Lake Powell
Lake Powell
Lake Powell
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Glen Canyon Dam Release Data | Lake Powell is 171.91 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 3,700)
By content, Lake Powell is 23.54% of Full Pool (24,322,000 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 2,108,104 acre feet
This is 65.56% of the April 1st average of 3,215,492 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 3,146,311 acre feet
This is 41.95% of the minimum required of 7,500,000 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 1,024,256 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 1,038,207 AF |
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The 34 tracked reservoirs above Lake Powell are currently at 70% of capacity. Click for Details |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 97.53% of WY
Rivers feeding Lake Powell are running at 74.75% of the April 3rd avg. Click for Details
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Lake Powell is down 31.15 feet from one year ago. Lake Powell is at low for water year and down 17.56 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements
Lake Powell is down -1.16 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| Wed, Apr 01, 2026 |
3528.09 |
-0.03 |
5,724,429 |
14719 |
16250 |
66.6 |
47.3 |
n/a |
| Tue, Mar 31, 2026 |
3528.12 |
-0.03 |
5,726,189 |
14525 |
16206 |
76.1 |
48.0 |
n/a |
| Mon, Mar 30, 2026 |
3528.15 |
-0.07 |
5,727,948 |
12102 |
16317 |
82.2 |
47.7 |
n/a |
| Sun, Mar 29, 2026 |
3528.22 |
-0.06 |
5,732,055 |
12275 |
15858 |
82.2 |
44.8 |
n/a |
| Sat, Mar 28, 2026 |
3528.28 |
-0.10 |
5,735,577 |
9757 |
15879 |
80.6 |
45.9 |
n/a |
| Fri, Mar 27, 2026 |
3528.38 |
-0.14 |
5,741,450 |
7303 |
15968 |
78.1 |
47.8 |
n/a |
| Thu, Mar 26, 2026 |
3528.52 |
-0.02 |
5,749,678 |
15221 |
16270 |
85.5 |
45.9 |
n/a |
| Wed, Mar 25, 2026 |
3528.54 |
-0.10 |
5,750,854 |
10073 |
16205 |
89.8 |
52.0 |
n/a |
| Tue, Mar 24, 2026 |
3528.64 |
-0.10 |
5,756,736 |
10200 |
16335 |
87.4 |
49.6 |
n/a |
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026 |
3528.74 |
-0.12 |
5,762,621 |
8959 |
16372 |
84.7 |
48.0 |
n/a |
| Sun, Mar 22, 2026 |
3528.86 |
-0.09 |
5,769,689 |
10506 |
16013 |
81.1 |
53.1 |
n/a |
| Sat, Mar 21, 2026 |
3528.95 |
-0.12 |
5,774,993 |
8737 |
16160 |
88.5 |
47.8 |
n/a |
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026 |
3529.07 |
-0.10 |
5,782,070 |
10080 |
16232 |
86.4 |
47.8 |
n/a |
| Thu, Mar 19, 2026 |
3529.17 |
-0.08 |
5,787,972 |
11518 |
16398 |
84.0 |
46.9 |
n/a |
| Averages of List |
3528.55 |
-0.08 |
5,751,590 |
11141 |
16176 |
82.4 |
48 |
n/a |
Averages for April 1st
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR vs AVERAGE |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| All-Time |
3612.73 |
-84.64 |
-0.04 |
13,869,500 |
21269 |
24146 |
66.7 |
41.7 |
53.3 |
| Since Filled |
3623.20 |
-95.11 |
-0 |
14,674,810 |
21378 |
22984 |
66.8 |
42.6 |
53.1 |
| Since WY 2000 |
3594.22 |
-66.13 |
-0.05 |
11,489,119 |
17575 |
20717 |
68.6 |
44.3 |
53.2 |
Last 10 April 1st's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
WATER TEMP |
| Wed, Apr 02, 2025 |
3559.15 |
-31.06 |
7,726,647 |
14143 |
20509 |
61.1 |
34.7 |
n/a |
| Tue, Apr 02, 2024 |
3558.93 |
-30.84 |
7,711,140 |
12805 |
15358 |
62.8 |
43.6 |
n/a |
| Sun, Apr 02, 2023 |
3521.85 |
6.24 |
5,365,367 |
13888 |
18419 |
69.6 |
30.2 |
n/a |
| Sat, Apr 02, 2022 |
3523.07 |
5.02 |
5,808,778 |
14476 |
15392 |
76.0 |
50.0 |
52.0 |
| Fri, Apr 02, 2021 |
3566.45 |
-38.36 |
8,823,206 |
1970 |
14204 |
79.0 |
51.0 |
52.0 |
| Thu, Apr 02, 2020 |
3600.71 |
-72.62 |
11,817,933 |
28485 |
21517 |
67.0 |
48.0 |
53.0 |
| Tue, Apr 02, 2019 |
3569.19 |
-41.10 |
9,041,771 |
23453 |
24589 |
67.0 |
50.0 |
53.0 |
| Mon, Apr 02, 2018 |
3612.10 |
-84.01 |
12,942,844 |
18948 |
24714 |
79.0 |
48.0 |
53.0 |
| Sun, Apr 02, 2017 |
3596.35 |
-68.26 |
11,405,150 |
43899 |
18909 |
72.0 |
45.0 |
53.0 |
| Sat, Apr 02, 2016 |
3591.98 |
-63.89 |
11,000,701 |
14777 |
20977 |
68.0 |
41.0 |
54.0 |
| Averages of List |
3569.93 |
-41.84 |
9,160,511 |
16688 |
20242 |
67.9 |
44.2 |
53.3 |
Accessibility of Launch Ramps, Primitive Launches and Other Sites
As of Wednesday, April 1st, 2026 where elevation was 3528.09'
| 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 |
8.09 Above |
9.09 Above |
Open and Usable |
| Bullfrog North Ramp |
3529.00 |
3528.00 |
0.91 Below |
0.09 Above |
Looking bad, not likely. Go very slow! |
| Antelope Point Business Ramp |
3540.00 |
3539.00 |
11.91 Below |
10.91 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Bullfrog Spur (Boats < 25') |
3549.00 |
3548.00 |
20.91 Below |
19.91 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Wahweap (Main Launch) |
3550.00 |
3549.00 |
21.91 Below |
20.91 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Halls Crossing (use at own risk) |
3556.00 |
3555.00 |
27.91 Below |
26.91 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Stateline Launch |
3564.00 |
3563.00 |
35.91 Below |
34.91 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Bullfrog (Main Launch) |
3578.00 |
3577.00 |
49.91 Below |
48.91 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Castle Rock Cut-Off |
3583.00 |
3582.00 |
54.91 Below |
53.91 Below |
Unusable, use Main Channel |
| Antelope Point Public Ramp |
3588.00 |
3587.00 |
59.91 Below |
58.91 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Dominguez Butte Cut-Off |
3602.00 |
3601.00 |
73.91 Below |
72.91 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Gunsight to Padre Bay Cut-Off |
3613.00 |
3612.00 |
84.91 Below |
83.91 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Hite |
3650.00 |
3649.00 |
121.91 Below |
120.91 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Farley Canyon |
3653.00 |
3652.00 |
124.91 Below |
123.91 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Copper Canyon |
3663.00 |
3662.00 |
134.91 Below |
133.91 Below |
Unusable, go to main marinas |
| Bullfrog to Halls Creek Cut-Off |
3670.00 |
3669.00 |
141.91 Below |
140.91 Below |
Unusable, use Main Channel |
| Piute Farms |
3682.00 |
3681.00 |
153.91 Below |
152.91 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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