McPhee Water Database

McPhee Reservoir, Dolores River, Telluride, SW Colorado

McPhee




Water Summary
Today is day 126 of 365 for water year 2026. We are 35% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6868.99 on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
McPhee was last within 3" of this elevation on Feb 2, 2026

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data McPhee Dam Release Data
McPhee is 60.01 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6929.00 )

By content, McPhee is 48.58% of Full Pool (381,051 af)
Total inflows for water year 2026: 22,535 acre feet

This is 102.95% of the average of 21,890 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2026: 4,409 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 20,615 acre feet
During WY 2026, water storage has risen by 9,855 AF and total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 18,126 AF
Inflows for WY 2026 are 211.72% of WY 2025          Rivers feeding McPhee are running at 71.92% of the avg. Click for Details

McPhee is down -8.38 feet from one year ago.    McPhee is down 0.40 feet from the high for water year.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
McPhee is down -0.19 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Tue, Feb 03, 2026
6868.99
0.00
185,104
51
15
52.2
27.9
Mon, Feb 02, 2026
6868.99
-0.02
185,104
25
15
52.7
31.5
Sun, Feb 01, 2026
6869.01
-0.03
185,156
12
15
51.4
27.7
Sat, Jan 31, 2026
6869.04
-0.01
185,235
39
15
48.2
25.7
Fri, Jan 30, 2026
6869.05
0.01
185,261
65
15
46.4
23.0
Thu, Jan 29, 2026
6869.04
-0.04
185,235
-2
15
42.1
21.7
Wed, Jan 28, 2026
6869.08
-0.01
185,340
38
15
42.8
23.4
Tue, Jan 27, 2026
6869.09
-0.01
185,366
37
15
42.4
19.2
Mon, Jan 26, 2026
6869.10
-0.03
185,393
11
15
35.8
13.5
Sun, Jan 25, 2026
6869.13
-0.05
185,472
-16
15
35.2
18.9
Sat, Jan 24, 2026
6869.18
0.02
185,603
77
15
38.3
22.3
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
6869.16
0.03
185,550
90
15
44.2
31.3
Thu, Jan 22, 2026
6869.13
-0.05
185,472
-16
15
42.8
28.9
Wed, Jan 21, 2026
6869.18
-0.01
185,603
37
15
44.1
27.1
Averages of List
6869.08
-0.01
185,350
32.0
15.0
44.2
24.4

Averages for February 3rd

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
All-Time
6886.51
-17.52
245,529
64.45
37.38
42.37
18.60

Last 10 February 3rd's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Mon, Feb 03, 2025
6877.37
-8.38
208,345
48
25
54.1
29.5
Sat, Feb 03, 2024
6902.39
-33.40
292,409
85
40
35.3
19.5
Fri, Feb 03, 2023
6870.25
-1.26
188,441
16
9
39.6
10.7
Thu, Feb 03, 2022
6861.65
7.34
166,858
10
5
24.0
-8.0
Wed, Feb 03, 2021
6862.06
6.93
167,821
50
25
49.0
32.0
Mon, Feb 03, 2020
6901.26
-32.27
288,179
29
41
n/a
n/a
Sun, Feb 03, 2019
6862.41
6.58
168,649
106
30
n/a
n/a
Sat, Feb 03, 2018
6900.26
-31.27
284,469
48
41
n/a
n/a
Fri, Feb 03, 2017
6902.94
-33.95
294,481
28
31
n/a
n/a
Wed, Feb 03, 2016
6889.55
-20.56
246,593
54
31
n/a
n/a
Averages of List
6883.02
-14.03
230,643
65
28
41.3
17.0


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Measurements are taken at 11:59 pm of the date listed
Temperature data is from Lewis, CO
CHANGE represents water elevation change from previous day

Units used in each measurement:
Elevation - Feet above sea level
Change - Feet difference over previous measurement
Content - Acre Feet
Inflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
Outflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
All Temps - Degrees Farhenheit
The Water Year runs from October 1 to September 30 of the next year
Acre Feet = 1.9835 * Flow CFS
TP = Total Precipitation



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Water data sourced from: McPhee Source Data
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McPhee Reservoir, Dolores River, Telluride, SW Colorado