North Poudre Irrigation Company

Water Operations Report
September 24, 2026
Data: USGS, USBR, CDSS, NRCS SNOTEL
Confidential — Board Use

2026 Season Outlook

Outlook Snowpack data unavailable. C-BT quota 50%.
C-BT Quota
50%
20,000 AF available
Snowpack (avg)
—
of 30-yr median
Est. Allocation
—
per share
Poudre Risk
high
12.0 CFS at Ft Collins

NPIC System Storage

Total capacity64,626 AF
Estimated storage~36,741 AF
Fill percent57%
Days to empty (est.)~881 days at 41.7 AF/day
ReservoirCap (AF)StorageFill
Fossil Creek Reservoir 11,740 7,754 66%
Park Creek Reservoir 10,393 1,359 13%
North Poudre Reservoir #6 9,968 6,774 68%
North Poudre Reservoir #5 6,707 4,678 70%
Halligan Reservoir 6,440 4,132 64%
North Poudre Reservoir #15 5,579 3,609 65%
North Poudre Reservoir #2 3,854 2,539 66%
North Poudre Reservoir #3 3,227 2,320 72%
Miners Lake 1,985 263 13%
Indian Creek Reservoir 1,909 1,261 66%
North Poudre Reservoir #4 1,563 1,074 69%
Upper Clark Lake 963 800 83%
Smith Lake 298 180 60%
Total64,626~36,74157%

Current Diversions & Inflow

NPIC Canal Diversions
N. Poudre Canal0.0 CFS = 0.0 AF/day
Munroe Canal21.0 CFS = 41.7 AF/day
Total21.0 CFS = 41.7 AF/day
N. Poudre utilization0% of 140 CFS right
Halligan Inflow
N Fork above (inflow)5.6 CFS
N Fork below (releases)3.5 CFS
Net to reservoir2.1 CFS = 4.2 AF/day
Days to full †~549 days
Snowpack & Demand
ET demand today119.0 AF/day (23,000 acres)
2025 peak (Jun–Sep avg)~283 AF/day
Joe Wright Creek6.8 CFS = 13.5 AF/day

Season-to-Date (April 1 → September 24, 2026)

YearAF (Apr 1 → today)Days
2025 69,892 177

Water Orders

Total committed (season)0.0 AF
Active this week0.0 AF (0 orders)
WeekAFOrders
Wk 1 (Sep 24)0.00
Wk 2 (Oct 01)0.00
Wk 3 (Oct 08)0.00
Wk 4 (Oct 15)0.00
North Poudre Irrigation Company • 3729 Cleveland Ave, Wellington CO • (970) 568-3612 Generated September 24, 2026 • npicportal.com
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