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Great Salt Lake inflow likely to be well below average; recovery would require millions of acre-feet, Snow Survey says
Summary
Jordan Clayton said 2026 inflow to the Great Salt Lake is expected to be substantially lower than average; he estimated April–July runoff at about 410,000 acre-feet and said roughly 4.87 million acre-feet would be needed to raise the lake to a 4,198-foot target.
Jordan Clayton, supervisor of the Utah Snow Survey, presented historical inflow and storage figures for the Great Salt Lake and said projections point to substantially below-average inflow for 2026. "We anticipate the 2026 inflow to be substantially lower than average," Clayton said.
He gave context for the scale of recovery. Clayton said the April–July runoff forecast used for planning was about 410,000 acre-feet and noted average annual…
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