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Elephant Butte at 87,311 af, Up 74.7% on the Week
October 8, 2026
Elephant Butte Reservoir storage climbed 74.7% week over week to 87,311 af, per US Bureau of Reclamation data, cutting the five-year median deficit to 23% in...
San Luis Reservoir at 1.47M af, 45% Above the Five-Year Median
October 1, 2026
San Luis Reservoir stands at 1.47M af as water year 2027 opens, up 3% on the week and 45% above its five-year median (Bureau of Reclamation). The reservoir...
Elephant Butte Up 14% This Week, Still 71% Below the 5-Year Median
September 24, 2026
Elephant Butte Reservoir recovered to 31,826 af this week, up 14% from the prior reading, per the Bureau of Reclamation, climbing back above the 30,000 af...
Dolores-Colorado Surges to 116 cfs, Up 705.6% on the Week
September 16, 2026
Streamflow at the Dolores-Colorado gauge reached 116 cfs this week, up 705.6% week over week and 40% above the five-year median, per USGS. The reading...
Rio Grande Surges 233% to 590 cfs, Now 39% Above Normal
September 3, 2026
The Rio Grande hit 590 cfs this week, up 233% week over week and now 39% above the five-year median, per USGS. The reading reverses weeks of deficit flow...
Rio Grande Down 31% on the Week to 177 cfs, 78% Below Normal
August 27, 2026
The Rio Grande gauge tracked 177 cfs this week, down 31% from last week and 78% below the five-year median per USGS. Elephant Butte Reservoir holds 27,438...
CVP South-of-Delta Ag Revised to 28%, M&I to 78%
August 20, 2026
CVP South-of-Delta agricultural allocation was revised to 28% from 25% in a Bureau of Reclamation announcement Aug. 11. Municipal & industrial contracts...
Dolores River Drops 74% on the Week to 9.8 cfs
August 10, 2026
Dolores River flow fell to 9.8 cfs this week, down 74% on the week and 89% below the 5-year median (USGS). That is the furthest-below-normal reading of any...
Elephant Butte Falls Below 30,000 af, 77% Below the 5-Year Median
July 26, 2026
Elephant Butte storage dropped to 29,804 af this week, down 25% on the week and 77% below its 5-year median, per the US Bureau of Reclamation. No other site...