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# Rio Grande at 0.0 cfs During Peak Irrigation Season

_Jun 11, 2026_

> USGS recorded 0.0 cfs on the Rio Grande this week, down from positive flow. Wyoming, Colorado and Idaho exceed 85% drought coverage, each 50+ pts above their 5-year medians. CVP North-of-Delta at 100%, SWP at 45%, both standing status.

USGS recorded **0.0 cfs** on the Rio Grande this week, dropping to zero from positive flow the prior week at peak irrigation-season demand. That zero reading is the largest single-week decline in the digest and the furthest below normal of any gauged site.


[Chart: Trinity Lake storage](https://the-waterline.com/reservoir/trinity-lake) ([data](https://the-waterline.com/reservoir/trinity-lake.md) — chart image: https://the-waterline.com/charts/reservoir/trinity-lake/chart.png)


Interior West drought coverage remains well above 5-year medians per the US Drought Monitor:

- **Wyoming:** 98%, 52 pts above the 5-year median, flat on the week.
- **Colorado:** 95%, up 3 pts week over week, 54 pts above the 5-year median. The only state-level drought coverage increase this week.
- **Idaho:** 85%, 57 pts above the 5-year median, flat on the week.
- **Klamath County:** 86%, down 14 pts week over week, the biggest drought-coverage improvement in the digest. Still 49 pts above the 5-year median.
- **Washington:** 43%, 22 pts above the 5-year median, flat. Yakima County at 42%, 34 pts above its 5-year median.

Trinity Lake (US Bureau of Reclamation) holds at **2.10M af**, 53% above the 5-year median, down 1% on the week. Millerton Lake holds at **501,166 af**, 36% above the 5-year median, flat week over week. Both are running well above normal entering drawdown season.

**Allocations (standing status):** CVP North-of-Delta agricultural and M&I contractors remain at 100%, set by the US Bureau of Reclamation on Feb. 26, 2026. SWP stands at 45%, last revised May 1, 2026, by the Department of Water Resources. No allocation changes were announced this week.

*Data note: One CVP data series flagged in the digest has not updated in over two weeks. Check current Bureau of Reclamation data before relying on that figure.*

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