Current Status
Last Updated: June 06, 2024
As of June 05, 2024, the Fontenelle Reservoir pool elevation is 6482.41 feet, which amounts to 51 percent of live storage capacity. Inflows for the month of May totaled approximately 100,891 acre-feet (af) or 58 percent of average.
SThe spring runoff has been unpredictable due to unsettled weather in the region throughout much of May. Fontenelle’s release is currently maintained at 1,300 cfs but expected to increase in mid to late June to meet elevation targets. Per the June final forecast, releases are expected to peak around 4,000 cfs, pending hydrology.
The June final forecast for unregulated inflows into Fontenelle for the next three months projects below average conditions. June, July, and August Most Probable inflow volumes amount to 245,000 af (80 percent of average), 114,000 af (67 percent of average), and 50,000 af (77 percent of average), respectively.
Please refer to the following link for Green River flow projections, through Green River, WY, provided by the Colorado River Basin Forecast Center: CBRFC Green River, WY Projection
To view the most current reservoir elevation, content, inflow and release, click on: Fontenelle Reservoir Data.
Working Group Meetings
The next Fontenelle Working Group meeting is scheduled for August 2024. Details on the meeting will be provided as we get closer to the meeting date.
Prior Fontenelle Working Group meeting minutes are available online on USBR’s website at the Working Group webpage. The Fontenelle Working Group is an open public forum for information exchange between Reclamation and other parties associated with the operation of Fontenelle Reservoir.
