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State of the Waters · Grand Canyon State

Arizona Water Levels & the Daily Bite

Live levels for Arizona's waters — Lake Mead, Powell, Havasu, Mohave and the Salt River Project chain. Every tube shows the normal pool, the current level, the lake's two signature fish (hover for the species, click for 2026 tournaments), and a live bite gauge at left. Scroll down for the Lees Ferry trout tailwater, the catfish rivers, and the Colorado & Salt float water.

Fetching live readings…
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Flood / above normal At normal pool Below normal Current level Bite gauge: slow → hot (solunar)

Hover a fish for its species · click a fish to search that lake's 2026 tournaments

Each cylinder is scaled to its own operating band: the gold line is normal full pool, the red line is the flood / above-normal line, and the blue water is the live reading. Where a Arizona reservoir has a live federal gauge (USGS or Bureau of Reclamation) it reads true surface elevation (ft); reservoirs with no public real-time feed show the most recent published pool. The colored bar at left is a solunar bite forecast for right now at each lake (red = slow, green = hot).

Trout Tailwaters — Cold Water Below the Dams

Arizona's trout jewel is Lees Ferry — the gin-clear rainbow tailwater below Glen Canyon Dam. The cylinder shows live flow (cfs), low = wadeable, high = fast water. Hover a trout for the species; tap it for a guide.

Lees Ferry runs on Glen Canyon Dam releases; check the schedule before wading the flats.

River Catfish — Warm-Water Rivers

Arizona grows giant flathead and channel catfish on the Salt, Verde and lower Colorado. Live river stage (ft) with action and flood marked — moving water after a monsoon turns the cats on. Hover a cat for the species; tap it for a guide.

Float Rivers — Paddle & Wade

The upper Salt and Verde hold wild smallmouth, and the lower Colorado is year-round bass water. Live USGS gage height (ft); each tube marks FLOAT, EXPERT and FLOOD. Hover a fish; tap it for an outfitter.

Desert rivers are flashy — the Salt and Verde spike hard after monsoon rain, then drop fast.

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