Lower Colorado River Operations



Current Conditions

Hourly Conditions
Current Plus Past 6 Days

Daily Reservoir Conditions
Current Month
Past Months

Other Operations Data
Data Explorer
Reservoir Teacup Diagram
Upper Basin Information

USGS Data
USGS Water Data
USGS Water Alert

Climate & Weather Data
Colorado Basin River Forecast Center
NRCS Snow-Precipitation Data, Upper Basin
NRCS Snow-Precipitation Data, Arizona


Projected Operations

Real-Time Operations Outlook (updated hourly)
River Operations Schedule

Hourly Schedules (updated daily)
Davis Dam & Parker Dam
Headgate Rock Dam

10-Day Lake Mead Outlook (updated daily)
Daily Elevation Projections

2-Year Projected Operations
24-Month Study Current (updated monthly)
24-Month Study Archives (2010 to present)
2-Year Probabilistic Projections (updated monthly)

Lake Powell and Lake Mead 5-Year Projected Conditions
Current Projections (updated August 2025)


Historical Data

Final Data Reports
Stream Flow Records

Historical Reservoir Levels (updated monthly)
Lake Mead
Lake Mohave
Lake Havasu

Lake Mead High/Low Elevation Graphs
Line graph with text data
Bar graph with text data

Historical Flow Below Hoover Dam (graphs)
Line graph


Ongoing Programs & Activities

Colorado River System Projections (CRMMS)

Colorado River Basin Drought Contingency Plan Agreements

Colorado River Basin Research-to-Operations (CRB R2O) Program

Pilot System Conservation Program

Colorado River Basin Water Supply & Demand Study

Colorado River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages & Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell & Lake Mead

Colorado River Basin Natural Flow & Salt Data

SECURE Water Act Report to Congress

Warren H. Brock Reservoir Conservation Summary Report


Supply, Accounting, & Contracting

Water Supply
Weekly Hydrology Report

Water Accounting
Water Accounting Reports & Activities
Forecasted Water Use
Actual Water Use

Water Contracting
Water Entitlements & Contracts Information


Annual Operating Plans


AOP for the Current Year
-NEW- 2026 AOP

AOPs for Previous Years
Archives (1970 to present)


General Info & Links

Supporting Documents
Colorado River Documents 2008
Law of the River
Archived Documents

Lower Basin Technical Studies
Lake Mohave and Lake Havasu Area-Capacity Survey Sensitivity Study (2026)
Lake Mead Reservoir Capacity Allocation (2022)
Lake Mead and Lake Mohave Evaporation Sensitivity Study (2022)
USGS Evaporation Study (2021)
Area & Capacity Tables (2011)
LIDAR Survey (2009)
Sedimentation Report (2001)
Water Quality Monitoring

Recreational Information
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Mead Regional Weather Forecast
Boating Trail Guides: Davis Dam to Parker Dam - Blythe to Imperial Dam
Colorado River Tri-State Boating Safety Guide
Lake Mead & Lake Mohave Weather Buoys

Additional Links
River Miles Chart
Army Corps of Engineers Construction Guidelines
Bill Williams River Basin Real-Time Data
Gila River Basin Real-Time Data



For press or media inquiries, please contact Public Affairs via e-mail at sha-lcr-publicaffairs@usbr.gov.

For additional questions or information regarding reservoir operations, please contact the Water Operations Control Center via e-mail at bcoowaterops@usbr.gov.

Last Updated: 22-JAN-2026