The map

The West on one map

Every reading on the site, placed where it lives: drought by state, storage at each dam, flow at each gauge. Color is condition vs the 5-yr median; click anything for its page.

Data through Jul 25, 2026

Drought — share of area in D1 or worse

0%50%100%

Storage & flow — vs the 5-yr median

-60%normal+60%

Shapes

reservoir (size = capacity) gauge basin rollup county drought

Gray states aren't tracked here — The Waterline covers the 11 western states. Allocations are a policy percentage, not a place, so they list as a panel.