Lake Powell
Lake Powell
Lake Powell
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For December 15th, 2025
Snowpack is 60.39% of avg
TotalPrecip is 99.92% of avg
Lake Powell is currently 409.88 feet deep at the dam
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Water Summary
Today is day 75 of 365 for the Water Year 2026.
We are 21% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 3541.88 on Sunday, December 14th, 2025
Powell was last within 3" of this elevation on Dec 13, 2025
There are currently 2,140,224,444,963 gallons of water in Lake Powell!
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SW Water Vapor |
| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Glen Canyon Dam Release Data | Lake Powell is 158.12 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 3,700)
By content, Lake Powell is 27% of Full Pool (24,322,000 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 1,057,156 acre feet
This is 78.09% of the December 14th average of 1,353,791 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 1,207,689 acre feet
This is 16.1% of the minimum required of 7,500,000 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 180,586 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 150,533 AF |
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The 34 tracked reservoirs above Lake Powell are currently at 69.59% of capacity. Click for Details |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 111.56% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Lake Powell are running at 74.26% of the December 15th avg. Click for Details
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Lake Powell is down 31.81 feet from one year ago. Lake Powell is at low for water year and down 3.77 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements
Lake Powell is down -1.38 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| Sun, Dec 14, 2025 |
3541.88 |
-0.09 |
6,568,099 |
4936 |
7820 |
46.8 |
30.0 |
n/a |
| Sat, Dec 13, 2025 |
3541.97 |
-0.09 |
6,573,836 |
5155 |
8040 |
52.0 |
32.4 |
n/a |
| Fri, Dec 12, 2025 |
3542.06 |
-0.10 |
6,579,577 |
5030 |
8265 |
53.2 |
32.0 |
n/a |
| Thu, Dec 11, 2025 |
3542.16 |
-0.08 |
6,585,958 |
5747 |
8288 |
55.0 |
34.7 |
n/a |
| Wed, Dec 10, 2025 |
3542.24 |
-0.09 |
6,591,066 |
5380 |
8270 |
54.5 |
33.3 |
n/a |
| Tue, Dec 09, 2025 |
3542.33 |
-0.12 |
6,596,816 |
4358 |
8294 |
53.6 |
32.0 |
n/a |
| Mon, Dec 08, 2025 |
3542.45 |
-0.11 |
6,604,487 |
4711 |
8302 |
49.5 |
31.8 |
n/a |
| Sun, Dec 07, 2025 |
3542.56 |
-0.09 |
6,611,523 |
4952 |
7848 |
47.1 |
30.9 |
n/a |
| Sat, Dec 06, 2025 |
3542.65 |
-0.06 |
6,617,284 |
6179 |
8029 |
57.4 |
31.1 |
n/a |
| Fri, Dec 05, 2025 |
3542.71 |
-0.12 |
6,621,126 |
4366 |
8311 |
49.3 |
28.2 |
n/a |
| Thu, Dec 04, 2025 |
3542.83 |
-0.11 |
6,628,814 |
4707 |
8306 |
43.3 |
27.0 |
n/a |
| Wed, Dec 03, 2025 |
3542.94 |
-0.13 |
6,635,867 |
4029 |
8329 |
39.9 |
30.6 |
n/a |
| Tue, Dec 02, 2025 |
3543.07 |
-0.09 |
6,644,207 |
5419 |
8323 |
48.0 |
27.5 |
n/a |
| Mon, Dec 01, 2025 |
3543.16 |
-0.10 |
6,649,985 |
4982 |
8238 |
43.7 |
28.8 |
n/a |
| Averages of List |
3542.50 |
-0.1 |
6,607,760 |
4997 |
8190 |
49.5 |
30.7 |
n/a |
Averages for December 14th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR vs AVERAGE |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| All-Time |
3622.34 |
-80.46 |
-0.1 |
14,545,081 |
8165 |
12822 |
46.6 |
28.8 |
53.1 |
| Since Filled |
3634.74 |
-92.86 |
-0.11 |
15,898,746 |
8071 |
13793 |
47.2 |
29 |
53 |
| Since WY 2000 |
3603.14 |
-61.26 |
-0.14 |
12,332,953 |
6047 |
12433 |
47.1 |
30.8 |
53.1 |
Last 10 December 14th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| Sat, Dec 14, 2024 |
3573.69 |
-31.81 |
8,799,209 |
4905 |
9632 |
42.0 |
27.5 |
n/a |
| Thu, Dec 14, 2023 |
3570.20 |
-28.32 |
8,533,110 |
6058 |
10278 |
48.6 |
33.2 |
59.0 |
| Wed, Dec 14, 2022 |
3526.76 |
15.12 |
5,646,753 |
4557 |
9732 |
41.4 |
22.8 |
49.0 |
| Tue, Dec 14, 2021 |
3539.80 |
2.08 |
6,877,752 |
2599 |
10020 |
63.0 |
34.0 |
52.0 |
| Mon, Dec 14, 2020 |
3585.23 |
-43.35 |
10,394,220 |
1955 |
12159 |
37.0 |
29.0 |
52.0 |
| Sat, Dec 14, 2019 |
3610.10 |
-68.22 |
12,740,368 |
11217 |
11879 |
56.0 |
41.0 |
54.0 |
| Fri, Dec 14, 2018 |
3584.36 |
-42.48 |
10,317,662 |
5789 |
12595 |
41.0 |
25.0 |
52.0 |
| Thu, Dec 14, 2017 |
3624.17 |
-82.29 |
14,210,230 |
10471 |
12357 |
55.0 |
33.0 |
54.0 |
| Wed, Dec 14, 2016 |
3603.33 |
-61.45 |
12,070,636 |
4505 |
14145 |
70.0 |
44.0 |
55.0 |
| Mon, Dec 14, 2015 |
3603.32 |
-61.44 |
12,069,665 |
3831 |
15059 |
45.0 |
34.0 |
54.0 |
| Averages of List |
3588.00 |
-46.12 |
10,643,046 |
6746 |
11901 |
48.4 |
31 |
53.8 |
Accessibility of Launch Ramps, Primitive Launches and Other Sites
As of Sunday, December 14th, 2025 where elevation was 3541.88'
| SITE/LAUNCH NAME |
MINIMUM SAFE
ELEVATION |
ABSOLUTE MINIMUM
USABLE ELEVATION |
CURRENT LEVEL VS.
NPS MIN SAFE |
CURRENT LEVEL VS.
ABSOLUTE MINIMUM |
CURRENT ACCESSIBILITY |
| Stateline Auxiliary Ramp |
3520.00 |
3519.00 |
21.88 Above |
22.88 Above |
Open and Usable |
| Bullfrog North Ramp |
3529.00 |
3528.00 |
12.88 Above |
13.88 Above |
Open and Usable |
| Antelope Point Business Ramp |
3540.00 |
3539.00 |
1.88 Above |
2.88 Above |
Open and Usable |
| Bullfrog Spur (Boats < 25') |
3549.00 |
3548.00 |
7.12 Below |
6.12 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Wahweap (Main Launch) |
3550.00 |
3549.00 |
8.12 Below |
7.12 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Halls Crossing (use at own risk) |
3556.00 |
3555.00 |
14.12 Below |
13.12 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Stateline Launch |
3564.00 |
3563.00 |
22.12 Below |
21.12 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Bullfrog (Main Launch) |
3578.00 |
3577.00 |
36.12 Below |
35.12 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Castle Rock Cut-Off |
3583.00 |
3582.00 |
41.12 Below |
40.12 Below |
Unusable, use Main Channel |
| Antelope Point Public Ramp |
3588.00 |
3587.00 |
46.12 Below |
45.12 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Dominguez Butte Cut-Off |
3602.00 |
3601.00 |
60.12 Below |
59.12 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Gunsight to Padre Bay Cut-Off |
3613.00 |
3612.00 |
71.12 Below |
70.12 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Hite |
3650.00 |
3649.00 |
108.12 Below |
107.12 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Farley Canyon |
3653.00 |
3652.00 |
111.12 Below |
110.12 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Copper Canyon |
3663.00 |
3662.00 |
121.12 Below |
120.12 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Bullfrog to Halls Creek Cut-Off |
3670.00 |
3669.00 |
128.12 Below |
127.12 Below |
Unusable, use Main Channel |
| Piute Farms |
3682.00 |
3681.00 |
140.12 Below |
139.12 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Blue Notch is unknown and really just shoreline launching at
whatever point feels good. No minimum given except amount of courage it takes to reach this launch. |
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Measurements are taken at 11:59 pm of the date listed
Temperature data is from Wahweap, AZ
Water temperature data is from wayneswords.com*
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 courtesy of US Bureau of Reclamation
The water year runs from Oct 1 - Sept 30
Since Filled is from 06/22/1980 forward
*Water temp data is provided by Stevie Kelso and the UT Division of Wildlife Resources
as measured in the a.m. at the Wahweap docks
*Air temp data is sourced from (Prev 24 Hr Extremes):
Page, AZ Weather
All data is provisional and subject to review and modification
Call 1-800-752-8525 for up-to-date water level infomation
Using Water Year 2000 as start of prolonged drought in SW USA
or go to Lake Powell Source Data
USBR Projected Outlook
Current Snowpack Conditions for Upper Colorado Basin
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