For May 9th, 2026
Snowpack is 24.03% of avg
TotalPrecip is 79.53% of avg
Water Summary
3525.95 on Friday, May 8th, 2026

Last within 2" of this elevation on May 7, 2026

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Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Water Release Data
Lake Powell is 174.05 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 3,700)
By content, Lake Powell is 23.02% of Full Pool (24,322,000 af)
Total inflows for water year 2026: 2,570,538 acre feet
This is 59.07% of the May 8th average of 4,351,820 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2026: 3,719,990 acre feet
This is 49.6% of the minimum required of 7,500,000 acre feet
During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 1,148,930 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 1,149,452 AF
Inflows for WY 2026 are 91.46% of WY 2025         Rivers feeding Lake Powell are running at 40.18% of the May 9th avg. Click for Details

Lake Powell is down 31.92 feet from one year ago.    Lake Powell is at low for water year and down 19.70 feet from the high.

Last 10 Measurements for Lake Powell

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP WATER TEMP
Fri, May 08, 2026
3525.95
0.00
5599755
7856
7651
87.4
58.5
n/a
Thu, May 07, 2026
3525.95
-0.06
5599755
5991
7678
79.2
51.6
n/a
Wed, May 06, 2026
3526.01
-0.03
5603228
6853
7595
76.5
51.1
n/a
Tue, May 05, 2026
3526.04
-0.07
5604966
5596
7600
69.3
48.4
n/a
Mon, May 04, 2026
3526.11
-0.13
5609020
3745
7643
74.1
53.4
n/a
Sun, May 03, 2026
3526.24
0.00
5616555
7392
7187
80.0
55.4
n/a
Sat, May 02, 2026
3526.24
0.00
5616555
7412
7207
75.1
48.4
n/a
Fri, May 01, 2026
3526.24
-0.05
5616555
6267
7641
68.5
50.5
n/a
Thu, Apr 30, 2026
3526.29
-0.02
5619455
5673
7069
70.3
50.0
n/a
Wed, Apr 29, 2026
3526.31
-0.12
5620615
3472
7080
71.4
50.0
n/a
Averages of List
3526.27
-0.05
5618305.43
5745.14
7332.14
72.93
50.39
n/a
Accessibility of Primitive Launches and Other Sites
SITE/LAUNCH NAME MINIMUM SAFE
ELEVATION
ABSOLUTE MINIMUM
USABLE ELEVATION
CURRENT LEVEL VS.
ABSOLUTE MINIMUM
CURRENT ACCESSIBILITY
Stateline Auxiliary Ramp
3520.00
3519.00
6.95 Above
Open and Usable
Bullfrog North Ramp
3529.00
3528.00
2.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Antelope Point Business Ramp
3540.00
3539.00
13.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Bullfrog Spur (Boats < 25')
3549.00
3548.00
22.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Wahweap (Main Launch)
3550.00
3549.00
23.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Halls Crossing (use at own risk)
3556.00
3555.00
29.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Stateline Launch
3564.00
3563.00
37.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Bullfrog (Main Launch)
3578.00
3577.00
51.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Castle Rock Cut-Off
3583.00
3582.00
56.05 Below
Unusable, use Main Channel
Antelope Point Public Ramp
3588.00
3587.00
61.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Dominguez Butte Cut-Off
3602.00
3601.00
75.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Gunsight to Padre Bay Cut-Off
3613.00
3612.00
86.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Hite
3650.00
3649.00
123.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Farley Canyon
3653.00
3652.00
126.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Copper Canyon
3663.00
3662.00
136.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Bullfrog to Halls Creek Cut-Off
3670.00
3669.00
143.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Piute Farms
3682.00
3681.00
155.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas
Gunsite Pass Cut-Off
3685.00
3684.00
158.05 Below
Unusable, go to main marinas