# Western water statistics The headline numbers, each with its data date and source. ## Total tracked storage Across 20 tracked western reservoirs, total storage is 36.91M af, 12% below the combined 5-yr median for the date (data through Jul 25, 2026). _Data through Jul 25, 2026._ ## Lake Powell Lake Powell water level storage is 5.43M af, 32% below its 5-yr median for the date. _Data through Jul 25, 2026._ About this data: US Bureau of Reclamation RISE; California reservoirs via CA DWR CDEC · End-of-day reservoir storage · Lake Powell water level · through Jul 25, 2026 Source page: https://the-waterline.com/reservoir/lake-powell.md ## Lake Mead Lake Mead water level storage is 7.06M af, 16% below its 5-yr median for the date. _Data through Jul 25, 2026._ About this data: US Bureau of Reclamation RISE; California reservoirs via CA DWR CDEC · End-of-day reservoir storage · Lake Mead water level · through Jul 25, 2026 Source page: https://the-waterline.com/reservoir/lake-mead.md ## Furthest below normal Elephant Butte Reservoir water level is the tracked reservoir furthest below normal, 77% under its 5-yr median (29,804 af). _Data through Jul 25, 2026._ About this data: US Bureau of Reclamation RISE; California reservoirs via CA DWR CDEC · End-of-day reservoir storage · Elephant Butte Reservoir water level · through Jul 25, 2026 Source page: https://the-waterline.com/reservoir/elephant-butte-reservoir.md ## Driest basin Green-Colorado basin storage is the furthest below normal of the tracked basins, 13% under its 5-yr median. _Data through Jul 25, 2026._ About this data: US Bureau of Reclamation RISE; California reservoirs via CA DWR CDEC · Reservoir storage summed across the basin · Green-Colorado basin · through Jul 25, 2026 Source page: https://the-waterline.com/basin/green-colorado.md ## Most drought coverage Utah has the most area in drought of the tracked states, 100% in drought (D1-D4) or worse. _Data through Jul 21, 2026._ About this data: US Drought Monitor (National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA, NOAA) · Share of area in moderate drought (D1) or worse · Utah · through Jul 21, 2026 Source page: https://the-waterline.com/drought/utah.md ## States majority in drought 9 of 11 tracked western states have at least half their area in drought (D1-D4) or worse (US Drought Monitor, data through Jul 21, 2026). _Data through Jul 21, 2026._ ## SWP allocation The State Water Project statewide allocation stands at 45%. _Data through May 1, 2026._ About this data: California Department of Water Resources, State Water Project allocation · Allocation as a percent of contract supply · California · through May 1, 2026 Source page: https://the-waterline.com/allocation/swp-statewide-swp.md ## CVP south-of-Delta ag The Central Valley Project south-of-Delta agricultural allocation stands at 25%. _Data through May 19, 2026._ About this data: US Bureau of Reclamation, Central Valley Project allocation · Allocation as a percent of contract supply · California · through May 19, 2026 Source page: https://the-waterline.com/allocation/cvp-south-of-delta-agricultural.md ## CVP Friant Class 1 The Central Valley Project Friant Division Class 1 allocation stands at 100%. _Data through Feb 26, 2026._ About this data: US Bureau of Reclamation, Central Valley Project allocation · Allocation as a percent of contract supply · California · through Feb 26, 2026 Source page: https://the-waterline.com/allocation/cvp-friant-division-class-1.md ## Lowest streamflow vs normal Yampa River near Maybell is running 72% below its 5-yr median discharge, the furthest below normal of the tracked gauges. _Data through Jul 25, 2026._ About this data: US Geological Survey (USGS) · Daily mean streamflow (discharge) · Yampa River near Maybell · through Jul 25, 2026 Source page: https://the-waterline.com/streamflow/yampa-river-near-maybell.md --- Canonical URL: https://the-waterline.com/stats