🌊 Colorado River Basin — Water Dashboard

Live telemetry · USGS & Bureau of Reclamation · Auto-refreshes every 5 minutes

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Reservoir Levels

Glen Canyon Dam
Lake Powell
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ft elevation
 
% live capacity
Dead pool 3,490 ft Full pool 3,700 ft
Full pool: 3,700 ft
Watch: 3,575 ft
Critical: 3,525 ft
Source: USGS site 09379900 · Parameter 62614 (WSE)
Hoover Dam
Lake Mead
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ft elevation
 
% capacity
Dead pool 895 ft Full pool 1,229 ft
Full pool: 1,229 ft
Watch: 1,075 ft
Critical: 1,025 ft
Source: USBR RISE API · Loading…

Streamflow Gauges — USGS Real-Time

System Overview

Total System Storage
of 58.5 maf total capacity
System % Full
combined Powell + Mead
Lee Ferry Flow
cfs · compact delivery point
Yuma Flow
cfs · near Mexico border

Status Key

Healthy — >50% capacity
Watch — 25–50% capacity
Critical — <25% capacity
Threshold elevations per USBR Interim Guidelines (2007) & 2024 SEIS ROD