Lake Powell Water Data

Current Water Level

Last updated: January 14, 2026

Elevation

3538.05 ft

Content

6.33M af

Daily Change

-0.17 ft

Inflow

4,666 cfs

Outflow

10,369 cfs

Elevation Trend

364 data points

Time Range:

Elevation Projection

Projected elevation drop from January 14 to April 8. The line shows the average drop spread evenly across the remaining days.

Projected Drop to Annual Low

Based on 8 similar historical years starting near this elevation on January 14

9.4 ft

to ~3528.7 ft by April 8

Range: 12.3 to 6.5 ft

Lake Powell Storage Profile

Each band shows 15 feet of elevation. Width indicates storage capacity—the lake is V-shaped, so higher elevations hold significantly more water per foot.

3690-3705 ft3705

2.49M

3675-3690 ft3690

2.20M

3660-3675 ft3675

2.05M

3645-3660 ft3660

1.89M

3630-3645 ft3645

1.75M

3615-3630 ft3630

1.61M

3600-3615 ft3615

1.49M

3585-3600 ft3600

1.38M

3570-3585 ft3585

1.26M

3555-3570 ft3570

1.16M

3540-3555 ft3555

1.05M

3525-3540 ft3540

0.96M

3510-3525 ft3525

0.88M

3495-3510 ft3510

0.77M

3480-3495 ft3495

0.68M

3465-3480 ft3480

0.68M

3450-3465 ft3465

0.36M

3435-3450 ft3450

0.29M

3405-3420 ft3420

0.29M

3390-3405 ft3405

0.28M

3360-3375 ft3375

0.03M

Water

Current

Empty

Snow Water Equivalent Trends

This chart shows historical snow water equivalent trends for the Upper Colorado River Region from 1986 to present. The shaded bands represent percentile ranges (10th, 30th, 70th, 90th) based on period of record data. The current year is highlighted in black, while historical years are shown in lighter colors.

Historical SWE trends for Upper Colorado. Current year shown in black.

Current as of 1/16/2026

% of Median - 66%

Percentile - 8

Statistical shading percentiles are calculated from period of record (POR) data, excluding the current water year. Percentile categories range from: minimum to 10th percentile, 10th-30th, 30th-70th, 70th-90th, and 90th-maximum.

Snowpack by Major Tributary

Average snowpack percentage for each major tributary that feeds into Lake Powell

Colorado River

58%

Well Below Normal • 25 of 28 sites

Volume65%

Typical annual flow contribution to Lake Powell

San Juan River

69%

Well Below Normal • 142 of 158 sites

Volume20%

Typical annual flow contribution to Lake Powell

South Eastern Utah

61%

Well Below Normal • 26 of 31 sites

Volume15%

Typical annual flow contribution to Lake Powell

Includes Green River, Dirty Devil, Escalante, Duchesne, and Price-San Rafael rivers

All-Time Average

Elevation

3622.32 ft

Current vs Average

-84.27 ft

Content

14.79M acre-ft

Since Filled

June 22, 1980

Elevation

3632.37 ft

Current vs Average

-94.32 ft

Since Water Year 2000

Oct 1, 1999

Elevation

3603.57 ft

Current vs Average

-65.52 ft