Flaming Gorge Reservoir Water Level Today - 6,009.34 ft, 68.4% Full

Flaming Gorge Dam · Green River · Wyoming / Utah - updated daily from official gauges

Western Reservoir Conditions·Daily·No. 47·Tuesday, September 8, 2026·Latest reading September 6, 2026

• Flaming Gorge Reservoir is 68.4% full - moderate on this site's capacity scale - as of September 6, 2026. Surface elevation 6,009.34 feet, storage 2,563,440 acre-feet (capacity basis 3,749,000 acre-feet), per U.S. Bureau of Reclamation gauge data.
• That elevation is its lowest September reading since 1979, and 42.45 feet above its record low of 5,966.89 ft (March 22, 1970), in a daily record going back to December 1, 1968 (Reclamation's period of record for this daily series).
• Storage is 81% of the September 6 average across 58 years of record.
• Flaming Gorge Reservoir is falling: elevation changed -0.79 ft over the past week, -2.70 ft over the past month, and -14.48 ft over the past year, per U.S. Bureau of Reclamation gauge data.

Flaming Gorge Reservoir has fallen 14.48 feet in twelve months, and now sits 42.45 feet above its record low.

Flaming Gorge Reservoir vs its record low

In the daily record used by this site (going back to December 1, 1968 (Reclamation's period of record for this daily series)), Flaming Gorge Reservoir's lowest surface elevation was 5,966.89 feet on March 22, 1970, when storage was 1,476,430 acre-feet. As of September 6, 2026, Flaming Gorge Reservoir is at 6,009.34 feet - 42.45 feet above that record. The record high in the same series was 6,043.80 ft on July 13, 1983.

Flaming Gorge Reservoir storage in context

Flaming Gorge Reservoir water level, past 12 months

68.4% full at the latest reading - across the past 12 months it ranged from 68.4% (September 6, 2026) to 81.1% (September 6, 2025). Percent full is storage against the 3,749,000-acre-foot capacity basis, not a share of the elevation plotted above.

Flaming Gorge Reservoir elevation, full record

68.4% full at the latest reading - across the storage record since December 2, 1962 it ranged from 0.0% (December 2, 1962) to 104.4% (July 13, 1983). Percent full is storage against the 3,749,000-acre-foot capacity basis, not a share of the elevation plotted above. Every percentage here is measured against today's capacity basis; a reservoir's surveyed capacity changes as sediment accumulates behind the dam, so early-record percentages are indicative rather than exact.

Last 14 daily readings

Frequently asked questions

What is the water level of Flaming Gorge Reservoir today?

As of September 6, 2026, Flaming Gorge Reservoir's surface elevation is 6,009.34 feet, with 2,563,440 acre-feet in storage - 68.4% of the 3,749,000 acre-foot capacity basis. Source: Bureau of Reclamation daily gauge data.

How full is Flaming Gorge Reservoir?

Flaming Gorge Reservoir is 68.4% full as of September 6, 2026. Its storage is 81% of the September 6 average across its record since 1968. Source: Bureau of Reclamation daily gauge data.

When was Flaming Gorge Reservoir last full?

Flaming Gorge Reservoir was last at or above 95% of its 3,749,000 acre-foot capacity basis on August 23, 2011. As of September 6, 2026 it is 68.4% full. Source: Bureau of Reclamation daily gauge data.

Is Flaming Gorge Reservoir rising or falling?

Flaming Gorge Reservoir is falling: its elevation changed -0.79 feet over the week ending September 6, 2026, -2.70 ft over the past month, and -14.48 feet over the past year. Source: Bureau of Reclamation daily gauge data.

What was Flaming Gorge Reservoir's lowest water level on record?

Flaming Gorge Reservoir's lowest surface elevation in the daily record since December 1, 1968 was 5,966.89 feet on March 22, 1970, per the daily record used by this site. As of September 6, 2026 the reservoir is 42.45 feet above that record low.

About this gauge

Flaming Gorge Reservoir on the Green River in Wyoming and Utah is the largest upstream storage unit of the Colorado River Storage Project. Under the 2026 Drought Response Operations Plan, Reclamation is releasing additional Flaming Gorge water to support Lake Powell through April 2027 (per USBR's July 2026 24-Month Study).

Operator

Bureau of Reclamation (RISE)

Station

Daily series item 341 (elevation), 337 (storage)

Measurements

Flaming Gorge Dam - Reclamation daily reservoir record

Dam

Flaming Gorge Dam

River

Green River

State

Wyoming / Utah

Coordinates

40.9779, -109.5730 (USBR RISE location 1535)

Full pool reference

6,040.0 ft

Capacity basis

3,749,000 acre-feet (USBR Lower Colorado River Daily Report)

Period of record

December 1, 1968 (Reclamation's period of record for this daily series)

Status

Provisional - subject to revision by the reporting agency

Update cadence

Daily

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