Storage now, against this reservoir's own record

215.00 Mm³
Stored, September 1986
100th
Percentile among 69 Seps on record
+279.2%
Change over the 12 months to 1986-09

Storage in September 1986 was higher than almost every other Sep on record, ranked against 69 other Seps held for this reservoir. It is the highest in the held record for this month.

Storage, 1917–1986

Monthly mean storage
828 monthly values, 1917 to 1986
Monthly mean storageMonthly mean storage: Arrowrock Res At Arrowrock Dam ID in Mm³, from 1917.75 to 1986.6666666666667.0100200300400Mm³1917.751926.41666666666671935.08333333333331943.751952.41666666666671961.08333333333331969.751978.4166666666667Year

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
PeriodArrowrock Res At Arrowrock Dam ID (Mm³)
October 19176.32
November 191719.2
December 191751.4
January 1918132
February 1918135
March 1918176
April 1918303
May 1918329
June 1918347
July 1918275
August 1918148
September 191851.0
October 191843.8
November 191890.5
December 1918106
January 191991.6
February 191998.1
March 191994.2
April 1919163
May 1919299
June 1919330
July 1919203
August 191950.9
September 19191.88
October 191912.2
November 191926.3
December 191931.1
January 192060.2
February 192056.8
March 192046.8
April 192093.4
May 1920255
June 1920343
July 1920270
August 192096.3
September 19203.25
October 192012.6
November 192029.9
December 192039.6
January 1921105
February 1921153
March 1921244
April 1921285
May 1921339
June 1921345
July 1921314
August 1921180
September 192154.7
October 192119.3
November 192126.0
December 192154.3
January 1922103
February 1922145
March 1922133
April 1922209
May 1922302
June 1922345
July 1922294
August 1922138
September 192216.1
October 19222.27
November 192222.5
December 192220.3
January 192350.2
February 192364.3
March 192355.9
April 1923143
May 1923267
June 1923346
July 1923319
August 1923184
September 192354.0
October 192313.2
November 192326.2
December 192322.4
January 192453.4
February 192464.8
March 192445.1
April 192488.9
May 1924121
June 192485.6
July 192415.2
August 19241.45
September 19240
October 19240.808
November 192421.7
December 192420.2
January 192553.6
February 1925107
March 1925135
April 1925309
May 1925345
June 1925347
July 1925305
August 1925166
September 192547.9
October 192514.6
November 192524.1
December 192516.1
January 192635.3
February 192658.2
March 192689.0
April 1926205
May 1926291
June 1926258
July 1926138
August 192644.6
September 19269.19
October 19262.47
November 192618.0
December 192660.4
January 1927109
February 1927138
March 1927182
April 1927222
May 1927284
June 1927330
July 1927332
August 1927220
September 192786.7
October 192722.4
November 192786.8
December 1927203
January 1928259
February 1928284
March 1928303
April 1928314
May 1928345
June 1928343
July 1928274
August 1928151
September 192840.8
October 19284.03
November 192821.2
December 192830.1
January 192981.8
February 1929119
March 1929131
April 1929184
May 1929275
June 1929340
July 1929270
August 1929116
September 192915.6
October 19295.57
November 192914.5
December 192916.2
January 193042.3
February 193069.0
March 193084.7
April 1930199
May 1930306
June 1930338
July 1930237
August 1930103
September 193025.4
October 193018.4
November 193030.9
December 193024.4
January 193157.9
February 193196.8
March 1931119
April 1931183
May 1931194
June 1931155
July 193149.2
August 19318.37
September 19310.029
October 19310.495
November 19319.97
December 193123.5
January 193238.8
February 193223.9
March 193233.2
April 1932194
May 1932337
June 1932345
July 1932306
August 1932170
September 193249.2
October 193214.5
November 193238.6
December 193271.5
January 193348.9
February 193374.2
March 193353.1
April 193372.8
May 1933196
June 1933344
July 1933284
August 1933139
September 193334.5
October 19338.19
November 193325.2
December 193313.7
January 193447.9
February 193494.0
March 1934165
April 1934307
May 1934323
June 1934273
July 1934153
August 193456.6
September 193417.5
October 19344.96
November 193422.8
December 193414.5
January 193541.2
February 193569.6
March 193594.8
April 1935189
May 1935339
June 1935348
July 1935276
August 1935144
September 193540.3
October 19357.86
November 193516.4
December 193519.6
January 193641.3
February 193668.1
March 1936103
April 1936231
May 1936339
June 1936346
July 1936248
August 1936124
September 193633.0
October 193610.5
November 193647.6
December 193651.2
January 193744.3
February 193784.9
March 1937100
April 1937184
May 1937307
June 1937348
July 1937247
August 1937102
September 193724.8
October 19373.81
November 193725.3
December 193762.6
January 1938145
February 1938195
March 1938265
April 1938285
May 1938332
June 1938368
July 1938351
August 1938241
September 1938103
October 193840.2
November 193895.4
December 1938137
January 1939184
February 1939231
March 1939253
April 1939344
May 1939368
June 1939348
July 1939247
August 1939119
September 193937.2
October 193920.5
November 193931.8
December 193926.8
January 194074.2
February 1940117
March 1940203
April 1940357
May 1940365
June 1940360
July 1940259
August 1940129
September 194056.3
October 194055.3
November 194094.9
December 1940100
January 1941149
February 1941192
March 1941241
April 1941298
May 1941344
June 1941366
July 1941297
August 1941170
September 194172.7
October 194121.3
November 194162.6
December 1941130
January 1942212
February 1942267
March 1942299
April 1942351
May 1942345
June 1942368
July 1942323
August 1942177
September 194256.7
October 194217.1
November 194253.4
December 194277.0
January 1943155
February 1943103
March 1943146
April 1943268
May 1943327
June 1943362
July 1943367
August 1943283
September 1943132
October 194359.4
November 1943117
December 1943140
January 1944192
February 1944231
March 1944247
April 1944327
May 1944364
June 1944367
July 1944295
August 1944144
September 194434.2
October 194413.3
November 194457.9
December 194451.0
January 194595.8
February 1945154
March 1945185
April 1945282
May 1945356
June 1945370
July 1945325
August 1945178
September 194553.1
October 194523.8
November 194557.6
December 194554.4
January 1946118
February 1946159
March 1946215
April 1946305
May 1946332
June 1946359
July 1946351
August 1946244
September 1946123
October 194696.1
November 1946138
December 1946182
January 1947249
February 1947292
March 1947315
April 1947320
May 1947368
June 1947366
July 1947315
August 1947254
September 1947160
October 194765.8
November 194772.9
December 1947111
January 1948152
February 1948190
March 1948201
April 1948280
May 1948364
June 1948368
July 1948312
August 1948222
September 1948136
October 194862.0
November 194880.7
December 194892.4
January 1949126
February 1949169
March 1949230
April 1949145
May 1949320
June 1949359
July 1949277
August 1949214
September 194987.1
October 194947.7
November 194961.9
December 194954.3
January 195087.0
February 1950130
March 1950172
April 1950182
May 1950184
June 1950340
July 1950351
August 1950264
September 195066.5
October 195010.6
November 195035.9
December 195084.3
January 1951165
February 1951248
March 1951244
April 1951227
May 1951281
June 1951343
July 1951332
August 1951197
September 195182.6
October 195181.1
November 1951195
December 1951308
January 1952286
February 1952247
March 195299.6
April 195250.8
May 1952108
June 1952330
July 1952320
August 1952182
September 195261.1
October 195241.8
November 195296.3
December 1952165
January 1953261
February 1953344
March 1953323
April 1953255
May 1953297
June 1953323
July 1953340
August 1953227
September 1953106
October 195327.3
November 195369.8
December 1953142
January 1954245
February 1954322
March 1954287
April 1954265
May 1954279
June 1954330
July 1954326
August 1954194
September 195457.3
October 195424.2
November 195462.7
December 1954112
January 1955172
February 1955233
March 1955261
April 1955287
May 1955355
June 1955277
July 195590.8
August 1955124
September 195538.6
October 195523.4
November 195570.4
December 1955187
January 1956333
February 1956313
March 1956285
April 1956177
May 1956220
June 1956353
July 1956310
August 1956127
September 195623.6
October 195642.6
November 1956119
December 1956249
January 1957293
February 1957334
March 1957345
April 1957337
May 1957281
June 1957345
July 1957283
August 1957110
September 195730.2
October 195712.2
November 195783.3
December 1957183
January 1958265
February 1958286
March 1958193
April 1958159
May 1958218
June 1958352
July 1958294
August 1958119
September 195850.9
October 195867.8
November 1958101
December 1958184
January 1959258
February 1959328
March 1959338
April 1959343
May 1959327
June 1959333
July 1959236
August 195944.4
September 195912.6
October 195984.5
November 1959152
December 1959224
January 1960272
February 1960275
March 1960290
April 1960348
May 1960326
June 1960347
July 1960216
August 196034.7
September 196016.3
October 19607.13
November 196048.9
December 1960122
January 1961194
February 1961277
March 1961352
April 1961335
May 196183.6
June 196160.3
July 196113.7
August 19615.03
September 19613.69
October 196138.5
November 1961101
December 1961191
January 1962254
February 1962299
March 1962301
April 1962338
May 1962233
June 1962282
July 1962264
August 196255.8
September 19624.46
October 196227.1
November 1962123
December 1962231
January 1963289
February 1963339
March 1963339
April 1963353
May 1963349
June 1963357
July 1963280
August 196370.8
September 196311.7
October 196383.4
November 1963155
December 1963244
January 1964331
February 1964340
March 1964338
April 1964344
May 1964306
June 1964351
July 1964294
August 1964107
September 196420.5
October 196453.8
November 196499.5
December 1964190
January 1965343
February 1965345
March 1965222
April 1965147
May 1965326
June 1965347
July 1965350
August 1965227
September 1965161
October 1965227
November 1965275
December 1965323
January 1966332
February 1966328
March 1966341
April 1966349
May 1966301
June 1966261
July 1966104
August 196610.6
September 196621.2
October 196653.6
November 1966110
December 1966133
January 1967150
February 1967192
March 1967275
April 1967297
May 1967251
June 1967320
July 1967253
August 196748.7
September 19675.28
October 196734.1
November 196798.6
December 1967174
January 1968242
February 1968313
March 1968347
April 1968319
May 1968130
June 196897.5
July 196823.5
August 19685.58
September 19684.94
October 196825.7
November 1968108
December 1968195
January 1969288
February 1969314
March 1969135
April 1969225
May 1969348
June 1969352
July 1969270
August 196982.0
September 19696.96
October 196924.8
November 196992.4
December 1969158
January 1970247
February 1970341
March 1970343
April 1970345
May 1970344
June 1970340
July 1970326
August 1970141
September 197018.2
October 197080.3
November 1970148
December 1970268
January 1971343
February 1971344
March 1971269
April 1971269
May 1971331
June 1971342
July 1971346
August 1971201
September 197151.5
October 1971119
November 1971216
December 1971312
January 1972341
February 1972311
March 1972261
April 1972217
May 1972238
June 1972345
July 1972312
August 1972125
September 197218.6
October 197274.2
November 1972141
December 1972259
January 1973342
February 1973342
March 1973343
April 1973335
May 1973321
June 1973273
July 1973127
August 197312.1
September 19738.01
October 197347.9
November 1973102
December 1973167
January 1974280
February 1974342
March 1974292
April 1974317
May 1974301
June 1974341
July 1974316
August 1974181
September 197450.3
October 197499.6
November 1974132
December 1974202
January 1975310
February 1975344
March 1975344
April 1975231
May 197570.2
June 1975142
July 1975253
August 1975169
September 197550.7
October 197592.3
November 1975164
December 1975275
January 1976343
February 1976342
March 1976315
April 1976319
May 1976249
June 1976313
July 1976256
August 1976107
September 197613.2
October 197652.3
November 1976109
December 1976157
January 1977213
February 1977254
March 1977180
April 197766.0
May 197715.5
June 197711.3
July 197718.6
August 197717.0
September 19775.08
October 197725.0
November 197767.0
December 1977139
January 1978195
February 1978197
March 1978247
April 1978307
May 1978169
June 1978174
July 1978233
August 1978109
September 197841.7
October 197895.0
November 1978144
December 1978196
January 1979250
February 1979315
March 1979345
April 1979344
May 1979273
June 1979257
July 1979125
August 197939.8
September 197949.4
October 197964.0
November 1979120
December 1979172
January 1980233
February 1980305
March 1980345
April 1980348
May 1980351
June 1980351
July 1980319
August 1980172
September 1980150
October 198092.9
November 198083.4
December 1980149
January 1981224
February 1981301
March 1981353
April 1981353
May 1981342
June 1981348
July 1981230
August 198156.8
September 198144.8
October 198152.5
November 1981107
December 1981188
January 1982266
February 1982263
March 1982231
April 1982144
May 1982238
June 1982336
July 1982346
August 1982232
September 1982126
October 1982202
November 1982199
December 1982132
January 1983139
February 1983103
March 1983152
April 1983150
May 1983221
June 1983351
July 1983332
August 1983175
September 198351.4
October 198366.8
November 1983193
December 1983309
January 1984137
February 198489.9
March 1984117
April 1984211
May 1984245
June 1984326
July 1984329
August 1984170
September 1984140
October 1984184
November 1984175
December 1984169
January 1985176
February 1985230
March 1985295
April 1985273
May 1985296
June 1985323
July 1985222
August 198572.6
September 198556.7
October 1985111
November 1985189
December 1985227
January 1986267
February 1986346
March 1986320
April 1986259
May 1986228
June 1986343
July 1986276
August 1986210
September 1986215

Rate and persistence

+13.19 Mm³
Mean change per month over 12 months
2 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

Arrowrock Res At Arrowrock Dam ID
Gauge location
Arrowrock Res At Arrowrock Dam IDArrowrock Res At Arrowrock Dam ID — 215.00 Mm³Arrowrock Res At Arrowrock Dam ID — 215.00 Mm³

Where this comes from

828 monthly observations 19171986 Mm³
Spatially aggregatedHigh confidenceSeptember 1986

Source: USGSNational Water Information System, 13194000. 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.