Flaming Gorge

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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
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| 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
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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.
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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
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