Lake Powell Glen Canyon Dam and Powerplant
Daily instantaneous storage
5,136,840 acre-ft· US Bureau of Reclamation / RISE
State water view
Utah
Local water conditions, public water systems and state planning records. Check the sources and reporting dates for each topic.
Explore national comparisons →6 state data topics · 3 management regions
U.S. Drought Monitor ·
Drought conditions in Utah
This is the latest drought map in this publication, effective 2026-10-13; it is not a live report.
29 of 29 counties have moderate drought (D1) or worse covering at least 1% of county area. The previous map, 2026-10-06, had 29 such counties.
County counts by highest category covering at least 1%: None: 0 · D0: 0 · D1: 3 · D2: 15 · D3: 11 · D4: 0. These are county counts, not percentages of state land or population. D0 means abnormally dry, not drought.
- Salt Lake County — D1 or worse: 100% of county area
Open the drought map and historical playback · U.S. Drought Monitor source
Public drinking-water systems
Open a system for its available testing and source records. A system’s service area can cross city and county boundaries.
Water levels and storage
Utah reservoir measurements
Explore 28 official reservoir reporting records. Choose a location for dated readings and history. Dates, methods and agency coverage vary. Some agencies monitor the same reservoir; these records are not a count of unique lakes and must not be summed. Storage does not establish drinking-water safety or your home’s water supply.
Causey Reservoir and Dam
Daily instantaneous storage
3,247.65 acre-ft· US Bureau of Reclamation / RISE
Currant Creek Reservoir and Dam
Daily instantaneous storage
15,096.6 acre-ft· US Bureau of Reclamation / RISE
Deer Creek Reservoir Dam and Powerplant
Daily instantaneous storage
70,959.5 acre-ft· US Bureau of Reclamation / RISE
East Canyon Reservoir and Dam
Daily instantaneous storage
24,442.6 acre-ft· US Bureau of Reclamation / RISE
Echo Reservoir and Dam
Daily instantaneous storage
20,910.3 acre-ft· US Bureau of Reclamation / RISE
River flow
Utah river-gauge histories
Explore daily flow readings and history at 168 named USGS gauges in Utah. These are individual monitoring sites, not a complete inventory or a river-wide water-health score. Check the gauge location, date and source notes. Flow does not establish drinking-water safety or supply to a home.
AMERICAN FK AB UPPER POWERPLANT NR AMERICAN FK, UT
Daily mean flow at the named gauge
8.26 ft³/s· US Geological Survey
ASHLEY CR NR REMEMBER THE MAINE PARK NR VERNAL, UT
Daily mean flow at the named gauge
72 ft³/s· US Geological Survey
ASHLEY CREEK BEL UNION CANAL DIV NR JENSEN, UT
Daily mean flow at the named gauge
2.42 ft³/s· US Geological Survey
ASHLEY CREEK NEAR VERNAL, UT
Daily mean flow at the named gauge
69.9 ft³/s· US Geological Survey
BEAR RIVER BELOW O-LINE CANAL NR BRIGHAM CITY, UT
Daily mean flow at the named gauge
381 ft³/s· US Geological Survey
BEAR RIVER NEAR CORINNE, UT
Daily mean flow at the named gauge
500 ft³/s· US Geological Survey
We have not compiled an area-wide summary of water-quality tests and assessments here yet.Try the nearby place pages for more information. A missing result does not mean the water is good or bad.
Utah water planning
Water planning in Utah
State planning records and permits describe supply and management decisions. They are separate from measurements of current conditions.
Partial records
Supply
About these records
These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
- Measure
- Water budget
- Reporting period
- Plan cycle
State records
Water use categories
About these records
These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
- Measure
- Water budget
- Reporting period
- Plan cycle
State records
Water planning
About these records
These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
- Measure
- River basin plan
- Reporting period
- Plan cycle
Partial records
Reservoirs
About these records
These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
- Measure
- Reservoir
- Reporting period
- Observation
Partial records
Snowpack
About these records
These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
- Measure
- Snowpack
- Reporting period
- Observation
Partial records
Groundwater
About these records
These details come from official state plans and reports. A planning estimate describes what may be needed or supplied, not what was measured today.
- Measure
- Groundwater
- Reporting period
- Plan cycle
Water planning regions
Great Salt Lake BasinRiver basin planUtah Lake BasinRiver basin planVirgin River BasinRiver basin planSources and limitations
Reservoir reporting is partial because availability and consistency vary by site. Great Salt Lake information is shown separately from municipal water supplies.
- Utah Division of Water Resources: Utah Water BudgetDiversions are not consumption; depletions are modeled separately.
- Utah Division of Water Resources: Planning Section and basin plansPlanning scenarios are not observations.
- Utah Division of Water Resources: Reservoir LevelsThe state notes availability and consistency limitations among reservoirs.
Places to explore
Places in this state
Some places have local conditions and testing records; others have state planning information. More data does not mean better or worse water.
Salt Lake CityLocal conditions and state records · snow dependent · major metroProvoState planning information · snow dependent · rapid growthSt. GeorgeState planning information · arid · rapid growthDiscovery
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