Flaming Gorge

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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
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| 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
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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.
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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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Water data sourced from: Flaming Gorge Source Data
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