The following table summarizes the status of Arizona’s key surface water supplies for April.
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
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COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM | |||||
Lake Powell (% full) | 45 | 39 | 48 | 63 | 53 |
Lake Mead (% full) | 40 | 46 | 52 | 56 | 43 |
Total Colorado System (% full) | 48 | 47 | 53 | 64 | 53 |
Elevation (Lake Mead; feet msl) | 1,084 | 1,102 | 1,119 | 1,130 | 1,096 |
First Shortage Declaration Elevation (Lake Mead; feet msl) | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 | 1,075 |
Elevation (Lake Powell; feet msl) | 3,591 | 3,575 | 3,599 | 3,635 | 3,611 |
Upper Basin Water Year Precipitation to Date (% of average) | 75 | 101 | 74 | 82 | 117 |
Upper Basin Current Snowpack (% of average) | 61 | 112 | 73 | 65 | 118 |
SALT / VERDE RIVER SYSTEM | |||||
Salt River Reservoirs (% full) | 57 | 58 | 60 | 72 | 94 |
Verde River Reservoirs (% full) | 63 | 49 | 78 | 28 | 55 |
Total Salt / Verde System (% full) | 58 | 57 | 63 | 66 | 89 |
Salt/Verde Water Year Precipitation to Date (% of average) | 74 | 52 | 83 | 77 | 74 |
Salt/Verde Current Snowpack Level (% of average) | 61 | N/A | 20 | 21 | 19 |
CAP STORAGE | |||||
Lake Pleasant (% full) | 92 | 83 | 83 | 93 | 92 |
Roosevelt Lake Exchange Storage (AF) | *31,000 | 31,000 | 55,000 | 66,071 | 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