Current Status
Last Updated: July 03, 2024
As of July 02, 2024, the Fontenelle Reservoir pool elevation is 6500.02 feet, which amounts to 86 percent of live storage capacity. Inflows for the month of June totaled approximately 257,129 acre-feet (af) or 84 percent of average.
After higher releases for June for spring runoff, release rates have ramped down to approximately 1,200 cfs and are expected to decrease to 1,100 cfs in mid-July. Releases may need to further decrease, pending hydrology.
The July final forecast for unregulated inflows into Fontenelle for the next three months projects much below average conditions. July, August, and September Most Probable inflow volumes amount to 77,000 af (45 percent of average), 40,000 af (61 percent of average), and 37,000 af (92 percent of average), respectively.
Please refer to the following link for Green River flow projections, through Green River, WY, provided by the Colorado River Basin Forecast Center: CBRFC Green River, WY Projection
To view the most current reservoir elevation, content, inflow and release, click on: Fontenelle Reservoir Data.
Working Group Meetings
The next Fontenelle Working Group meeting is scheduled for August 29, 2024 at 10: a.m. at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge, WY. Details on the meeting will be provided as we get closer to the meeting date.
Prior Fontenelle Working Group meeting minutes are available online on USBR’s website at the Working Group webpage. The Fontenelle Working Group is an open public forum for information exchange between Reclamation and other parties associated with the operation of Fontenelle Reservoir.
