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 Oct 28, 2026 · updated Oct 30, 2026
Latest issue · Oct 29, 2026
CVP Raises South-of-Delta Ag 3 Points to 31%
Reclamation raised CVP South-of-Delta ag to 31% from 28% on Oct 27. Blue Mesa sits 62% below the five-year median entering carryover season. Rio Grande at 4,270 cfs, up 864% on the week.
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Reservoirs
Storage vs the historical normal for major western reservoirs.
23 pagesDrought
Drought by western state, week over week, with the counties we track on each state's page.
11 pagesAllocations
CVP and SWP allocation announcements, as they land.
1 pageStreamflow
Daily mean discharge at basin-representative gauges.
13 pagesSnowpack
Snow water equivalent vs the 1991-2020 median, by state and river basin.
5 pages