Lake Powell
Lake Powell
Lake Powell
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Glen Canyon Dam Release Data | Lake Powell is 172.86 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 3,700)
By content, Lake Powell is 23.31% of Full Pool (24,322,000 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 2,766,876 acre feet
This is 58.48% of the May 16th average of 4,731,197 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 3,838,410 acre feet
This is 51.18% of the minimum required of 7,500,000 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 1,079,804 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 1,071,534 AF |
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The 34 tracked reservoirs above Lake Powell are currently at 68.3% of capacity. Click for Details |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 92.69% of WY
Rivers feeding Lake Powell are running at 24.16% of the May 18th avg. Click for Details
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Lake Powell is down 30.99 feet from one year ago. Lake Powell is up 1.19 feet from the low for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Lake Powell is up 0.90 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| Sat, May 16, 2026 |
3527.14 |
0.24 |
5,668,881 |
30 |
14 |
86.3 |
62.3 |
n/a |
| Fri, May 15, 2026 |
3526.90 |
0.18 |
5,654,900 |
27 |
15 |
90.2 |
61.5 |
n/a |
| Thu, May 14, 2026 |
3526.72 |
0.17 |
5,644,427 |
26 |
15 |
87.3 |
60.3 |
n/a |
| Wed, May 13, 2026 |
3526.55 |
0.15 |
5,634,546 |
25 |
15 |
90.1 |
67.3 |
n/a |
| Tue, May 12, 2026 |
3526.40 |
0.16 |
5,625,837 |
26 |
15 |
93.6 |
63.7 |
n/a |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 |
3526.24 |
0.19 |
5,616,555 |
27 |
15 |
89.8 |
60.3 |
n/a |
| Sun, May 10, 2026 |
3526.05 |
0.07 |
5,605,545 |
19 |
14 |
84.0 |
59.0 |
n/a |
| Sat, May 09, 2026 |
3525.98 |
0.03 |
5,601,491 |
17 |
14 |
90.1 |
61.0 |
n/a |
| Fri, May 08, 2026 |
3525.95 |
0.00 |
5,599,755 |
16 |
15 |
87.4 |
58.5 |
n/a |
| Thu, May 07, 2026 |
3525.95 |
-0.06 |
5,599,755 |
12 |
15 |
79.2 |
51.6 |
n/a |
| Wed, May 06, 2026 |
3526.01 |
-0.03 |
5,603,228 |
14 |
15 |
76.5 |
51.1 |
n/a |
| Tue, May 05, 2026 |
3526.04 |
-0.07 |
5,604,966 |
11 |
15 |
69.3 |
48.4 |
n/a |
| Mon, May 04, 2026 |
3526.11 |
-0.13 |
5,609,020 |
7 |
15 |
74.1 |
53.4 |
n/a |
| Sun, May 03, 2026 |
3526.24 |
0.00 |
5,616,555 |
15 |
14 |
80.0 |
55.4 |
n/a |
| Averages of List |
3526.31 |
0.06 |
5,620,390 |
19 |
15 |
84.1 |
58.1 |
n/a |
Averages for May 16th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR vs AVERAGE |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| All-Time |
3616.92 |
-89.78 |
0.27 |
14,352,306 |
56 |
27 |
83.3 |
55.8 |
63.9 |
| Since Filled |
3628.11 |
-100.97 |
0.3 |
15,211,651 |
59 |
28 |
82.2 |
56.6 |
64.5 |
| Since WY 2000 |
3598.40 |
-71.26 |
0.28 |
11,843,730 |
49 |
22 |
82.5 |
58.3 |
63.9 |
Last 10 May 16th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| Sat, May 17, 2025 |
3558.23 |
-31.09 |
7,661,929 |
27 |
19 |
78.9 |
48.6 |
n/a |
| Fri, May 17, 2024 |
3562.39 |
-35.25 |
7,957,422 |
25 |
19 |
84.3 |
64.0 |
n/a |
| Wed, May 17, 2023 |
3541.61 |
-14.47 |
6,550,907 |
123 |
35 |
76.3 |
65.1 |
69.0 |
| Tue, May 17, 2022 |
3525.59 |
1.55 |
5,962,875 |
48 |
20 |
92.0 |
66.0 |
66.0 |
| Mon, May 17, 2021 |
3560.48 |
-33.34 |
8,359,582 |
13 |
22 |
80.0 |
60.0 |
65.0 |
| Sun, May 17, 2020 |
3601.77 |
-74.63 |
11,919,736 |
40 |
20 |
89.0 |
64.0 |
65.0 |
| Fri, May 17, 2019 |
3578.37 |
-51.23 |
9,800,541 |
52 |
24 |
67.0 |
50.0 |
63.0 |
| Thu, May 17, 2018 |
3609.83 |
-82.69 |
12,713,196 |
39 |
25 |
88.0 |
59.0 |
65.0 |
| Wed, May 17, 2017 |
3610.94 |
-83.80 |
12,825,151 |
106 |
22 |
63.0 |
44.0 |
61.0 |
| Tue, May 17, 2016 |
3595.63 |
-68.49 |
11,337,874 |
68 |
24 |
72.0 |
50.0 |
65.0 |
| Averages of List |
3574.87 |
-47.73 |
9,539,118 |
56 |
23 |
78.6 |
55.3 |
64.9 |
Accessibility of Launch Ramps, Primitive Launches and Other Sites
As of Saturday, May 16th, 2026 where elevation was 3527.14'
| 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 |
7.14 Above |
8.14 Above |
Open and Usable |
| Bullfrog North Ramp |
3529.00 |
3528.00 |
1.86 Below |
0.86 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Antelope Point Business Ramp |
3540.00 |
3539.00 |
12.86 Below |
11.86 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Bullfrog Spur (Boats < 25') |
3549.00 |
3548.00 |
21.86 Below |
20.86 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Wahweap (Main Launch) |
3550.00 |
3549.00 |
22.86 Below |
21.86 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Halls Crossing (use at own risk) |
3556.00 |
3555.00 |
28.86 Below |
27.86 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Stateline Launch |
3564.00 |
3563.00 |
36.86 Below |
35.86 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Bullfrog (Main Launch) |
3578.00 |
3577.00 |
50.86 Below |
49.86 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Castle Rock Cut-Off |
3583.00 |
3582.00 |
55.86 Below |
54.86 Below |
Unusable, use Main Channel |
| Antelope Point Public Ramp |
3588.00 |
3587.00 |
60.86 Below |
59.86 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Dominguez Butte Cut-Off |
3602.00 |
3601.00 |
74.86 Below |
73.86 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Gunsight to Padre Bay Cut-Off |
3613.00 |
3612.00 |
85.86 Below |
84.86 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Hite |
3650.00 |
3649.00 |
122.86 Below |
121.86 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Farley Canyon |
3653.00 |
3652.00 |
125.86 Below |
124.86 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Copper Canyon |
3663.00 |
3662.00 |
135.86 Below |
134.86 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Bullfrog to Halls Creek Cut-Off |
3670.00 |
3669.00 |
142.86 Below |
141.86 Below |
Unusable, use Main Channel |
| Piute Farms |
3682.00 |
3681.00 |
154.86 Below |
153.86 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
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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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