The following table summarizes the status of Arizona’s key surface water supplies for the month of February.
2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
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COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM | |||||
Lake Powell (% full) | 47 | 46 | 40 | 50 | 64 |
Lake Mead (% full) | 40 | 41 | 48 | 53 | 58 |
Total Colorado System (% full) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 55 | 64 |
Elevation (Lake Mead; feet msl) | 1084 | 1,089 | 1,108 | 1,122 | 1,134 |
First Shortage Declaration Elevation (Lake Mead; feet msl) | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 |
Elevation (Lake Powell; feet msl) | 3,597 | 3,594 | 3,578 | 3,604 | 3,637 |
Upper Basin Water Year Precipitation to Date (% of average) | 106 | 80 | 96 | 73 | 85 |
Upper Basin Current Snowpack (% of average) | 110 | 85 | 100 | 78 | 72 |
SALT / VERDE RIVER SYSTEM | |||||
Salt River Reservoirs (% full) | 55 | 53 | 56 | 54 | 72 |
Verde River Reservoirs (% full) | 51 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 26 |
Total Salt / Verde System (% full) | 54 | 52 | 56 | 54 | 66 |
Salt/Verde Water Year Precipitation to Date (% of average) | 118 | 78 | 56 | 89 | 89 |
Salt/Verde Current Snowpack Level (% of average) | 113 | 46 | 38 | 84 | 92 |
CAP STORAGE | |||||
Lake Pleasant (% full) | 88 | 90 | 73 | 64 | 82 |
Roosevelt Lake Exchange Storage (AF)* | 16,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 55,000 | 66,671 |
*Approximate exchange volume remaining as of November 1, 2015
Data compiled from Central Arizona Water Conservation District, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Salt River Project