Flaming Gorge

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Water Summary
Today is day 229 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 63% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6017.69 on Sunday, May 17th, 2026 Flaming Gorge was last within 3" of this elevation on May 16, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Flaming Gorge Dam Release Data | Flaming Gorge is 22.31 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6040.00 )
By content, Flaming Gorge is 74.76% of Full Pool (3,788,900 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 400,990 acre feet
This is 59.74% of the average of 671,254 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 550,179 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 906,795 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 165,907 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 149,189 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 74.98% of WY 2025
 
Rivers feeding Flaming Gorge are running at 30.17% of the avg. Click for Details
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Flaming Gorge is down -9.54 feet from one year ago. Flaming Gorge is at low for water year and down 5.14 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements Flaming Gorge is down -3.58 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, May 17, 2026 |
6017.69 |
-0.03 |
2,832,668 |
838 |
1248 |
57.7 |
45.4 |
| Sat, May 16, 2026 |
6017.72 |
0.01 |
2,833,667 |
1535 |
1248 |
73.1 |
49.2 |
| Fri, May 15, 2026 |
6017.71 |
-0.06 |
2,833,334 |
310 |
1247 |
78.7 |
49.1 |
| Thu, May 14, 2026 |
6017.77 |
-0.01 |
2,835,332 |
1181 |
1247 |
78.9 |
49.8 |
| Wed, May 13, 2026 |
6017.78 |
-0.16 |
2,835,666 |
781 |
3469 |
85.1 |
54.1 |
| Tue, May 12, 2026 |
6017.94 |
-0.30 |
2,841,000 |
355 |
5501 |
85.0 |
52.2 |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 |
6018.24 |
-0.38 |
2,851,020 |
927 |
7494 |
82.4 |
43.0 |
| Sun, May 10, 2026 |
6018.62 |
-0.43 |
2,863,746 |
1060 |
8529 |
72.1 |
40.3 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
6018.90 |
-0.28 |
2,873,224 |
827.0 |
5658.0 |
71.7 |
45.4 |
Averages for May 17th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (08-01-1974) |
6021.44 |
-3.75 |
3,030,442 |
3132.06 |
2503.31 |
73.28 |
46.14 |
| All-Time |
6019.36 |
-1.67 |
2,968,886 |
3417.67 |
2542.62 |
73.28 |
46.14 |
Last 10 May 17th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sat, May 17, 2025 |
6027.23 |
-9.54 |
3,162,123 |
2041 |
1167 |
70.4 |
42.2 |
| Fri, May 17, 2024 |
6027.93 |
-10.24 |
3,187,246 |
755 |
1009 |
78.5 |
53.9 |
| Wed, May 17, 2023 |
6014.53 |
3.16 |
2,728,737 |
5284 |
69 |
71.8 |
52.9 |
| Tue, May 17, 2022 |
6018.43 |
-0.74 |
2,857,378 |
-196 |
1797 |
83.0 |
56.0 |
| Mon, May 17, 2021 |
6025.53 |
-7.84 |
3,179,824 |
-366 |
675 |
75.0 |
53.0 |
| Sun, May 17, 2020 |
6027.61 |
-9.92 |
3,257,731 |
2111 |
0 |
82.0 |
46.0 |
| Fri, May 17, 2019 |
6029.53 |
-11.84 |
3,330,904 |
135 |
1616 |
61.0 |
41.0 |
| Thu, May 17, 2018 |
6027.13 |
-9.44 |
3,239,626 |
3735 |
1634 |
82.0 |
44.0 |
| Wed, May 17, 2017 |
6023.61 |
-5.92 |
3,109,170 |
10949 |
6620 |
52.0 |
34.0 |
| Tue, May 17, 2016 |
6029.23 |
-11.54 |
3,319,391 |
4955 |
808 |
61.0 |
44.0 |
| Averages of List |
6025.23 |
-7.54 |
3,142,653 |
4445 |
1544 |
71.2 |
45.4 |
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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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Vernal, UT Weather
Water data sourced from: Flaming Gorge Source Data
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