Flaming Gorge Reservoir Water Level Today: 6,009.34 ft, 68% Full
Flaming Gorge Reservoir is 6,009.34 feet, 68% full, with 2,563,440 acre-feet stored and down 0.67 ft over 7 days. Includes current source time, threshold context, and related reservoir links.
This page tracks Flaming Gorge Reservoir elevation, storage, percent full, recent movement,
and source information for readers checking current water conditions.
Flaming Gorge Reservoir is currently at 6,009.34 feet,
68% full, with
2,563,440 acre-feet stored, down 0.67 feet over the last 7 days.
Latest reading: 2026-09-07.
Flaming Gorge Reservoir reference levels
- Full pool: 30.66 feet below 6,040 feet.
- Watch band: 9.34 feet above 6,000 feet.
- Minimum power: 63.34 feet above 5,946 feet.
- Dead pool: 269.34 feet above 5,740 feet.
Flaming Gorge Reservoir historical position
The lowest point in the available West Water Watch history is 6,005.71 feet on 2023-03-14. Today's reading is 3.63 feet above that mark.
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Flaming Gorge Reservoir water level today
What is the Flaming Gorge Reservoir water level today?
Flaming Gorge Reservoir is currently at 6,009.34 feet, with 2,563,440 acre-feet stored.
How full is Flaming Gorge Reservoir?
Flaming Gorge Reservoir is 68% full based on the latest storage snapshot.
Is Flaming Gorge Reservoir rising or falling?
Flaming Gorge Reservoir is falling, down 0.67 feet over the last 7 days.
When was Flaming Gorge Reservoir last updated?
Flaming Gorge Reservoir's latest reading is dated 2026-09-07 from USBR RISE API.
Is Flaming Gorge Reservoir rising or falling?
Flaming Gorge Reservoir is falling 0.67 feet over the 7-day window.
Flaming Gorge Reservoir is falling 2.61 feet over the 30-day window.
Flaming Gorge as Green River storage
Flaming Gorge is a major Upper Basin storage reservoir on the Green River near the Utah-Wyoming border. Its large pool provides system context between upstream Fontenelle storage and downstream Colorado River operations.
Use the 6,000-foot watch reference and 5,946-foot minimum-power reference to interpret the current elevation. Then compare recent direction with Fontenelle: aligned movement can suggest a broader Green River pattern, while divergence may reflect local operations.
What to watch at Flaming Gorge Reservoir
- Buffer above the 5,946-foot minimum-power reference
- Movement around the 6,000-foot watch band
- Direction relative to upstream Fontenelle
Current Flaming Gorge Reservoir conditions
- Latest reading
- 2026-09-07
- Current elevation
- 6,009.34 feet
- Current storage
- 2,563,440 acre-feet
- Percent full
- 68% full
- Seven-day elevation change
- -0.67 feet
- Thirty-day storage change
- -82,310 acre-feet
- Source
- USBR RISE API
- Source updated
- 2026-09-08
- Current water level and storage snapshot
- Recent elevation trend and seven-day movement
- Percent full and source context for Upper Basin