The following table summarizes the status of Arizona’s key surface water supplies for the month of July.
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
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COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM | |||||
Lake Powell (% full) | 63 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 49 |
Lake Mead (% full) | 38 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 47 |
Total Colorado System (% full) | 57 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 52 |
Elevation (Lake Mead; ft msl) | 1,079 | 1,072 | 1,075 | 1,082 | 1,106 |
First Shortage Declaration Elevation (ft msl) | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 |
Elevation (Lake Powell; ft msl) | 3,635 | 3,621 | 3,613 | 3,610 | 3,600 |
Upper Basin Water Year Precipitation to Date (% of average) | 112 | 99 | 91 | 96 | 76 |
Upper Basin Current Snowpack (% of average) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
SALT / VERDE RIVER SYSTEM | |||||
Salt River Reservoirs (% full) | 70 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 58 |
Verde River Reservoirs (% full) | 60 | 43 | 52 | 44 | 60 |
Total Salt / Verde System (% full) | 69 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 58 |
Salt/Verde Water Year Precipitation to Date (% of average) | 116 | 88 | 92 | 55 | 78 |
Salt/Verde Current Snowpack Level (% of average) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
CAP STORAGE | |||||
Lake Pleasant (% full) | 70 | 78 | 78 | 71 | 67 |
Roosevelt Lake Exchange Storage (AF)* | ~0 | 16,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 55,000 |
*Approximate exchange volume remaining as of May 2017
Data compiled from Central Arizona Water Conservation District, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Salt River Project