Storage now, against this reservoir's own record

30.75 Mm³
Stored, August 2026
20th
Percentile among 31 Augs on record
-31.6%
Against the Aug 1991–2020 average
-51.7%
Change over the 12 months to 2026-08

Storage in August 2026 was lower than most Augs on record, ranked against 31 other Augs held for this reservoir.

Storage, 1980–2026

Monthly mean storage
344 monthly values, 1980 to 2026
Monthly mean storageMonthly mean storage: Wild Horse Res Nr Gold Cr, NV in Mm³, from 1980.1666666666667 to 2026.5833333333333.0255075100Mm³1980.16666666666671985.58333333333331994.16666666666672008.33333333333332011.91666666666672015.52019.08333333333332022.6666666666667Year

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
PeriodWild Horse Res Nr Gold Cr, NV (Mm³)
March 198052.8
April 198065.0
May 198086.8
June 198090.4
July 198084.6
August 198071.6
September 198063.2
October 198059.1
December 198059.3
January 198160.1
February 198159.9
May 198165.2
June 198159.7
July 198147.0
August 198135.8
September 198129.4
October 198266.4
November 198267.3
December 198268.8
January 198370.1
February 198372.1
March 198375.0
April 198386.8
May 198392.4
June 198390.1
July 198385.7
August 198374.5
September 198369.3
October 198366.4
November 198367.1
January 198471.9
May 198493.6
June 198492.6
July 198489.1
August 198484.0
September 198475.5
October 198473.0
November 198473.4
January 198575.1
February 198574.5
March 198569.7
April 198581.1
May 198589.0
August 198554.5
September 198546.2
October 199016.2
November 199015.8
December 199015.9
January 199116.2
February 199116.6
March 199117.8
April 199119.7
May 199123.2
June 199123.7
July 199116.2
August 199111.3
September 19919.64
October 19919.02
November 19918.78
December 19918.88
January 19929.05
February 19929.48
March 199211.7
April 199212.7
May 199210.8
June 19926.29
July 19925.85
August 19925.48
September 19925.15
October 19924.84
November 19924.86
December 19925.13
January 19935.55
February 19935.97
March 19939.96
April 199335.2
May 199352.1
June 199357.8
July 199354.9
August 199347.9
September 199342.7
October 199341.3
November 199340.8
December 199341.0
January 199441.3
February 199441.7
March 199442.9
April 199444.9
May 199447.8
June 199443.9
July 199435.2
August 199428.3
September 199423.7
October 199422.8
November 199422.2
December 199422.0
January 199522.3
February 199524.0
March 199530.6
April 199538.7
May 199551.0
June 199560.9
July 199561.1
August 199555.5
September 199548.8
October 199546.4
November 199545.8
December 199546.3
January 199647.5
February 199649.2
March 199654.2
April 199675.3
May 199690.1
June 199689.5
July 199683.1
August 199672.6
September 199664.3
October 200658.3
November 200657.9
December 200658.7
January 200759.6
February 200761.3
March 200765.2
April 200769.8
May 200771.3
June 200762.1
July 200749.8
August 200741.8
September 200737.3
May 200855.5
June 200860.2
July 200851.7
August 200841.6
September 200833.7
October 200831.3
November 200829.9
December 200830.2
January 200931.1
February 200931.7
March 200933.3
April 200944.0
May 200955.2
June 200955.4
July 200950.9
August 200943.2
September 200936.7
October 200934.0
November 200933.9
December 200933.9
January 201033.9
February 201034.4
March 201035.1
April 201040.6
May 201054.4
June 201062.3
July 201057.8
August 201047.5
September 201039.0
October 201035.1
November 201034.1
December 201035.4
January 201137.5
February 201140.1
March 201144.6
April 201167.7
May 201192.0
June 201190.9
July 201188.3
August 201181.8
September 201172.6
October 201165.1
November 201160.1
December 201159.2
January 201259.8
February 201260.8
March 201263.5
April 201269.6
May 201268.4
June 201257.5
July 201245.9
August 201237.9
September 201232.5
October 201229.9
November 201229.6
December 201230.2
January 201330.7
February 201331.4
March 201332.9
April 201338.5
May 201337.6
June 201331.0
July 201326.0
August 201321.0
September 201318.8
October 201317.1
November 201315.8
December 201315.7
January 201415.9
February 201416.8
March 201418.7
April 201420.1
May 201421.2
June 201419.0
July 201415.2
August 201414.8
September 201414.1
October 201412.9
November 201412.7
December 201413.2
January 201514.3
February 201516.1
March 201517.1
April 201517.8
May 201518.7
June 201518.8
July 201514.9
August 201514.0
September 201513.2
October 201512.1
November 201512.1
December 201512.6
January 201613.3
February 201614.5
March 201623.5
April 201638.8
May 201651.1
June 201652.9
July 201647.0
August 201640.9
September 201639.1
October 201637.9
November 201637.8
December 201638.6
January 201740.1
February 201744.4
March 201759.8
April 201788.9
May 201790.5
June 201789.7
July 201785.4
August 201779.4
September 201773.9
October 201772.2
November 201772.6
December 201773.3
January 201874.0
February 201875.1
March 201877.8
April 201883.3
May 201884.5
June 201881.2
July 201872.1
August 201863.6
September 201860.5
October 201858.7
November 201858.2
December 201859.0
January 201959.8
February 201960.6
March 201961.8
April 201979.3
May 201991.4
June 201990.9
July 201986.8
August 201979.5
September 201972.3
October 201970.4
November 201970.1
December 201970.9
January 202072.5
February 202073.8
March 202076.1
April 202087.6
May 202090.6
June 202088.7
July 202080.2
August 202071.7
September 202064.5
October 202062.3
November 202058.7
December 202058.5
January 202159.1
February 202159.7
March 202161.0
April 202165.6
May 202166.0
June 202158.0
July 202149.0
August 202145.9
September 202144.1
October 202142.8
November 202142.5
December 202142.6
January 202243.1
February 202243.4
March 202244.8
April 202249.1
May 202252.3
June 202251.8
July 202243.3
August 202237.9
September 202236.9
October 202236.0
November 202235.4
December 202235.3
January 202335.8
February 202335.8
March 202336.6
April 202343.3
May 202379.6
June 202389.5
July 202384.3
August 202375.9
September 202373.7
October 202372.5
November 202371.3
December 202370.9
January 202470.9
February 202471.6
March 202474.0
April 202489.1
May 202491.6
June 202489.2
July 202481.9
August 202471.9
September 202464.0
March 202569.2
April 202583.1
May 202589.1
June 202583.7
July 202572.9
August 202563.7
September 202558.6
October 202556.8
November 202555.7
December 202555.6
January 202655.9
February 202656.6
March 202658.6
April 202657.9
May 202652.6
June 202642.8
July 202634.6
August 202630.8

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 12.0204060Mm³123456789101112Month1991–2020 average 5: 57.9 Mm³1991–2020 average 6: 57.1 Mm³1991–2020 average 7: 51.4 Mm³1991–2020 average 8: 45.0 Mm³1991–2020 average 9: 40.1 Mm³Most recent 12 months 1: 55.9 Mm³Most recent 12 months 2: 56.6 Mm³Most recent 12 months 3: 58.6 Mm³Most recent 12 months 4: 57.9 Mm³Most recent 12 months 5: 52.6 Mm³Most recent 12 months 6: 42.8 Mm³Most recent 12 months 7: 34.6 Mm³Most recent 12 months 8: 30.8 Mm³Most recent 12 months 9: 58.6 Mm³Most recent 12 months 10: 56.8 Mm³Most recent 12 months 11: 55.7 Mm³Most recent 12 months 12: 55.6 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)
Jan55.9
Feb56.6
Mar58.6
Apr57.9
May57.952.6
Jun57.142.8
Jul51.434.6
Aug45.030.8
Sep40.158.6
Oct56.8
Nov55.7
Dec55.6

Rate and persistence

-2.75 Mm³
Mean drawdown per month over 12 months
3 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

Wild Horse Res Nr Gold Cr, NV
Gauge location
Wild Horse Res Nr Gold Cr, NVWild Horse Res Nr Gold Cr, NV — 30.75 Mm³Wild Horse Res Nr Gold Cr, NV — 30.75 Mm³

Where this comes from

344 monthly observations 19802026 Mm³
Spatially aggregatedHigh confidenceAugust 2026

Source: USGSNational Water Information System, 13174000. 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.