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LOWER COLORADO RIVER DAILY REPORT: Today
(Hourly Data)
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DAILY RIVER REPORT FOR 8-16-2026
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(Releases are averages over the hour.)
(Elevation and storage values are end-of-period readings.)
MEAD HOOVER MOHAVE MOHAVE DAVIS HAVASU HAVASU PARKER
TIME ELEV. RELEASE ELEV. STORAGE RELEASE ELEV. STORAGE RELEASE
(MST) (FT) (CFS) (FT) (KAF) (CFS) (FT) (KAF) (CFS)
0000-0100 1039.76 5106 642.64 1749.1 13479 448.33 537.7 9208
0100-0200 1039.73 2493 642.68 1750.3 13467 448.38 538.7 6667
0200-0300 1039.75 2408 642.62 1748.7 13431 448.37 538.5 6558
0300-0400 1039.79 2045 642.56 1746.9 9027 448.37 538.5 6594
0400-0500 1039.78 2009 642.56 1747.0 8990 448.43 539.5 6582
0500-0600 1039.76 5687 642.57 1747.2 8930 448.44 539.8 6558
0600-0700 1039.81 1658 642.57 1747.1 9063 448.43 539.7 6594
0700-0800 1039.82 1464 642.56 1746.8 8942 448.47 540.4 6570
0800-0900 1039.79 1597 642.48 1744.6 8942 448.49 540.7 6594
0900-1000 1039.81 1500 642.47 1744.2 13383 448.50 540.9 6570
1000-1100 1039.84 2166 642.40 1742.2 13431 448.51 541.2 6534
1100-1200 1039.82 1561 642.39 1742.1 13479 448.53 541.6 6594
1200-1300 1039.83 1779 642.33 1740.4 13443 448.55 541.9 6594
1300-1400 1039.86 1718 642.26 1738.5 13528 448.55 542.0 6546
1400-1500 1039.86 1512 642.23 1737.6 13540 448.57 542.3 6582
1500-1600 1039.85 2456 642.22 1737.2 13528 448.58 542.6 9123
1600-1700 1039.86 5711 642.17 1735.8 13528 448.59 542.7 9220
1700-1800 1039.84 15149 642.15 1735.2 13552 448.55 541.9 13709
1800-1900 1039.82 29379 642.14 1735.1 13540 448.54 541.7 13976
1900-2000 1039.81 32501 642.16 1735.7 13540 448.55 541.9 14000
2000-2100 1039.82 31847 642.24 1738.0 13528 448.51 541.1 14000
2100-2200 1039.79 21720 642.32 1740.2 13504 448.52 541.3 11483
2200-2300 1039.76 15101 642.37 1741.5 13504 448.52 541.3 11374
2300-2400
AVERAGE 8199 12317 8619
DAILY RIVER REPORT FOR 8-16-2026
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(All values are averages over the hour)
BIG BEND BELOW NEEDLES BRIDGE RS 41 PARKER GAGE WATER WHEEL PALO VERDE
TIME STAGE FLOW STAGE FLOW STAGE FLOW STAGE FLOW STAGE FLOW STAGE FLOW
(MST) (FT) (CFS) (FT) (CFS) (FT) (CFS) (FT) (CFS) (FT) (CFS) (FT) (CFS)
0000-0100 486.04 14702 457.70 12890 452.23 11232 343.68 10026 301.22 6338
0100-0200 486.04 14718 457.77 13068 452.28 11381 343.30 8640 301.70 7292
0200-0300 486.04 14716 457.83 13209 452.32 11603 343.03 7700 302.17 8476
0300-0400 486.04 14718 457.87 13325 452.37 11738 342.62 6377 302.57 9376
0400-0500 485.97 14523 457.91 13427 452.40 11805 342.32 5483 302.86 10061
0500-0600 485.60 13567 457.95 13509 452.45 11878 342.17 5055 303.02 10444
0600-0700 485.10 12327 457.98 13572 452.48 11977 342.13 4953 303.06 10537
0700-0800 484.60 11142 457.99 13573 452.52 12112 342.13 4939 302.98 10362
0800-0900 484.27 10397 457.95 13473 452.54 12013 342.12 4932 302.83 9980
0900-1000 484.08 9985 457.86 13234 452.55 12079 342.14 4979 302.60 9447
1000-1100 484.02 9860 457.71 12867 452.56 12052 342.14 4982 302.35 8878
1100-1200 484.38 10645 457.52 12432 452.54 12101 342.14 4969 302.08 8233
1200-1300 484.96 11986 457.33 11958 452.51 11949 342.12 4934 301.81 7555
1300-1400 485.38 13027 457.13 11507 452.46 11775 342.12 4912 301.57 6971
1400-1500 485.63 13644 456.96 11160 452.39 11421 342.10 4856 301.37 6571
1500-1600 485.77 13993 456.88 11001 452.32 11149 342.10 4854 301.21 6309
1600-1700 485.84 14195 456.88 11018 452.26 10968 342.19 5124 301.09 6127
1700-1800 485.88 14300 456.96 11161 452.22 10882 342.54 6142 301.01 5996
1800-1900 485.91 14358 457.08 11397 452.19 10897 342.87 7175 300.95 5894
1900-2000 485.92 14395 457.22 11720 452.19 10796 343.48 9297 300.90 5819
2000-2100 485.93 14422 457.36 12045 452.21 10955 343.90 10857 300.86 5763
2100-2200 485.94 14438 457.49 12348 452.23 11099 344.09 11633 300.85 5739
2200-2300 485.94 14436 457.61 12626 452.27 11251 344.14 11826 300.89 5803
2300-2400
AVERAGE 485.45 13239 457.52 12457 452.37 11527 342.68 6724 301.82 7738
DAILY RIVER REPORT FOR 8-16-2026
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(All values are averages over the hour)
I-10 BRIDGE McINTYRE PARK TAYLOR FERRY OXBOW BRIDGE CIBOLA PICACHO PARK
TIME STAGE FLOW STAGE FLOW STAGE FLOW STAGE FLOW STAGE FLOW STAGE FLOW
(MST) (FT) (CFS) (FT) (CFS) (FT) (CFS) (FT) (CFS) (FT) (CFS) (FT) (CFS)
0000-0100 247.71 6721 238.95 6930 230.43 7125 219.86 6789 207.06 6224 189.99 5990
0100-0200 247.58 6489 238.87 6795 230.43 7114 219.94 6934 207.11 6332 190.01 6038
0200-0300 247.44 6258 238.77 6633 230.39 7055 219.99 7031 207.16 6459 190.03 6076
0300-0400 247.32 6038 238.66 6459 230.32 6952 220.02 7077 207.22 6596 190.05 6110
0400-0500 247.20 5837 238.53 6262 230.22 6820 220.02 7083 207.27 6717 190.07 6141
0500-0600 247.09 5652 238.41 6071 230.11 6661 220.00 7049 207.33 6845 190.09 6171
0600-0700 247.01 5509 238.29 5884 230.00 6502 219.96 6974 207.37 6950 190.11 6209
0700-0800 246.96 5427 238.18 5715 229.87 6327 219.90 6862 207.40 7011 190.13 6253
0800-0900 246.96 5434 238.08 5569 229.75 6158 219.82 6725 207.41 7047 190.16 6305
0900-1000 247.03 5539 238.00 5445 229.61 5967 219.74 6576 207.41 7050 190.19 6364
1000-1100 247.15 5749 237.96 5372 229.49 5810 219.64 6413 207.42 7058 190.22 6433
1100-1200 247.33 6055 237.95 5362 229.40 5684 219.54 6243 207.40 7011 190.26 6508
1200-1300 247.54 6417 238.00 5432 229.33 5598 219.45 6081 207.37 6938 190.31 6589
1300-1400 247.75 6792 238.09 5574 229.29 5551 219.36 5936 207.34 6877 190.35 6668
1400-1500 247.95 7141 238.23 5788 229.30 5561 219.29 5814 207.29 6757 190.39 6746
1500-1600 248.12 7436 238.40 6051 229.36 5638 219.23 5722 207.24 6635 190.43 6818
1600-1700 248.24 7649 238.58 6342 229.46 5764 219.20 5676 207.19 6524 190.46 6883
1700-1800 248.31 7778 238.76 6629 229.60 5954 219.20 5674 207.14 6404 190.49 6932
1800-1900 248.34 7824 238.91 6875 229.80 6224 219.24 5733 207.09 6294 190.50 6966
1900-2000 248.32 7801 239.03 7071 229.99 6489 219.31 5852 207.05 6212 190.52 6995
2000-2100 248.27 7714 239.12 7210 230.15 6716 219.41 6024 207.02 6144 190.52 7008
2100-2200 248.19 7568 239.17 7289 230.33 6973 219.54 6243 207.01 6120 190.52 7007
2200-2300 248.08 7366 239.17 7305 230.45 7144 219.69 6489 207.02 6132 190.52 6992
2300-2400 190.51 6978
AVERAGE 247.65 6617 238.53 6264 229.87 6339 219.62 6391 207.23 6623 190.28 6549
DAILY RIVER REPORT FOR 8-16-2026
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(All stage and flow values are averages over the hour. All elevations are end-of-period values.)
MARTINEZ LAKE* SEN WASH IMPERIAL ABOVE LAGUNA DAM BELOW LAGUNA DAM YUMA GAGE NORTH BOUNDARY BROCK RESERVOIR
TIME STAGE FLOW STAGE STAGE STAGE STAGE FLOW STAGE FLOW STAGE FLOW INFLOW STORAGE RELEASE
(MST) (FT) (CFS) (FT) (FT) (FT) (FT) (CFS) (FT) (CFS) (FT) (CFS) (CFS) (AF) (CFS)
0000-0100 184.42 6008 235.99 180.55 145.97 376 110.72 622 105.92 1660 520 2056 0
0100-0200 184.43 6029 236.05 180.56 145.97 377 110.77 637 105.92 1659 517 2109 0
0200-0300 184.44 6057 236.17 180.57 145.97 376 110.80 651 105.91 1650 517 2156 0
0300-0400 184.45 6081 235.96 180.57 145.97 377 110.85 670 105.91 1650 688 2219 0
0400-0500 184.47 6107 236.08 180.55 145.97 377 110.89 685 105.90 1645 927 2301 0
0500-0600 184.48 6138 236.09 180.57 145.97 378 110.90 691 105.90 1639 1134 2403 0
0600-0700 184.50 6174 236.01 180.55 145.97 378 110.91 693 105.90 1640 1147 2508 0
0700-0800 184.51 6200 235.95 180.54 145.97 378 110.91 694 105.90 1645 1230 2616 0
0800-0900 184.52 6232 235.85 180.54 145.96 378 110.90 691 105.91 1650 1226 2730 0
0900-1000 184.54 6263 235.91 180.51 145.96 378 110.91 694 105.91 1650 1210 2837 0
1000-1100 184.55 6293 235.83 180.54 145.97 378 110.89 689 105.91 1653 1165 2945 0
1100-1200 184.57 6319 235.94 180.58 145.96 379 110.87 681 105.91 1655 1058 3043 0
1200-1300 184.59 6361 235.90 180.61 145.96 378 110.87 681 105.91 1654 960 3133 0
1300-1400 184.62 6429 236.01 180.63 145.96 374 110.87 678 105.91 1650 964 3222 0
1400-1500 184.64 6481 236.08 180.59 145.96 372 110.87 677 105.91 1650 971 3311 0
1500-1600 184.67 6533 235.94 180.55 145.96 373 110.86 677 105.91 1650 973 3396 0
1600-1700 184.69 6591 235.94 180.57 145.96 372 110.86 677 105.91 1650 975 3486 0
1700-1800 184.72 6650 235.10 180.59 145.96 372 110.86 677 105.91 1650 981 3574 0
1800-1900 184.75 6710 235.32 180.59 145.96 372 110.87 679 105.91 1650 983 3662 0
1900-2000 184.77 6760 235.00 180.59 145.96 372 110.87 681 105.91 1650 987 3750 0
2000-2100 184.80 6816 235.63 180.58 145.96 371 110.88 681 105.91 1649 986 3838 0
2100-2200 184.82 6866 235.25 180.55 145.96 372 110.88 684 105.91 1650 987 3927 0
2200-2300 184.84 6904 234.98 180.52 145.96 372 110.89 688 105.91 1650 991 4014 0
2300-2400 184.85 6926 234.96 180.54 145.95 110.90 105.91 1650 995 4030 0
AVERAGE 184.61 6414 145.95 375 110.87 677 105.91 1650 962 4030 0
* The Colorado River gage near Martinez Lake does not include the inlet flows to Martinez Lake
Note: Automatic reports have not been checked for errors.
(ft=feet above mean sea level, cfs=cubic feet per second, kaf=1000 acre-feet)
Please contact the Water Operations Control Center via e-mail at bcoowaterops@usbr.gov or via phone at (702) 293-8373 for additional questions or information.
