
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
38.3
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
Sat, Apr 25, 2026
6022.55
-0.05
2,997,538
1117
1934
63.5
33.3
Averages of List
6021.56
-0.22
2,963,530
845.6
4713.0
61.4
40.5

Averages for May 8th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (08-01-1974)
6021.13
-1.62
3,019,640
3013.13
2194.00
66.24
40.34
All-Time
6018.93
0.58
2,954,474
3234.50
2243.22
66.24
40.34

Last 10 May 8th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Thu, May 08, 2025
6027.11
-7.60
3,157,830
2069
1021
71.2
43.0
Wed, May 08, 2024
6027.35
-7.84
3,166,420
1878
1016
47.4
31.8
Mon, May 08, 2023
6012.21
7.30
2,654,039
5574
796
64.9
43.7
Sun, May 08, 2022
6018.83
0.68
2,870,794
2568
1760
69.0
40.0
Sat, May 08, 2021
6025.53
-6.02
3,179,824
1747
854
69.0
50.0
Fri, May 08, 2020
6026.83
-7.32
3,228,349
1852
950
68.0
35.0
Wed, May 08, 2019
6029.15
-9.64
3,316,325
2524
1603
52.0
39.0
Tue, May 08, 2018
6025.99
-6.48
3,196,931
2974
1687
82.0
45.0
Mon, May 08, 2017
6022.17
-2.66
3,056,973
8367
8634
76.0
45.0
Sun, May 08, 2016
6027.31
-7.80
3,246,407
8032
812
48.0
44.0
Averages of List
6024.44
-4.93
3,114,370
3366
1913
68.1
42.6


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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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