Blue Mesa Water Database

Blue Mesa, Gunnison, Crested Butte, Montrose

Blue Mesa




Water Summary
Today is day 185 of 365 for water year 2026. We are 51% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7466.89 on Friday, April 3rd, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Jan 5, 2026

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Blue Mesa Dam Release Data
Blue Mesa is 52.51 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )

By content, Blue Mesa is 49.53% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
Total inflows for water year 2026: 186,076 acre feet

This is 99.24% of the average of 187,504 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2026: 201,754 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet
During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 5,397 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 15,678 AF
Inflows for WY 2026 are 100.37% of WY 2025          Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 100.19% of the avg. Click for Details

Blue Mesa is down -12.95 feet from one year ago.    Blue Mesa is down 1.57 feet from the high for water year.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -0.46 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Fri, Apr 03, 2026
7466.89
-0.22
410,811
747
1467
36.9
25.5
Thu, Apr 02, 2026
7467.11
-0.10
412,255
1130
1452
50.5
30.6
Wed, Apr 01, 2026
7467.21
-0.14
412,912
797
1253
43.0
30.6
Tue, Mar 31, 2026
7467.35
-0.09
413,833
849
1140
55.4
32.4
Mon, Mar 30, 2026
7467.44
-0.10
414,426
841
1165
61.2
35.2
Sun, Mar 29, 2026
7467.54
-0.02
415,086
894
952
60.8
32.5
Sat, Mar 28, 2026
7467.56
-0.02
415,218
1008
1066
62.4
28.8
Fri, Mar 27, 2026
7467.58
0.02
415,350
1101
1027
51.3
31.5
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
7467.56
0.02
415,218
1003
928
66.4
43.2
Wed, Mar 25, 2026
7467.54
0.06
415,086
908
701
70.7
33.1
Tue, Mar 24, 2026
7467.48
0.03
414,690
814
707
64.8
34.3
Mon, Mar 23, 2026
7467.45
0.00
414,492
750
743
64.4
31.8
Sun, Mar 22, 2026
7467.45
0.10
414,492
794
455
64.6
39.0
Sat, Mar 21, 2026
7467.35
0.00
413,833
648
641
69.6
30.7
Averages of List
7467.39
-0.03
414,122
877.4
978.4
58.7
32.8

Averages for April 3rd

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (07-03-1970)
7467.77
-0.88
428,808
780.57
1127.27
48.16
23.31
All-Time
7467.52
-0.63
426,921
790.98
1147.67
48.16
23.31

Last 10 April 3rd's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Thu, Apr 03, 2025
7479.84
-12.95
500,847
714
5
34.0
10.6
Wed, Apr 03, 2024
7485.98
-19.09
546,668
677
1281
51.1
25.6
Mon, Apr 03, 2023
7448.79
18.10
302,714
789
727
45.3
18.0
Sun, Apr 03, 2022
7436.45
30.44
240,438
809
589
54.0
33.0
Sat, Apr 03, 2021
7464.70
2.19
396,609
-2711
1119
67.0
21.0
Fri, Apr 03, 2020
7483.53
-16.64
532,034
778
1032
48.0
18.0
Wed, Apr 03, 2019
7437.96
28.93
249,491
621
466
47.0
24.0
Tue, Apr 03, 2018
7483.14
-16.25
529,127
777
1444
45.0
24.0
Mon, Apr 03, 2017
7489.47
-22.58
577,228
1725
816
41.0
28.0
Sun, Apr 03, 2016
7487.25
-20.36
560,135
672
1163
57.0
17.0
Averages of List
7469.68
-2.79
443,290
779
891
49.3
21.0


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Measurements are taken at 11:59 pm of the date listed
Temperature data is from Gunnison, CO
CHANGE represents water elevation change from previous day

Units used in each measurement:
Elevation - Feet above sea level
Change - Feet difference over previous measurement
Content - Acre Feet
Inflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
Outflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
All Temps - Degrees Farhenheit
The Water Year runs from October 1 to September 30 of the next year
Acre Feet = 1.9835 * Flow CFS
TP = Total Precipitation



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Water data sourced from: Blue Mesa Source Data
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