{
  "api": "The Waterline Data API",
  "version": "v1",
  "docs": "https://the-waterline.com/api",
  "data_as_of": "2026-11-09",
  "data_as_of_label": "Nov 9, 2026",
  "data_pulled_at": "2026-11-11T01:08:34.977Z",
  "generated_at": "2026-11-11T08:16:52.220Z",
  "attribution": "Credit The Waterline (the-waterline.com) with a visible link to the page the figure came from; every record carries its page_url.",
  "stats_page": "https://the-waterline.com/stats",
  "count": 11,
  "stats": [
    {
      "id": "total-storage",
      "label": "Total tracked storage",
      "sentence": "Across 22 tracked western reservoirs, total storage is 40.62M af, 6% below the combined 5-yr median for the date (data through Nov 9, 2026).",
      "data_date": "2026-11-09",
      "citation": "Across 22 tracked western reservoirs, total storage is 40.62M af, 6% below the combined 5-yr median for the date (data through Nov 9, 2026). The Waterline. https://the-waterline.com/stats#total-storage",
      "stats_url": "https://the-waterline.com/stats#total-storage",
      "page_url": null,
      "series_url": null,
      "provenance": null
    },
    {
      "id": "lake-powell",
      "label": "Lake Powell",
      "sentence": "Lake Powell storage is 6.39M af, 11% below its 5-yr median for the date.",
      "data_date": "2026-11-09",
      "citation": "Lake Powell storage is 11% below its 5-yr median for the date. The Waterline, data through Nov 9, 2026. https://the-waterline.com/reservoir/lake-powell",
      "stats_url": "https://the-waterline.com/stats#lake-powell",
      "page_url": "https://the-waterline.com/reservoir/lake-powell",
      "series_url": "https://the-waterline.com/api/v1/series/reservoir/lake-powell.json",
      "provenance": "US Bureau of Reclamation RISE · End-of-day reservoir storage · Lake Powell · through Nov 9, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "lake-mead",
      "label": "Lake Mead",
      "sentence": "Lake Mead storage is 6.97M af, 18% below its 5-yr median for the date.",
      "data_date": "2026-11-09",
      "citation": "Lake Mead storage is 18% below its 5-yr median for the date. The Waterline, data through Nov 9, 2026. https://the-waterline.com/reservoir/lake-mead",
      "stats_url": "https://the-waterline.com/stats#lake-mead",
      "page_url": "https://the-waterline.com/reservoir/lake-mead",
      "series_url": "https://the-waterline.com/api/v1/series/reservoir/lake-mead.json",
      "provenance": "US Bureau of Reclamation RISE · End-of-day reservoir storage · Lake Mead · through Nov 9, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "lowest-reservoir",
      "label": "Furthest below normal",
      "sentence": "Blue Mesa Reservoir is the tracked reservoir furthest below normal, 57% under its 5-yr median (173,639 af).",
      "data_date": "2026-11-09",
      "citation": "Blue Mesa Reservoir storage is 57% below its 5-yr median for the date. The Waterline, data through Nov 9, 2026. https://the-waterline.com/reservoir/blue-mesa-reservoir",
      "stats_url": "https://the-waterline.com/stats#lowest-reservoir",
      "page_url": "https://the-waterline.com/reservoir/blue-mesa-reservoir",
      "series_url": "https://the-waterline.com/api/v1/series/reservoir/blue-mesa-reservoir.json",
      "provenance": "US Bureau of Reclamation RISE · End-of-day reservoir storage · Blue Mesa Reservoir · through Nov 9, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "driest-basin",
      "label": "Driest basin",
      "sentence": "Green-Colorado basin storage is the furthest below normal of the tracked basins, 16% under its 5-yr median.",
      "data_date": "2026-11-09",
      "citation": "Green-Colorado basin storage is the furthest below normal of the tracked basins, 16% under its 5-yr median. The Waterline. https://the-waterline.com/stats#driest-basin",
      "stats_url": "https://the-waterline.com/stats#driest-basin",
      "page_url": "https://the-waterline.com/reservoir/tracked-total",
      "series_url": "https://the-waterline.com/api/v1/series/reservoir/tracked-total.json",
      "provenance": "US Bureau of Reclamation RISE; California Department of Water Resources, California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) for Lake Oroville, New Don Pedro and San Luis · End-of-day reservoir storage, summed across the tracked reservoirs · The tracked major western reservoirs · through Nov 8, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "worst-drought",
      "label": "Most drought coverage",
      "sentence": "Oregon has the most area in drought of the tracked states, 88% in drought (D1-D4) or worse.",
      "data_date": "2026-11-03",
      "citation": "Oregon: 88% of area in drought (D1-D4) or worse as of Nov 3, 2026 (US Drought Monitor). The Waterline. https://the-waterline.com/drought/oregon",
      "stats_url": "https://the-waterline.com/stats#worst-drought",
      "page_url": "https://the-waterline.com/drought/oregon",
      "series_url": "https://the-waterline.com/api/v1/series/drought/oregon.json",
      "provenance": "US Drought Monitor (National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA, NOAA) · Share of area in moderate drought (D1) or worse · Oregon · through Nov 3, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "states-majority-drought",
      "label": "States majority in drought",
      "sentence": "6 of 11 tracked western states have at least half their area in drought (D1-D4) or worse (US Drought Monitor, data through Nov 3, 2026).",
      "data_date": "2026-11-03",
      "citation": "6 of 11 tracked western states have at least half their area in drought (D1-D4) or worse (US Drought Monitor, data through Nov 3, 2026). The Waterline. https://the-waterline.com/stats#states-majority-drought",
      "stats_url": "https://the-waterline.com/stats#states-majority-drought",
      "page_url": null,
      "series_url": null,
      "provenance": null
    },
    {
      "id": "swp-allocation",
      "label": "SWP allocation",
      "sentence": "The State Water Project statewide allocation stands at 45%.",
      "data_date": "2026-05-01",
      "citation": "The State Water Project statewide allocation stands at 45%. The Waterline. https://the-waterline.com/allocation/cvp-south-of-delta-agricultural",
      "stats_url": "https://the-waterline.com/stats#swp-allocation",
      "page_url": "https://the-waterline.com/allocation/cvp-south-of-delta-agricultural",
      "series_url": "https://the-waterline.com/api/v1/series/allocation/cvp-south-of-delta-agricultural.json",
      "provenance": "US Bureau of Reclamation (Central Valley Project and Klamath Project); California Department of Water Resources (State Water Project) · Allocation as a percent of contract supply, by contractor class · California and the Klamath Project · through Oct 27, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "cvp-sod-ag",
      "label": "CVP south-of-Delta ag",
      "sentence": "The Central Valley Project south-of-Delta agricultural allocation stands at 31%.",
      "data_date": "2026-10-27",
      "citation": "The Central Valley Project south-of-Delta agricultural allocation stands at 31%. The Waterline. https://the-waterline.com/allocation/cvp-south-of-delta-agricultural",
      "stats_url": "https://the-waterline.com/stats#cvp-sod-ag",
      "page_url": "https://the-waterline.com/allocation/cvp-south-of-delta-agricultural",
      "series_url": "https://the-waterline.com/api/v1/series/allocation/cvp-south-of-delta-agricultural.json",
      "provenance": "US Bureau of Reclamation (Central Valley Project and Klamath Project); California Department of Water Resources (State Water Project) · Allocation as a percent of contract supply, by contractor class · California and the Klamath Project · through Oct 27, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "cvp-friant-1",
      "label": "CVP Friant Class 1",
      "sentence": "The Central Valley Project Friant Division Class 1 allocation stands at 100%.",
      "data_date": "2026-02-26",
      "citation": "The Central Valley Project Friant Division Class 1 allocation stands at 100%. The Waterline. https://the-waterline.com/allocation/cvp-south-of-delta-agricultural",
      "stats_url": "https://the-waterline.com/stats#cvp-friant-1",
      "page_url": "https://the-waterline.com/allocation/cvp-south-of-delta-agricultural",
      "series_url": "https://the-waterline.com/api/v1/series/allocation/cvp-south-of-delta-agricultural.json",
      "provenance": "US Bureau of Reclamation (Central Valley Project and Klamath Project); California Department of Water Resources (State Water Project) · Allocation as a percent of contract supply, by contractor class · California and the Klamath Project · through Oct 27, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "lowest-streamflow",
      "label": "Lowest streamflow vs normal",
      "sentence": "Willamette River at Portland is running 61% below its 5-yr median discharge, the furthest below normal of the tracked gauges.",
      "data_date": "2026-11-09",
      "citation": "Willamette River at Portland: 10,900 cfs daily mean discharge as of Nov 9, 2026 (USGS). The Waterline. https://the-waterline.com/streamflow/willamette-river-at-portland",
      "stats_url": "https://the-waterline.com/stats#lowest-streamflow",
      "page_url": "https://the-waterline.com/streamflow/willamette-river-at-portland",
      "series_url": "https://the-waterline.com/api/v1/series/streamflow/willamette-river-at-portland.json",
      "provenance": "US Geological Survey (USGS) · Daily mean streamflow (discharge) · Willamette River at Portland · through Nov 9, 2026"
    }
  ]
}