Colorado Basin River Forecast Center January mid-month Forecast 01-16-2026 :FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR UNREGULATED INFLOW FORECASTS 1 January through 31 July 2026 (units:: 1000's Acre-Feet) Reservoir ID, Reservoir Name, Most Probable LKSA3, Lake Mead , 4763 GLDA3, Lake Powell , 4200 NVRN5, Navajo , 446 BMDC2, Blue Mesa Res , 443 GRNU1, Flaming Gorge , 913 :Other Reservoir Unregulated Inflow Forecasts OBSERVED MONTHLY INFLOW VOLUMES PROVIDED BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION Reservoir, Reservoir, Observed Inflow (kaf),,,,Dec,Inflow Forecast (kaf),,,Outlook ID ,Name , Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec,%Avg, Jan, Feb, Mar,Apr-Jul,%Avg GLDA3,Lake Powell , 162, 663, 374, 317, 99%, 290, 270, 390, 3250, 51% GBRW4,Fontenelle , 22, 33, 37, 39,122%, 35, 25, 50, 660, 90% GRNU1,Flaming Gorge , 21, 35, 42, 40,121%, 40, 40, 73, 760, 79% BMDC2,Blue Mesa , 30, 45, 30, 27,107%, 21, 19, 33, 370, 58% MPSC2,Morrow Point , 29, 45, 30, 28,105%, 23, 21, 36, 400, 58% CLSC2,Crystal , 31, 47, 33, 30, 98%, 26, 24, 41, 440, 57% TPIC2,Taylor Park , 6.2, 6.5, 4.2, 3.9, 86%, 3.5, 3.0, 3.5, 59, 63% VCRC2,Vallecito , 8.1, 65,10.0, 7.0,122%, 5, 4.3, 7, 114, 64% NVRN5,Navajo ,16.0, 217, 32, 26,126%, 22, 22, 52, 350, 56% LEMC2,Lemon ,1.28,14.4,1.70,1.08,108%, 0.8, 0.7, 1.3, 29, 60% MPHC2,McPhee , 5.2,13.1, 4.1, 2.7, 72%, 2.8, 3.0, 11.0, 155, 61% RBSC2,Ridgway , 6.1, 9.6, 5.4, 4.5,102%, 3.6, 3.2, 4.2, 67, 73% YDLC2,Deerlodge , 8.0, 21,19.0, 21, 93%, 22, 18, 55, 830, 70% DRGC2,Durango ,14.5, 72,17.3,13.3, 98%, 11.5, 10.0, 16.0, 255, 66% PRSC2,Paonia ,0.56,0.61,0.07,0.88, 52%, 1.0, 1.0, 2.5, 35, 43% :Other OBSERVED MONTHLY INFLOW VOLUMES PROVIDED BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION Reservoir, Reservoir, Observed Inflow (kaf),,,,Dec,Inflow Forecast (kaf),,,Outlook ID ,Name , Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec,%Avg, Jan, Feb, Mar,Mar-Jun,%Avg PRSC2-2,Paonia ,0.56,0.61,0.07,0.88, 52%, 1.0, 1.0, 2.5, 35, 43% : APRIL-JULY MONTHLY FORECAST BREAKDOWN ID ,Name , apr, may, jun, jul GLDA3,Lake Powell , 550, 1000, 1300, 400 GBRW4,Fontenelle , 75, 125, 330, 130 GRNU1,Flaming Gorge , 85, 165, 375, 135 BMDC2,Blue Mesa , 46, 131, 142, 51 MPSC2,Morrow Point , 53, 145, 150, 52 CLSC2,Crystal , 61, 160, 163, 56 TPIC2,Taylor Park , 6, 19, 24, 10 VCRC2,Vallecito , 19, 50, 34, 11 NVRN5,Navajo , 95, 172, 78, 5 YDLC2,Deerlodge , 135, 340, 320, 35 DRGC2,Durango , 41, 99, 85, 30 # PRECIPITATION SUMMARY - % OF AVERAGE BY MONTH - WY 2026 RIVER BASIN , Oct, Nov, Dec GREEN ABV FLAMING GORGE , 150, 50, 195 ABV GRN RVR UT (TOT), 130, 50, 130 COLORADO ABV GRAND JUNCTION , 95, 40, 75 GUNNISON BASIN , 170, 60, 60 DOLORES BASIN , 175, 85, 40 ABV CISCO (TOTAL) , 130, 50, 65 SAN JUAN ABV BLUFF (TOTAL) , 255, 70, 45 ABV LAKE POWELL (TOTAL), 150, 55, 80 B.Alcorn/C.Moser/W.Hanft CBRFC (801-524-5130)