The Bureau of Reclamation provided an update on Flaming Gorge Reservoir on Monday, July 6th. Their announcement shared that as of the end of the day on July 5th, Flaming Gorge Reservoir pool elevation is 6014.79 feet, which amounts to 75 percent of live storage capacity. Unregulated inflow volume for the month of June was 31 percent of the average. The July unregulated inflows into Flaming Gorge for the next three months projects to be much below average. Between 660,000 and one million acre-feet of additional water is being delivered from Flaming Gorge Reservoir to Lake Powell through April 2027 to help keep Lake Powell above critical elevations. When the releases began, Flaming Gorge Reservoir was approximately 82% full. Recreationists below Flaming Gorge Dam should closely monitor changing conditions and use extreme caution when recreating in or around the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam. Water will be colder than usual and will run high and swift during periods of elevated releases.
