Flaming Gorge Water Database

Flaming Gorge, Wyoming, Utah, Green River

Flaming Gorge




Water Summary
Today is day 215 of 365 for water year 2026. We are 59% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6021.59 on Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
Flaming Gorge was last within 3" of this elevation on Jun 3, 2023

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Flaming Gorge Dam Release Data
Flaming Gorge is 18.41 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6040.00 )

By content, Flaming Gorge is 78.24% of Full Pool (3,788,900 af)
Total inflows for water year 2026: 378,025 acre feet

This is 65.1% of the average of 580,642 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2026: 393,062 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 906,795 acre feet
During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 34,088 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 15,037 AF
Inflows for WY 2026 are 79.11% of WY 2025          Rivers feeding Flaming Gorge are running at 35.15% of the avg. Click for Details

Flaming Gorge is down -5.25 feet from one year ago.    Flaming Gorge is at low for water year and down 1.24 feet from the high.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Flaming Gorge is down -1.18 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Sun, May 03, 2026
6021.59
-0.20
2,964,487
1027
4529
73.1
44.0
Sat, May 02, 2026
6021.79
-0.22
2,971,353
655
4524
66.2
39.3
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
Fri, Apr 24, 2026
6022.60
-0.06
2,999,266
937
1938
64.9
31.3
Thu, Apr 23, 2026
6022.66
-0.09
3,001,340
387
1934
58.3
33.5
Wed, Apr 22, 2026
6022.75
-0.02
3,004,454
549
828
61.2
43.3
Tue, Apr 21, 2026
6022.77
0.00
3,005,146
916
832
74.5
51.6
Mon, Apr 20, 2026
6022.77
0.01
3,005,146
1097
833
72.5
45.3
Averages of List
6022.38
-0.08
2,991,709
830.0
2260.4
62.5
40.3

Averages for May 3rd

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (08-01-1974)
6020.99
0.6
3,015,069
2541.52
2008.37
67.69
38.23
All-Time
6018.74
2.85
2,948,190
2696.48
2014.81
67.69
38.23

Last 10 May 3rd's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Sat, May 03, 2025
6026.84
-5.25
3,148,184
2060
1022
73.2
41.3
Fri, May 03, 2024
6027.05
-5.46
3,155,684
1871
1019
56.4
43.6
Wed, May 03, 2023
6010.87
10.72
2,611,492
4533
802
75.0
50.5
Tue, May 03, 2022
6018.81
2.78
2,870,123
243
851
51.0
37.0
Mon, May 03, 2021
6025.51
-3.92
3,179,082
572
855
58.0
45.0
Sun, May 03, 2020
6026.55
-4.96
3,217,851
3413
950
73.0
45.0
Fri, May 03, 2019
6028.91
-7.32
3,307,143
2515
1604
67.0
31.0
Thu, May 03, 2018
6025.77
-4.18
3,188,741
2176
1679
66.0
42.0
Wed, May 03, 2017
6022.55
-0.96
3,070,681
6838
8630
69.0
33.0
Tue, May 03, 2016
6026.57
-4.98
3,218,600
1631
737
72.0
34.0
Averages of List
6024.05
-2.46
3,100,361
2776
1914
70.5
41.1


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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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