North Poudre Irrigation Company

Water Operations Report
July 26, 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
moderate
67.6 CFS at Ft Collins

NPIC System Storage

Total capacity64,626 AF
Estimated storage~40,560 AF
Fill percent63%
Days to empty (est.)~83 days at 486.0 AF/day
ReservoirCap (AF)StorageFill
Fossil Creek Reservoir 11,740 7,595 65%
Park Creek Reservoir 10,393 3,958 38%
North Poudre Reservoir #6 9,968 6,774 68%
North Poudre Reservoir #5 6,707 4,521 67%
Halligan Reservoir 6,440 6,428 100%
North Poudre Reservoir #15 5,579 1,398 25%
North Poudre Reservoir #2 3,854 3,179 82%
North Poudre Reservoir #3 3,227 2,193 68%
Miners Lake 1,985 314 16%
Indian Creek Reservoir 1,909 1,586 83%
North Poudre Reservoir #4 1,563 1,032 66%
Upper Clark Lake 963 736 76%
Smith Lake 298 847 284%
Total64,626~40,56063%

Current Diversions & Inflow

NPIC Canal Diversions
N. Poudre Canal114.0 CFS = 226.1 AF/day
Munroe Canal131.0 CFS = 259.8 AF/day
Total245.0 CFS = 486.0 AF/day
N. Poudre utilization81% of 140 CFS right
Halligan Inflow
N Fork above (inflow)7.5 CFS
N Fork below (releases)45.4 CFS
Net to reservoir-37.9 CFS = -75.2 AF/day
Snowpack & Demand
ET demand today343.9 AF/day (23,000 acres)
2025 peak (Jun–Sep avg)~283 AF/day
Joe Wright Creek40.2 CFS = 79.7 AF/day

Season-to-Date (April 1 → July 26, 2026)

YearAF (Apr 1 → today)Days
2025 37,866 117

Water Orders

Total committed (season)0.0 AF
Active this week0.0 AF (0 orders)
WeekAFOrders
Wk 1 (Jul 26)0.00
Wk 2 (Aug 02)0.00
Wk 3 (Aug 09)0.00
Wk 4 (Aug 16)0.00
North Poudre Irrigation Company • 3729 Cleveland Ave, Wellington CO • (970) 568-3612 Generated July 26, 2026 • npicportal.com
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