The following table summarizes the status of Arizona’s key surface water supplies for the month of November.
2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
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COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM | |||||
Lake Powell (% full) | 52 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 56 |
Lake Mead (% full) | 37 | 38 | 39 | 46 | 51 |
Total Colorado System (% full) | 50 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 56 |
Elevation (Lake Mead; ft msl) | 1076 | 1,079 | 1,083 | 1,105 | 1,116 |
First Shortage Declaration Elevation (ft msl)* | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 |
Elevation (Lake Powell; ft msl) | 3,609 | 3,606 | 3,606 | 3,591 | 3,620 |
Upper Basin Water Year Precipitation to Date (% of average) | 63 | 94 | 56 | 101 | 73 |
Upper Basin Current Snowpack (% of average) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
SALT / VERDE RIVER SYSTEM | |||||
Salt River Reservoirs (% full) | 46 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 53 |
Verde River Reservoirs (% full) | 37 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 32 |
Total Salt / Verde System (% full) | 45 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 50 |
Salt/Verde Water Year Precipitation to Date (% of average) | 71 | 186 | 64 | 29 | 26 |
Salt/Verde Current Snowpack Level (% of average) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
CAP STORAGE | |||||
Lake Pleasant (% full) | 60 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 40 |
Roosevelt Lake Exchange Storage (AF)** | 452 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 55,000 | 66,6671 |
*January 1 projected elevation of Lake Mead
**Approximate exchange volume remaining as of November 14, 2016
Data compiled from Central Arizona Water Conservation District, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Salt River Project