Western US & Texas Reservoir Levels
135 major reservoirs, updated daily from official Bureau of Reclamation, California DWR, and Texas Water Development Board gauges.
Western Reservoir Conditions·Daily·No. 91··Latest reading
Of the 135 reservoirs tracked here, 30 are below half of capacity right now, and 103 hold less water than they did a year ago (31 hold more). The Colorado River system as a whole is 30.6% full - low. The emptiest reservoir on this page is Palo Duro Reservoir at 0.4%; the fullest is Comanche Creek Reservoir at 100.0%.
Colorado River system30.6% fullLow17.79 of 58.15 MAF across 7 reservoirs−3.78 MAF vs 1 yr agoas of · system page →
❄️ Snowpack watch: Upper Colorado Basin snowpack peaked near 72% of normal in water year 2026 (below normal), the snow that feeds Powell and Mead. See the snowpack tracker →
- Lake Mead is 26.0% full at 1,037.19 feet - very low on this site's capacity scale - and Lake Powell is 23.0% full at 3,521.76 feet (very low) as of .
- The seven Colorado River system reservoirs tracked here hold 17.79 million acre-feet combined - 30.6% of their combined 58.15 million acre-foot capacity.
- Shasta Lake is 51.2% full, Lake Oroville is 43.8% full, and Folsom Lake is 39.7% full as of - see all eight tracked California reservoirs.
- Lake Travis is 94.0% full and Elephant Butte is 4.8% full as of - see all six Texas & Rio Grande reservoirs.
- Every number on this site comes from an official government gauge (Bureau of Reclamation, California DWR, or the Texas Water Development Board), is stamped with its as-of date, and is downloadable as a full-history CSV.
Showing all 135 reservoirs
Effectively full 95% and aboveHigh 75–95%Moderate 50–75%Low 30–50%Very low 15–30%Critically low under 15%
These bands describe share of capacity, not drought severity - some reservoirs are held near the top of a narrow band by design. How they are defined.
Colorado River system
Seven reservoirs on the Colorado and its tributaries. Mead and Powell hold nearly all of the system's water; the rest are regulating or headwater units held closer to full.
26.0%
Very low
38% of the Oct 21 average
1,037.19 ft · 6,785,520 AF
wk -0.35 ft · yr -20.49 ft
23.0%
Very low
36% of the Oct 21 average
3,521.76 ft · 5,360,290 AF
wk +2.45 ft · yr -23.87 ft
87.7%
High
113% of the Oct 21 average
638.85 ft · 1,643,680 AF
wk -0.12 ft · yr +0.81 ft
94.2%
High
95% of the Oct 21 average
448.32 ft · 537,455 AF
wk -0.30 ft · yr +0.84 ft
65.2%
Moderate
79% of the Oct 21 average
6,005.45 ft · 2,443,920 AF
wk -0.55 ft · yr -17.02 ft
16.8%
Very low
24% of the Oct 21 average
7,411.81 ft · 138,941 AF
wk -0.31 ft · yr -52.60 ft
52.1%
Moderate
75% of the Oct 21 average
6,021.95 ft · 883,785 AF
wk +3.05 ft · yr -10.59 ft
California
Eight of California's largest reservoirs, from Trinity and Shasta in the north to San Luis in the Central Valley. These refill from winter rain and Sierra snowmelt, so they normally peak in spring and draw down through the summer.
51.2%
Moderate
98% of the Oct 21 average
975.58 ft · 2,330,709 AF
wk -2.35 ft · yr -12.97 ft
43.8%
Low
85% of the Oct 21 average
739.02 ft · 1,499,558 AF
wk -3.80 ft · yr -39.04 ft
39.7%
Low
91% of the Oct 21 average
401.23 ft · 387,643 AF
wk -2.40 ft · yr -6.07 ft
82.8%
High
118% of the Oct 21 average
427.70 ft · 1,326,788 AF
wk -0.23 ft · yr -1.50 ft
62.9%
Moderate
117% of the Oct 21 average
1,004.08 ft · 1,508,930 AF
wk -0.91 ft · yr -11.78 ft
67.2%
Moderate
113% of the Oct 21 average
2,314.95 ft · 1,645,997 AF
wk -0.76 ft · yr -7.75 ft
73.3%
Moderate
113% of the Oct 21 average
783.01 ft · 1,487,491 AF
wk -2.20 ft · yr -4.44 ft
69.6%
Moderate
162% of the Oct 21 average
492.40 ft · 1,421,352 AF
wk -3.83 ft · yr +31.07 ft
Texas & Rio Grande
Six reservoirs across central Texas and the Rio Grande. The Highland Lakes above Austin and Canyon Lake respond quickly to storms; Amistad, Falcon and Elephant Butte track the longer Rio Grande drought.
94.0%
High
122% of the Oct 22 average
677.46 ft · 1,032,083 AF
wk -0.32 ft · yr +7.77 ft
95.8%
Effectively full
123% of the Oct 22 average
1,018.37 ft · 830,380 AF
wk -0.14 ft · yr +0.37 ft
96.9%
Effectively full
107% of the Oct 22 average
907.54 ft · 366,879 AF
wk -0.27 ft · yr +17.02 ft
47.0%
Low
62% of the Oct 22 average
1,062.62 ft · 852,218 AF
wk +2.75 ft · yr +5.28 ft
20.3%
Very low
35% of the Oct 22 average
261.05 ft · 317,907 AF
wk -0.30 ft · yr +6.89 ft
4.8%
Critically low
15% of the Oct 18 average
4,296.05 ft · 95,129 AF
wk +0.77 ft · yr +3.87 ft
6.9%
Critically low
15% of the Oct 22 average
1,990.97 ft · 543 AF
wk -0.18 ft · yr +2.53 ft
73.4%
Moderate
87% of the Oct 22 average
2,209.57 ft · 70,591 AF
wk +0.32 ft · yr -6.88 ft
81.0%
High
100% of the Oct 22 average
917.35 ft · 15,607 AF
wk -0.02 ft · yr -1.56 ft
81.4%
High
87% of the Oct 22 average
534.72 ft · 35,195 AF
wk -0.23 ft · yr -1.19 ft
81.2%
High
112% of the Oct 22 average
545.97 ft · 32,591 AF
wk -0.41 ft · yr -0.74 ft
70.3%
Moderate
100% of the Oct 22 average
920.81 ft · 162,020 AF
wk +0.13 ft · yr -3.07 ft
96.7%
Effectively full
106% of the Oct 22 average
439.47 ft · 28,537 AF
wk -0.14 ft · yr -0.33 ft
96.2%
Effectively full
101% of the Oct 22 average
492.22 ft · 23,065 AF
wk +0.01 ft · yr +0.04 ft
97.1%
Effectively full
98% of the Oct 22 average
82.80 ft · 67,158 AF
wk -0.17 ft · yr +0.09 ft
85.7%
High
90% of the Oct 22 average
419.02 ft · 37,590 AF
wk -0.22 ft · yr -1.25 ft
96.8%
Effectively full
103% of the Oct 22 average
592.86 ft · 418,615 AF
wk -0.24 ft · yr -0.48 ft
74.5%
Moderate
93% of the Oct 22 average
687.46 ft · 63,770 AF
wk +0.19 ft · yr -3.32 ft
87.4%
High
93% of the Oct 22 average
334.69 ft · 168,212 AF
wk -0.17 ft · yr -1.60 ft
75.3%
High
89% of the Oct 22 average
562.24 ft · 8,299 AF
wk -0.20 ft · yr -0.12 ft
83.9%
High
155% of the Oct 22 average
1,740.54 ft · 24,168 AF
wk +0.19 ft · yr -0.80 ft
72.5%
Moderate
97% of the Oct 22 average
826.92 ft · 269,942 AF
wk +0.01 ft · yr -5.36 ft
89.2%
High
113% of the Oct 22 average
1,422.76 ft · 116,782 AF
wk +0.30 ft · yr +0.39 ft
48.3%
Low
54% of the Oct 22 average
167.32 ft · 14,446 AF
wk -0.15 ft · yr -1.30 ft
72.7%
Moderate
84% of the Oct 22 average
316.12 ft · 468,937 AF
wk -0.28 ft · yr -3.25 ft
45.2%
Low
159% of the Oct 22 average
2,063.81 ft · 18,790 AF
wk +0.67 ft · yr +1.06 ft
76.8%
High
86% of the Oct 22 average
277.08 ft · 30,778 AF
wk -0.24 ft · yr -2.53 ft
21.3%
Very low
39% of the Oct 22 average
190.61 ft · 141,075 AF
wk -0.21 ft · yr +8.15 ft
42.4%
Low
73% of the Oct 22 average
1,502.97 ft · 12,299 AF
wk +0.01 ft · yr -3.65 ft
77.6%
High
104% of the Oct 22 average
1,712.56 ft · 29,544 AF
wk +0.01 ft · yr -2.34 ft
74.7%
Moderate
87% of the Oct 22 average
94.65 ft · 23,200 AF
wk -0.08 ft · yr -0.94 ft
52.8%
Moderate
96% of the Oct 22 average
2,058.70 ft · 16,235 AF
wk -0.09 ft · yr -1.48 ft
100.0%
Effectively full
100% of the Oct 22 average
775.35 ft · 151,250 AF
wk -0.06 ft · yr +0.18 ft
93.0%
High
100% of the Oct 22 average
199.50 ft · 388,344 AF
wk -0.21 ft · yr -0.50 ft
80.4%
High
116% of the Oct 22 average
91.36 ft · 205,989 AF
wk -0.20 ft · yr +14.18 ft
82.6%
High
97% of the Oct 22 average
474.44 ft · 7,598 AF
wk -0.14 ft · yr -0.55 ft
88.2%
High
94% of the Oct 22 average
375.49 ft · 58,864 AF
wk -0.19 ft · yr -1.61 ft
9.3%
Critically low
72% of the Oct 22 average
1,842.10 ft · 48,210 AF
wk +0.30 ft · yr -5.56 ft
72.8%
Moderate
89% of the Oct 22 average
643.08 ft · 134,686 AF
wk -0.23 ft · yr -2.92 ft
79.9%
High
87% of the Oct 22 average
398.10 ft · 484,541 AF
wk -0.23 ft · yr -2.83 ft
67.0%
Moderate
97% of the Oct 22 average
1,629.13 ft · 46,923 AF
wk +0.01 ft · yr -1.70 ft
78.8%
High
112% of the Oct 22 average
784.38 ft · 29,938 AF
wk -0.19 ft · yr +1.81 ft
85.9%
High
104% of the Oct 22 average
245.51 ft · 22,105 AF
wk -0.16 ft · yr -1.14 ft
66.4%
Moderate
82% of the Oct 22 average
1,068.15 ft · 30,083 AF
wk +0.32 ft · yr -3.63 ft
88.3%
High
92% of the Oct 22 average
690.70 ft · 117,334 AF
wk +0.25 ft · yr -0.87 ft
98.6%
Effectively full
102% of the Oct 22 average
503.82 ft · 51,087 AF
wk -0.12 ft · yr +0.48 ft
91.5%
High
103% of the Oct 22 average
532.82 ft · 149,216 AF
wk -0.18 ft · yr -0.55 ft
4.4%
Critically low
19% of the Oct 22 average
2,606.68 ft · 2,631 AF
wk -0.20 ft · yr -6.90 ft
75.6%
High
107% of the Oct 22 average
365.31 ft · 4,562 AF
wk -0.15 ft · yr -0.69 ft
44.7%
Low
91% of the Oct 22 average
1,888.13 ft · 3,627 AF
wk +0.01 ft · yr -3.87 ft
97.9%
Effectively full
101% of the Oct 22 average
42.14 ft · 129,585 AF
wk -0.28 ft · yr +0.00 ft
93.6%
High
99% of the Oct 22 average
259.14 ft · 16,018 AF
wk -0.12 ft · yr -0.68 ft
35.9%
Low
60% of the Oct 22 average
1,166.03 ft · 112,347 AF
wk +0.18 ft · yr -3.75 ft
98.3%
Effectively full
107% of the Oct 22 average
714.62 ft · 23,649 AF
wk -0.14 ft · yr +1.71 ft
94.3%
High
99% of the Oct 22 average
887.01 ft · 12,943 AF
wk -0.13 ft · yr +8.08 ft
20.5%
Very low
87% of the Oct 22 average
2,226.40 ft · 41,022 AF
wk +0.77 ft · yr -6.98 ft
95.7%
Effectively full
97% of the Oct 22 average
421.03 ft · 24,559 AF
wk -0.11 ft · yr -0.75 ft
65.0%
Moderate
88% of the Oct 22 average
434.47 ft · 168,206 AF
wk -0.33 ft · yr -2.47 ft
91.5%
High
86% of the Oct 22 average
520.01 ft · 136,853 AF
wk -0.23 ft · yr -0.36 ft
73.5%
Moderate
98% of the Oct 22 average
1,139.51 ft · 180,351 AF
wk +2.50 ft · yr -4.65 ft
80.5%
High
116% of the Oct 22 average
1,041.94 ft · 69,466 AF
wk +0.44 ft · yr -1.39 ft
90.5%
High
92% of the Oct 22 average
227.16 ft · 218,346 AF
wk -0.19 ft · yr -1.33 ft
79.2%
High
104% of the Oct 22 average
487.68 ft · 324,493 AF
wk -0.24 ft · yr -1.35 ft
75.1%
High
99% of the Oct 22 average
1,370.62 ft · 20,836 AF
wk -0.04 ft · yr -1.64 ft
82.1%
High
99% of the Oct 22 average
518.09 ft · 462,531 AF
wk -0.27 ft · yr -2.31 ft
82.7%
High
95% of the Oct 22 average
360.02 ft · 168,497 AF
wk -0.22 ft · yr -1.16 ft
92.0%
High
90% of the Oct 22 average
129.29 ft · 1,474,965 AF
wk -0.25 ft · yr -0.44 ft
87.6%
High
98% of the Oct 22 average
1,005.45 ft · 10,467 AF
wk -0.05 ft · yr -2.96 ft
98.4%
Effectively full
102% of the Oct 22 average
824.72 ft · 110,981 AF
wk -0.01 ft · yr +0.19 ft
10.8%
Critically low
86% of the Oct 22 average
3,018.32 ft · 5,013 AF
wk -0.13 ft · yr -4.50 ft
97.8%
Effectively full
106% of the Oct 22 average
736.73 ft · 7,432 AF
wk +0.19 ft · yr +0.29 ft
75.8%
High
94% of the Oct 22 average
302.00 ft · 57,366 AF
wk -0.26 ft · yr -2.43 ft
28.0%
Very low
52% of the Oct 22 average
1,019.97 ft · 71,395 AF
wk -0.51 ft · yr +38.06 ft
44.6%
Low
137% of the Oct 22 average
2,891.39 ft · 223,209 AF
wk +0.02 ft · yr -1.75 ft
62.9%
Moderate
102% of the Oct 22 average
1,328.58 ft · 16,826 AF
wk +0.99 ft · yr -2.25 ft
84.9%
High
87% of the Oct 22 average
861.22 ft · 4,476 AF
wk +0.02 ft · yr -0.12 ft
71.8%
Moderate
78% of the Oct 22 average
334.52 ft · 24,944 AF
wk -0.18 ft · yr -1.60 ft
100.0%
Effectively full
105% of the Oct 22 average
457.70 ft · 22,850 AF
wk -0.04 ft · yr +0.80 ft
86.9%
High
98% of the Oct 22 average
263.80 ft · 33,269 AF
wk -0.15 ft · yr -0.69 ft
83.1%
High
96% of the Oct 22 average
275.72 ft · 32,834 AF
wk -0.23 ft · yr -1.71 ft
85.8%
High
103% of the Oct 22 average
1,871.74 ft · 8,245 AF
wk +0.04 ft · yr +0.06 ft
79.8%
High
93% of the Oct 22 average
422.26 ft · 39,747 AF
wk -0.17 ft · yr -1.48 ft
23.9%
Very low
35% of the Oct 22 average
493.34 ft · 2,054 AF
wk -0.13 ft · yr -0.22 ft
73.3%
Moderate
92% of the Oct 22 average
822.95 ft · 15,729 AF
wk -0.08 ft · yr -2.99 ft
76.1%
High
198% of the Oct 22 average
1,045.62 ft · 11,715 AF
wk +0.30 ft · yr -1.32 ft
10.5%
Critically low
176% of the Oct 22 average
1,871.88 ft · 12,104 AF
wk -0.14 ft · yr -4.99 ft
41.0%
Low
96% of the Oct 22 average
1,529.12 ft · 227,519 AF
wk -0.01 ft · yr -3.64 ft
13.5%
Critically low
32% of the Oct 22 average
1,973.28 ft · 5,277 AF
wk -0.12 ft · yr -4.96 ft
87.3%
High
96% of the Oct 22 average
342.90 ft · 320,740 AF
wk -0.16 ft · yr -1.47 ft
0.4%
Critically low
6% of the Oct 22 average
2,826.20 ft · 223 AF
wk -0.01 ft · yr -1.83 ft
74.2%
Moderate
107% of the Oct 22 average
863.72 ft · 19,866 AF
wk -0.08 ft · yr -0.74 ft
87.7%
High
108% of the Oct 22 average
731.41 ft · 22,802 AF
wk -0.05 ft · yr -0.78 ft
89.1%
High
94% of the Oct 22 average
448.74 ft · 101,274 AF
wk -0.20 ft · yr -0.67 ft
91.2%
High
98% of the Oct 22 average
996.27 ft · 490,947 AF
wk +1.82 ft · yr -0.67 ft
56.9%
Moderate
78% of the Oct 22 average
1,156.03 ft · 31,164 AF
wk -0.02 ft · yr -3.63 ft
83.9%
High
97% of the Oct 22 average
431.95 ft · 368,654 AF
wk -0.27 ft · yr -1.57 ft
93.9%
High
105% of the Oct 22 average
630.78 ft · 740,319 AF
wk -0.19 ft · yr -0.28 ft
46.5%
Low
97% of the Oct 22 average
2,815.01 ft · 67,538 AF
wk -0.02 ft · yr -1.26 ft
89.8%
High
98% of the Oct 22 average
312.39 ft · 987,627 AF
wk -0.24 ft · yr -0.98 ft
61.8%
Moderate
76% of the Oct 22 average
153.22 ft · 1,766,762 AF
wk -0.31 ft · yr -2.82 ft
88.1%
High
99% of the Oct 22 average
236.36 ft · 132,449 AF
wk -0.26 ft · yr +0.59 ft
74.0%
Moderate
107% of the Oct 22 average
1,414.13 ft · 38,176 AF
wk +1.55 ft · yr -1.75 ft
96.9%
Effectively full
104% of the Oct 22 average
620.86 ft · 222,560 AF
wk -0.32 ft · yr -0.52 ft
72.5%
Moderate
79% of the Oct 22 average
290.53 ft · 12,243 AF
wk -0.14 ft · yr -2.23 ft
83.8%
High
101% of the Oct 22 average
457.30 ft · 14,864 AF
wk -0.16 ft · yr +0.50 ft
16.3%
Very low
39% of the Oct 22 average
2,090.26 ft · 2,001 AF
wk -0.13 ft · yr -5.47 ft
89.7%
High
101% of the Oct 22 average
434.99 ft · 781,901 AF
wk -0.27 ft · yr -1.14 ft
87.0%
High
101% of the Oct 22 average
41.90 ft · 138,295 AF
wk -0.16 ft · yr +2.03 ft
97.5%
Effectively full
102% of the Oct 22 average
616.16 ft · 1,212,522 AF
wk +1.19 ft · yr -0.15 ft
84.8%
High
104% of the Oct 22 average
167.85 ft · 1,895,630 AF
wk -0.17 ft · yr +0.15 ft
4.4%
Critically low
26% of the Oct 22 average
1,894.41 ft · 7,997 AF
wk -0.37 ft · yr -11.20 ft
83.2%
High
97% of the Oct 22 average
372.65 ft · 59,962 AF
wk -0.21 ft · yr -1.23 ft
87.4%
High
103% of the Oct 22 average
459.32 ft · 165,166 AF
wk -0.25 ft · yr -2.12 ft
74.8%
Moderate
90% of the Oct 22 average
526.92 ft · 8,272 AF
wk -0.09 ft · yr -1.77 ft
59.5%
Moderate
78% of the Oct 22 average
888.58 ft · 10,593 AF
wk -0.05 ft · yr -1.75 ft
27.5%
Very low
114% of the Oct 22 average
2,351.89 ft · 8,756 AF
wk +1.35 ft · yr -2.20 ft
91.0%
High
112% of the Oct 22 average
530.70 ft · 513,805 AF
wk -0.15 ft · yr -0.85 ft
67.1%
Moderate
83% of the Oct 22 average
591.55 ft · 16,384 AF
wk +0.01 ft · yr -0.73 ft
100.0%
Effectively full
92% of the Oct 22 average
224.93 ft · 122,593 AF
wk -0.18 ft · yr +0.28 ft
Biggest changes over the past year
Change in storage over the trailing twelve months, measured in percentage points of each reservoir's own capacity so the figures are comparable.
Lost the most
- Caddo Lake -51.7 points of capacity, to 48.3% full
- Blue Mesa Reservoir -30.9 points of capacity, to 16.8% full
- Lake Kemp -26.5 points of capacity, to 73.5% full
- Lake Striker -24.7 points of capacity, to 72.5% full
- Proctor Lake -24.2 points of capacity, to 56.9% full
Gained the most
- Lake Corpus Christi +66.9 points of capacity, to 80.4% full
- Inks Lake +38.1 points of capacity, to 94.3% full
- Canyon Lake +31.9 points of capacity, to 96.9% full
- Medina Lake +22.6 points of capacity, to 28.0% full
- San Luis Reservoir +16.4 points of capacity, to 69.6% full
Context pages
Colorado River system storage - combined storage across all seven tracked reservoirs, with a downloadable daily system-total CSV.
Colorado River shortage tiers - the 1,075 / 1,050 / 1,025 ft Lake Mead thresholds from the 2007 Interim Guidelines and DCP, and what applies in 2026.
Post-2026 operating guidelines - the process replacing the current rules, which expire at the end of 2026.
Data downloads - full-history daily CSVs for all 135 reservoirs.
Changes shown are elevation changes in feet over the trailing week and year. Percent full is storage divided by each reservoir's published capacity - bases and sources on the about page. This site publishes observations only: no forecasts of its own, no advice.
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