Storage now, against this reservoir's own record

221.81 Mm³
Stored, August 2026
55th
Percentile among 45 Augs on record
-4.0%
Against the Aug 1991–2020 average
-10.1%
Change over the 12 months to 2026-08

Storage in August 2026 was around the middle of the Aug record, ranked against 45 other Augs held for this reservoir.

Storage, 1974–2026

Monthly mean storage
540 monthly values, 1974 to 2026
Monthly mean storageMonthly mean storage: Ute Reservoir Near Logan, NM in Mm³, from 1974 to 2026.5833333333333.0100200300400Mm³19741979.66666666666671985.333333333333319911996.66666666666672003.333333333333320102015.6666666666667Year

Monthly means of the publisher's daily record. Volume, not percentage of capacity: without a capacity whose definition is stated, fullness cannot be computed.

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Underlying data
PeriodUte Reservoir Near Logan, NM (Mm³)
January 1974117
February 1974116
March 1974115
April 1974113
May 1974112
June 1974109
July 1974107
August 1974105
September 1974107
October 1974110
November 1974111
December 1974110
January 1975110
February 1975110
March 1975110
April 1975109
May 1975107
June 1975106
July 1975113
August 1975115
September 1975114
October 1975112
November 1975110
December 1975109
January 1976108
February 1976108
March 1976107
April 1976104
May 1976104
June 1976104
July 1976107
August 1976110
September 1976110
October 1976111
November 1976110
December 1976109
January 197787.4
February 197787.1
March 197786.4
April 197787.8
May 197797.9
June 1977101
July 1977101
August 1977103
September 1977101
October 197797.0
November 197795.1
December 197793.8
January 197892.6
February 197892.4
March 197891.8
April 197890.4
May 197889.0
June 197893.4
July 197895.9
August 197893.9
September 197891.5
October 197889.2
November 197894.9
December 197895.2
January 197994.6
February 197994.7
March 197994.1
April 197993.7
May 197994.9
June 1979102
July 1979102
August 1979108
September 1979111
October 1979109
November 1979103
December 1979102
January 198099.1
February 198090.8
March 198085.4
April 198084.8
May 198090.3
June 198091.2
July 198088.4
August 198088.8
September 198093.9
October 198094.2
November 198092.7
December 198092.1
January 198191.7
February 198191.2
March 198191.0
April 198189.1
May 198183.2
June 198183.4
July 198183.5
August 1981104
September 1981105
October 1981102
November 1981102
December 1981101
January 198299.9
February 198299.5
March 198299.1
April 198297.4
May 198297.4
June 1982107
July 1982111
August 1982111
September 198296.5
October 198288.3
November 198266.5
December 198251.9
January 198350.9
February 198350.4
March 198348.4
April 198347.0
May 198345.2
June 198347.2
July 198345.7
August 198344.2
September 198342.8
October 198342.9
November 198341.9
December 198341.5
January 198440.0
February 198440.1
March 198439.7
April 198439.7
May 198439.0
June 198439.9
July 198440.5
August 198444.5
September 198450.1
October 198451.0
November 198452.6
December 198453.6
January 198553.9
February 198554.1
March 198555.2
April 198556.5
May 198558.3
June 198563.3
July 198562.0
August 198563.5
September 198564.8
October 198578.7
November 198593.3
December 198593.0
January 198693.3
February 198694.5
March 198695.1
April 198694.6
May 198693.0
June 1986103
July 1986107
August 1986106
September 1986116
October 1986119
November 1986132
December 1986135
January 1987136
February 1987140
March 1987175
April 1987223
May 1987294
June 1987302
July 1987284
August 1987277
September 1987284
October 1987282
November 1987279
December 1987277
January 1988276
February 1988276
March 1988276
April 1988275
May 1988274
June 1988281
July 1988289
August 1988288
September 1988292
October 1988293
November 1988286
December 1988276
January 1989275
February 1989274
March 1989274
April 1989269
May 1989269
June 1989274
July 1989285
August 1989289
September 1989296
October 1989294
November 1989280
December 1989274
January 1990273
February 1990274
March 1990275
April 1990274
May 1990272
June 1990267
July 1990262
August 1990274
September 1990282
October 1990281
November 1990279
December 1990277
January 1991277
February 1991278
March 1991276
April 1991275
May 1991273
June 1991274
July 1991275
August 1991287
September 1991298
October 1991283
November 1991281
December 1991282
January 1992277
February 1992278
March 1992277
April 1992276
May 1992273
June 1992278
July 1992283
August 1992286
September 1992286
October 1992283
November 1992279
December 1992277
January 1993275
February 1993275
March 1993275
April 1993274
May 1993271
June 1993273
July 1993282
August 1993282
September 1993260
October 1993248
November 1993246
December 1993245
January 1994244
February 1994243
March 1994243
April 1994240
May 1994235
June 1994294
July 1994272
August 1994254
September 1994228
October 1994221
November 1994219
December 1994218
January 1995218
February 1995217
March 1995217
April 1995216
May 1995214
June 1995231
July 1995261
August 1995251
September 1995234
October 1995223
November 1995220
December 1995220
January 1996220
February 1996220
March 1996218
April 1996217
May 1996213
June 1996211
July 1996230
August 1996235
September 1996231
October 1996222
November 1996220
December 1996220
January 1997219
February 1997219
March 1997220
April 1997221
May 1997228
June 1997253
July 1997250
August 1997242
September 1997232
October 1997225
November 1997220
December 1997221
January 1998223
February 1998223
March 1998225
April 1998225
May 1998223
June 1998219
July 1998214
August 1998219
September 1998218
October 1998216
November 1998218
December 1998216
January 1999215
February 1999215
March 1999214
April 1999214
May 1999293
June 1999303
July 1999300
August 1999303
September 1999300
October 1999298
November 1999296
December 1999293
January 2000292
February 2000283
March 2000260
April 2000245
May 2000241
June 2000241
July 2000238
August 2000229
September 2000224
October 2001229
November 2001226
December 2001224
January 2002223
February 2002222
March 2002220
April 2002218
May 2002214
June 2002216
July 2002217
August 2002216
September 2002228
October 2002216
November 2002214
December 2002214
January 2003213
February 2003212
March 2003211
April 2003209
May 2003205
June 2003205
July 2003208
August 2003203
September 2003200
October 2003197
November 2003194
December 2003192
January 2004190
February 2004189
March 2004189
April 2004191
May 2004189
June 2004185
July 2004190
August 2004205
September 2004211
October 2005240
November 2005236
December 2005234
January 2006233
February 2006232
March 2006230
April 2006227
May 2006224
June 2006220
July 2006232
August 2006242
September 2006259
October 2006252
November 2006250
December 2006248
January 2007248
February 2007248
March 2007247
April 2007247
May 2007246
June 2007243
July 2007240
August 2007237
September 2007232
October 2007228
November 2007224
December 2007222
January 2008221
February 2008220
March 2008218
April 2008215
May 2008212
June 2008217
July 2008225
August 2008238
September 2008247
October 2008244
November 2008242
December 2008240
January 2009238
February 2009237
March 2009235
April 2009233
May 2009231
June 2009228
July 2009227
August 2009237
September 2009237
October 2009235
November 2009233
December 2009232
January 2010231
February 2010233
March 2010234
April 2010233
May 2010230
June 2010227
July 2010226
August 2010229
September 2010233
October 2010234
November 2010230
December 2010228
January 2011226
February 2011225
March 2011224
April 2011221
May 2011216
June 2011210
July 2011204
August 2011199
September 2011196
October 2011194
November 2011190
December 2011188
January 2012188
February 2012187
March 2012185
April 2012182
May 2012180
June 2012179
July 2012176
August 2012172
September 2012168
October 2012166
November 2012163
December 2012161
January 2013147
February 2013146
March 2013144
April 2013142
May 2013139
June 2013138
July 2013140
August 2013150
September 2013167
October 2013181
November 2013178
December 2013176
January 2014175
February 2014174
March 2014173
April 2014170
May 2014170
June 2014185
July 2014186
August 2014192
September 2014189
October 2014187
November 2014184
December 2014182
January 2015181
February 2015182
March 2015182
April 2015179
May 2015181
June 2015187
July 2015191
August 2015218
September 2015223
October 2015229
November 2015240
December 2015240
January 2016240
February 2016240
March 2016239
April 2016236
May 2016233
June 2016231
July 2016226
August 2016222
September 2016220
October 2016216
November 2016216
December 2016214
January 2017213
February 2017213
March 2017211
April 2017210
January 2023150
February 2023149
March 2023148
April 2023146
May 2023151
June 2023215
July 2023216
August 2023213
September 2023209
October 2023207
November 2023202
December 2023201
January 2024200
February 2024199
March 2024198
April 2024195
May 2024192
June 2024189
July 2024189
August 2024205
September 2024212
October 2024219
November 2024234
December 2024235
January 2025234
February 2025234
March 2025232
April 2025230
May 2025231
June 2025234
July 2025242
August 2025247
September 2025249
October 2025246
November 2025244
December 2025243
January 2026241
February 2026239
March 2026237
April 2026234
May 2026230
June 2026230
July 2026226
August 2026222

The reservoir's year

Seasonal storage profile
Each calendar month's reference average, against the most recent year
Seasonal storage profileSeasonal storage profile: 1991–2020 average, Most recent 12 months in Mm³, from 1 to 12.0100200Mm³123456789101112Month1991–2020 average 1: 225 Mm³1991–2020 average 2: 224 Mm³1991–2020 average 3: 223 Mm³1991–2020 average 4: 221 Mm³1991–2020 average 5: 222 Mm³1991–2020 average 6: 227 Mm³1991–2020 average 7: 229 Mm³1991–2020 average 8: 231 Mm³1991–2020 average 9: 230 Mm³1991–2020 average 10: 228 Mm³1991–2020 average 11: 226 Mm³1991–2020 average 12: 224 Mm³Most recent 12 months 1: 241 Mm³Most recent 12 months 2: 239 Mm³Most recent 12 months 3: 237 Mm³Most recent 12 months 4: 234 Mm³Most recent 12 months 5: 230 Mm³Most recent 12 months 6: 230 Mm³Most recent 12 months 7: 226 Mm³Most recent 12 months 8: 222 Mm³Most recent 12 months 9: 249 Mm³Most recent 12 months 10: 246 Mm³Most recent 12 months 11: 244 Mm³Most recent 12 months 12: 243 Mm³
  • 1991–2020 average
  • Most recent 12 months

Twelve separate averages, one per calendar month. A January average describes Januaries only. Months are plotted 1–12.

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Underlying data
Period1991–2020 average (Mm³)Most recent 12 months (Mm³)
Jan225241
Feb224239
Mar223237
Apr221234
May222230
Jun227230
Jul229226
Aug231222
Sep230249
Oct228246
Nov226244
Dec224243

Rate and persistence

-2.07 Mm³
Mean drawdown per month over 12 months
0 of 24
Months in the last two years below the 20th percentile for their own month

Rates are computed only across an unbroken run of months, so a rate is never divided by a period in which some of the change was not observed. Percentile counts compare each month with the same calendar month in every other year held.

Location

Ute Reservoir Near Logan, NM
Gauge location
Ute Reservoir Near Logan, NMUte Reservoir Near Logan, NM — 221.81 Mm³Ute Reservoir Near Logan, NM — 221.81 Mm³

Where this comes from

540 monthly observations 19742026 Mm³
Spatially aggregatedHigh confidenceAugust 2026

Source: USGSNational Water Information System, 07226800. Licence: Open.

Method: Monthly mean of daily reservoir storage published by the USGS in acre-feet and converted to millions of cubic metres. Months with fewer than 20 days of record are not published rather than averaged from a partial month.

Reservoir storage is managed as well as observed: a drawdown may reflect an operating rule, flood-control rule curve or scheduled release rather than a shortage. Compare a month against the same month in other years, and do not read a fall as a supply signal without knowing the operating regime.

Retrieved 25 August 2026.

Monthly mean of daily reservoir storage published by the USGS in acre-feet and converted to millions of cubic metres. Months with fewer than 20 days of record are not published rather than averaged from a partial month.