Lake Powell
Lake Powell
Lake Powell
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Glen Canyon Dam Release Data | Lake Powell is 170.55 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 3,700)
By content, Lake Powell is 23.87% of Full Pool (24,322,000 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 1,931,368 acre feet
This is 67.05% of the March 16th average of 2,880,539 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 2,886,767 acre feet
This is 38.49% of the minimum required of 7,500,000 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 944,170 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 955,399 AF |
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The 34 tracked reservoirs above Lake Powell are currently at 68.96% of capacity. Click for Details |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 98.51% of WY
Rivers feeding Lake Powell are running at 52.46% of the March 17th avg. Click for Details
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Lake Powell is down 31.37 feet from one year ago. Lake Powell is at low for water year and down 16.20 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements
Lake Powell is down -1.33 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| Mon, Mar 16, 2026 |
3529.45 |
-0.11 |
5,804,515 |
4698 |
8129 |
66.2 |
33.6 |
n/a |
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026 |
3529.56 |
-0.05 |
5,811,023 |
6209 |
7707 |
53.4 |
36.1 |
n/a |
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026 |
3529.61 |
-0.12 |
5,813,982 |
4328 |
8085 |
75.7 |
41.4 |
n/a |
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026 |
3529.73 |
-0.08 |
5,821,088 |
5660 |
8129 |
74.8 |
37.8 |
n/a |
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026 |
3529.81 |
-0.10 |
5,825,829 |
5028 |
8144 |
69.6 |
35.1 |
n/a |
| Wed, Mar 11, 2026 |
3529.91 |
-0.04 |
5,831,758 |
6974 |
8153 |
62.4 |
37.9 |
n/a |
| Tue, Mar 10, 2026 |
3529.95 |
-0.14 |
5,834,131 |
3793 |
8204 |
70.5 |
37.0 |
n/a |
| Mon, Mar 09, 2026 |
3530.09 |
-0.10 |
5,842,440 |
5040 |
8161 |
70.5 |
35.1 |
n/a |
| Sun, Mar 08, 2026 |
3530.19 |
-0.07 |
5,848,380 |
5863 |
8015 |
64.0 |
28.8 |
n/a |
| Sat, Mar 07, 2026 |
3530.26 |
-0.12 |
5,852,540 |
4267 |
8039 |
54.5 |
28.0 |
n/a |
| Fri, Mar 06, 2026 |
3530.38 |
-0.06 |
5,859,676 |
6293 |
8123 |
50.9 |
31.8 |
n/a |
| Thu, Mar 05, 2026 |
3530.44 |
-0.12 |
5,863,246 |
4298 |
8075 |
55.9 |
38.7 |
n/a |
| Wed, Mar 04, 2026 |
3530.56 |
-0.12 |
5,870,390 |
4346 |
8125 |
65.5 |
35.2 |
n/a |
| Tue, Mar 03, 2026 |
3530.68 |
-0.10 |
5,877,540 |
4982 |
8114 |
60.6 |
36.9 |
n/a |
| Averages of List |
3530.04 |
-0.09 |
5,839,753 |
5127 |
8086 |
63.9 |
35.2 |
n/a |
Averages for March 16th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR vs AVERAGE |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| All-Time |
3611.84 |
-82.39 |
-0.03 |
13,773,328 |
9971 |
10893 |
62.6 |
38.8 |
50.8 |
| Since Filled |
3624.39 |
-94.94 |
-0.02 |
14,805,971 |
10171 |
11723 |
64.2 |
40 |
50.6 |
| Since WY 2000 |
3592.61 |
-63.16 |
-0.05 |
11,349,044 |
7990 |
10614 |
61.7 |
39.7 |
50.8 |
Last 10 March 16th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| Sun, Mar 16, 2025 |
3560.82 |
-31.37 |
7,845,013 |
5169 |
9675 |
66.0 |
27.8 |
n/a |
| Sat, Mar 16, 2024 |
3560.49 |
-31.04 |
7,821,529 |
9878 |
10501 |
47.4 |
37.7 |
n/a |
| Thu, Mar 16, 2023 |
3520.69 |
8.76 |
5,300,115 |
10175 |
7936 |
54.1 |
40.8 |
48.0 |
| Wed, Mar 16, 2022 |
3524.83 |
4.62 |
5,916,142 |
5171 |
9394 |
60.0 |
44.0 |
47.0 |
| Tue, Mar 16, 2021 |
3569.23 |
-39.78 |
9,044,989 |
5001 |
3942 |
51.0 |
36.0 |
48.0 |
| Mon, Mar 16, 2020 |
3601.50 |
-72.05 |
11,893,748 |
7555 |
11510 |
65.0 |
42.0 |
53.0 |
| Sat, Mar 16, 2019 |
3570.81 |
-41.36 |
9,172,706 |
11693 |
12392 |
59.0 |
35.0 |
49.0 |
| Fri, Mar 16, 2018 |
3614.07 |
-84.62 |
13,144,344 |
4748 |
13449 |
60.0 |
33.0 |
50.0 |
| Thu, Mar 16, 2017 |
3593.88 |
-64.43 |
11,175,408 |
13529 |
11797 |
81.0 |
52.0 |
55.0 |
| Wed, Mar 16, 2016 |
3593.46 |
-64.01 |
11,136,638 |
7056 |
11855 |
53.1 |
45.0 |
52.0 |
| Averages of List |
3570.76 |
-41.31 |
9,225,922 |
7911 |
10101 |
62 |
39.8 |
50.6 |
Accessibility of Launch Ramps, Primitive Launches and Other Sites
As of Monday, March 16th, 2026 where elevation was 3529.45'
| 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 |
9.45 Above |
10.45 Above |
Open and Usable |
| Bullfrog North Ramp |
3529.00 |
3528.00 |
0.45 Above |
1.45 Above |
Open and Usable |
| Antelope Point Business Ramp |
3540.00 |
3539.00 |
10.55 Below |
9.55 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Bullfrog Spur (Boats < 25') |
3549.00 |
3548.00 |
19.55 Below |
18.55 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Wahweap (Main Launch) |
3550.00 |
3549.00 |
20.55 Below |
19.55 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Halls Crossing (use at own risk) |
3556.00 |
3555.00 |
26.55 Below |
25.55 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Stateline Launch |
3564.00 |
3563.00 |
34.55 Below |
33.55 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Bullfrog (Main Launch) |
3578.00 |
3577.00 |
48.55 Below |
47.55 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Castle Rock Cut-Off |
3583.00 |
3582.00 |
53.55 Below |
52.55 Below |
Unusable, use Main Channel |
| Antelope Point Public Ramp |
3588.00 |
3587.00 |
58.55 Below |
57.55 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Dominguez Butte Cut-Off |
3602.00 |
3601.00 |
72.55 Below |
71.55 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Gunsight to Padre Bay Cut-Off |
3613.00 |
3612.00 |
83.55 Below |
82.55 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Hite |
3650.00 |
3649.00 |
120.55 Below |
119.55 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Farley Canyon |
3653.00 |
3652.00 |
123.55 Below |
122.55 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Copper Canyon |
3663.00 |
3662.00 |
133.55 Below |
132.55 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Bullfrog to Halls Creek Cut-Off |
3670.00 |
3669.00 |
140.55 Below |
139.55 Below |
Unusable, use Main Channel |
| Piute Farms |
3682.00 |
3681.00 |
152.55 Below |
151.55 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
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Using Water Year 2000 as start of prolonged drought in SW USA
or go to Lake Powell Source Data
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