Wet water, not paper water.
Reservoir storage, basin rollups, drought class and allocations, pulled from the public record every day and compared to what is normal. One brief a week. No forecasts, no spin.
Data through Jul 25, 2026 · updated Jul 28, 2026
Latest issue · Jul 26, 2026
Elephant Butte Falls Below 30,000 af, 77% Below the 5-Year Median
Elephant Butte drops to 29,804 af, down 25% on the week and 77% below its 5-year median, the widest deficit in the digest, as Colorado drought covers 91% of the state and flows surge on the Dolores.
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Reservoirs
Storage vs the historical normal for major western reservoirs.
20 pagesBasins
Storage and streamflow rolled up by western river basin.
4 pagesDrought
Drought class by state and county, week over week.
24 pagesAllocations
CVP and SWP allocation announcements, as they land.
21 pagesStreamflow
Daily mean discharge at basin-representative gauges.
32 pagesSnowpack
Snow water equivalent vs the 1991-2020 median, by state and river basin.
5 pages