Lake Powell
Lake Powell
Lake Powell
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For January 16th, 2026
Snowpack is 64.87% of avg
TotalPrecip is 93.27% of avg
Lake Powell is currently 406.05 feet deep at the dam
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Water Summary
Today is day 106 of 365 for the Water Year 2026.
We are 29% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 3538.05 on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026
Powell was last within 3" of this elevation on May 14, 2023
There are currently 2,061,592,584,929 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 161.95 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 3,700)
By content, Lake Powell is 26.01% of Full Pool (24,322,000 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 1,363,047 acre feet
This is 74.1% of the January 14th average of 1,839,479 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 1,764,311 acre feet
This is 23.52% of the minimum required of 7,500,000 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 421,898 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 401,264 AF |
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The 34 tracked reservoirs above Lake Powell are currently at 69.42% of capacity. Click for Details |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 105.13% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Lake Powell are running at 64.83% of the January 16th avg. Click for Details
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Lake Powell is down 31.8 feet from one year ago. Lake Powell is at low for water year and down 7.60 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements
Lake Powell is down -2.26 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| Wed, Jan 14, 2026 |
3538.05 |
-0.17 |
6,326,787 |
9254 |
20566 |
51.1 |
30.7 |
n/a |
| Tue, Jan 13, 2026 |
3538.22 |
-0.17 |
6,337,383 |
9292 |
20615 |
49.6 |
29.3 |
n/a |
| Mon, Jan 12, 2026 |
3538.39 |
-0.20 |
6,347,989 |
7081 |
20439 |
42.8 |
25.9 |
n/a |
| Sun, Jan 11, 2026 |
3538.59 |
-0.13 |
6,360,480 |
10032 |
18677 |
40.8 |
24.3 |
n/a |
| Sat, Jan 10, 2026 |
3538.72 |
-0.15 |
6,368,607 |
9525 |
19528 |
39.4 |
23.9 |
n/a |
| Fri, Jan 09, 2026 |
3538.87 |
-0.14 |
6,377,992 |
11578 |
20913 |
36.3 |
22.6 |
n/a |
| Thu, Jan 08, 2026 |
3539.01 |
-0.17 |
6,386,759 |
9523 |
20898 |
39.6 |
31.5 |
n/a |
| Wed, Jan 07, 2026 |
3539.18 |
-0.18 |
6,397,414 |
8892 |
20957 |
45.3 |
32.9 |
n/a |
| Tue, Jan 06, 2026 |
3539.36 |
-0.16 |
6,408,708 |
10285 |
21005 |
48.2 |
31.1 |
n/a |
| Mon, Jan 05, 2026 |
3539.52 |
-0.17 |
6,418,757 |
9492 |
20901 |
49.3 |
35.2 |
n/a |
| Sun, Jan 04, 2026 |
3539.69 |
-0.18 |
6,429,445 |
6985 |
19086 |
49.6 |
38.5 |
n/a |
| Sat, Jan 03, 2026 |
3539.87 |
-0.14 |
6,440,773 |
10108 |
19499 |
38.1 |
30.2 |
n/a |
| Fri, Jan 02, 2026 |
3540.01 |
-0.16 |
6,449,592 |
10102 |
20863 |
52.5 |
35.8 |
n/a |
| Thu, Jan 01, 2026 |
3540.17 |
-0.14 |
6,459,680 |
9675 |
19082 |
43.3 |
36.3 |
n/a |
| Averages of List |
3539.12 |
-0.16 |
6,393,598 |
9416 |
20216 |
44.7 |
30.6 |
n/a |
Averages for January 14th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR vs AVERAGE |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| All-Time |
3617.10 |
-79.05 |
-0.09 |
14,324,451 |
16805 |
25989 |
46.8 |
28.2 |
47.4 |
| Since Filled |
3628.99 |
-90.94 |
-0.12 |
15,291,363 |
14600 |
27391 |
46.6 |
27.9 |
47.4 |
| Since WY 2000 |
3601.29 |
-63.24 |
-0.12 |
12,143,328 |
13984 |
25947 |
46.4 |
29.4 |
47.4 |
Last 10 January 14th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| Wed, Jan 15, 2025 |
3569.63 |
-31.58 |
8,490,185 |
6425 |
24122 |
38.7 |
19.6 |
n/a |
| Mon, Jan 15, 2024 |
3566.79 |
-28.74 |
8,278,491 |
14047 |
22660 |
47.4 |
31.4 |
n/a |
| Sun, Jan 15, 2023 |
3524.30 |
13.75 |
5,504,723 |
13414 |
15775 |
46.0 |
34.5 |
45.0 |
| Sat, Jan 15, 2022 |
3534.57 |
3.48 |
6,531,954 |
12395 |
22804 |
50.0 |
30.0 |
45.0 |
| Fri, Jan 15, 2021 |
3579.31 |
-41.26 |
9,880,540 |
4225 |
26143 |
50.0 |
28.0 |
48.0 |
| Wed, Jan 15, 2020 |
3607.09 |
-69.04 |
12,439,617 |
18298 |
25528 |
51.0 |
30.0 |
48.0 |
| Tue, Jan 15, 2019 |
3578.84 |
-40.79 |
9,840,487 |
21007 |
26309 |
40.0 |
33.0 |
47.0 |
| Mon, Jan 15, 2018 |
3621.21 |
-83.16 |
13,891,853 |
14005 |
28693 |
53.0 |
33.0 |
50.0 |
| Sun, Jan 15, 2017 |
3598.14 |
-60.09 |
11,573,496 |
17891 |
24790 |
46.0 |
41.0 |
49.0 |
| Fri, Jan 15, 2016 |
3598.60 |
-60.55 |
11,617,009 |
13819 |
28919 |
46.9 |
32.0 |
47.0 |
| Averages of List |
3577.70 |
-39.65 |
9,792,229 |
10725 |
24132 |
47.2 |
30.8 |
47.4 |
Accessibility of Launch Ramps, Primitive Launches and Other Sites
As of Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 where elevation was 3538.05'
| 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 |
18.05 Above |
19.05 Above |
Open and Usable |
| Bullfrog North Ramp |
3529.00 |
3528.00 |
9.05 Above |
10.05 Above |
Open and Usable |
| Antelope Point Business Ramp |
3540.00 |
3539.00 |
1.95 Below |
0.95 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Bullfrog Spur (Boats < 25') |
3549.00 |
3548.00 |
10.95 Below |
9.95 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Wahweap (Main Launch) |
3550.00 |
3549.00 |
11.95 Below |
10.95 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Halls Crossing (use at own risk) |
3556.00 |
3555.00 |
17.95 Below |
16.95 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Stateline Launch |
3564.00 |
3563.00 |
25.95 Below |
24.95 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Bullfrog (Main Launch) |
3578.00 |
3577.00 |
39.95 Below |
38.95 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Castle Rock Cut-Off |
3583.00 |
3582.00 |
44.95 Below |
43.95 Below |
Unusable, use Main Channel |
| Antelope Point Public Ramp |
3588.00 |
3587.00 |
49.95 Below |
48.95 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Dominguez Butte Cut-Off |
3602.00 |
3601.00 |
63.95 Below |
62.95 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Gunsight to Padre Bay Cut-Off |
3613.00 |
3612.00 |
74.95 Below |
73.95 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Hite |
3650.00 |
3649.00 |
111.95 Below |
110.95 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Farley Canyon |
3653.00 |
3652.00 |
114.95 Below |
113.95 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Copper Canyon |
3663.00 |
3662.00 |
124.95 Below |
123.95 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Bullfrog to Halls Creek Cut-Off |
3670.00 |
3669.00 |
131.95 Below |
130.95 Below |
Unusable, use Main Channel |
| Piute Farms |
3682.00 |
3681.00 |
143.95 Below |
142.95 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 - Acre Feet per day
Outflow - Acre Feet per day
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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