The following table summarizes the status of Arizona’s key surface water supplies for July.
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
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COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM | |||||
Lake Powell (% full) | 54 | 52 | 49 | 63 | 69 |
Lake Mead (% full) | 37 | 39 | 47 | 51 | 45 |
Total Colorado System (% full) | 52 | 51 | 52 | 61 | 61 |
Elevation (Lake Mead; feet msl) | 1075 | 1,082 | 1,106 | 1,117 | 1,102 |
First Shortage Declaration Elevation (Lake Mead; feet msl) | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 |
Elevation (Lake Powell; feet msl) | 3,613 | 3,610 | 3,600 | 3,635 | 3,646 |
Upper Basin Water Year Precipitation to Date (% of average) | 91 | 96 | 76 | 70 | 126 |
Upper Basin Current Snowpack (% of average) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
SALT / VERDE RIVER SYSTEM | |||||
Salt River Reservoirs (% full) | 54 | 52 | 58 | 64 | 86 |
Verde River Reservoirs (% full) | 52 | 44 | 60 | 28 | 33 |
Total Salt / Verde System (% full) | 53 | 51 | 58 | 60 | 80 |
Salt/Verde Water Year Precipitation to Date (% of average) | 92 | 55 | 78 | 67 | 69 |
Salt/Verde Current Snowpack Level (% of average) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
CAP STORAGE | |||||
Lake Pleasant (% full) | 78 | 71 | 67 | 81 | 80 |
Roosevelt Lake Exchange Storage (AF)* | 31,000 | 31,000 | 55,000 | 66,671 | 66,671 |
*Approximate exchange volume remaining as of December 1, 2014
Data compiled from Central Arizona Water Conservation District, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Salt River Project