Flaming Gorge

Flaming Gorge Reservoir

Current Status

Last Updated: March 05, 2026

As of March 04, 2026 (end of day), Flaming Gorge Reservoir pool elevation is 6022.73 feet, which amounts to 82 percent of live storage capacity. Unregulated inflow volume for the month of February is approximately 42,030 acre-feet (af), which is 93 percent of the average unregulated inflow volume.

As of March 1st, operations have entered the transition period. The current average daily release is 800 cfs and this release is expected to be maintained through the end of April, pending hydrology.

The March unregulated inflows into Flaming Gorge for the next three months projects below average. March, April, and May forecasted unregulated inflow volumes 80,000 af (75 percent of average), 95,000 af (76 percent of average), and 135,000 af (54 percent of average), respectively.

To view the most current reservoir elevation, content, inflow and release, click on: Flaming Gorge Reservoir Data.


Working Group Meetings

The next Flaming Gorge Working Group meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 12:00 noon MT. Participants can attend the meeting either in person or virtually. The in-person session will take place at the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in Vernal, UT. The Flaming Gorge Working Group is an open public forum for information exchange between Reclamation and the stakeholders of Flaming Gorge Dam. The public is encouraged to attend and comment on the operations and plans presented by Reclamation at these meetings. Meeting notes from past Working Group meetings are posted on the Working Group webpage. For more information on this group and these meetings please contact Alex Pivarnik at 385-475-8329.

Past working group meeting summaries can be accessed on the  Working Group pages.


Contact

Please contact the Operations Group via e-mail at ResourceMgr@usbr.gov for additional information.

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Last Updated: 3/5/26