Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 224 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 61% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7456.87 on Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on May 11, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 62.53 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 42% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 230,120 acre feet
This is 73.35% of the average of 313,734 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 304,937 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 67,848 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 74,817 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 77.31% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 35.62% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -25.08 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is at low for water year and down 11.59 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -2.88 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Tue, May 12, 2026 |
7456.87 |
-0.01 |
348,360 |
1507 |
1543 |
74.8 |
37.6 |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 |
7456.88 |
-0.12 |
348,419 |
1154 |
1837 |
73.3 |
34.4 |
| Sun, May 10, 2026 |
7457.00 |
-0.14 |
349,126 |
1037 |
1841 |
65.7 |
32.7 |
| Sat, May 09, 2026 |
7457.14 |
-0.14 |
349,952 |
1035 |
1839 |
64.6 |
34.3 |
| Fri, May 08, 2026 |
7457.28 |
-0.17 |
350,780 |
1095 |
1841 |
64.0 |
32.7 |
| Thu, May 07, 2026 |
7457.45 |
-0.52 |
351,786 |
1035 |
1843 |
57.7 |
22.6 |
| Wed, May 06, 2026 |
7457.97 |
0.00 |
354,875 |
1866 |
1843 |
45.0 |
29.8 |
| Tue, May 05, 2026 |
7457.97 |
0.00 |
354,875 |
1878 |
1857 |
54.3 |
35.6 |
| Mon, May 04, 2026 |
7457.97 |
-0.11 |
354,875 |
1624 |
2257 |
58.5 |
38.6 |
| Sun, May 03, 2026 |
7458.08 |
-0.50 |
355,531 |
1061 |
4040 |
60.4 |
31.8 |
| Sat, May 02, 2026 |
7458.58 |
-0.57 |
358,534 |
912 |
4350 |
57.7 |
27.9 |
| Fri, May 01, 2026 |
7459.15 |
-0.31 |
361,993 |
998 |
2860 |
51.1 |
27.9 |
| Thu, Apr 30, 2026 |
7459.46 |
-0.29 |
363,877 |
1075 |
2821 |
53.4 |
29.5 |
| Wed, Apr 29, 2026 |
7459.75 |
-0.31 |
365,644 |
990 |
2862 |
52.2 |
26.8 |
| Averages of List |
7457.97 |
-0.23 |
354,902 |
1233.4 |
2402.4 |
59.5 |
31.6 |
Averages for May 12th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7471.89 |
-15.02 |
456,277 |
5141.05 |
2713.29 |
62.92 |
30.59 |
| All-Time |
7471.90 |
-15.03 |
456,119 |
5309.11 |
2684.70 |
62.92 |
30.59 |
Last 10 May 12th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Mon, May 12, 2025 |
7481.95 |
-25.08 |
516,386 |
3733 |
2961 |
68.0 |
35.1 |
| Sun, May 12, 2024 |
7486.92 |
-30.05 |
553,845 |
2997 |
2735 |
54.8 |
27.7 |
| Fri, May 12, 2023 |
7472.54 |
-15.67 |
448,871 |
7273 |
157 |
59.7 |
26.1 |
| Thu, May 12, 2022 |
7445.25 |
11.62 |
283,941 |
6244 |
1769 |
59.0 |
38.0 |
| Wed, May 12, 2021 |
7456.86 |
0.01 |
348,301 |
1743 |
4554 |
62.0 |
20.0 |
| Tue, May 12, 2020 |
7483.06 |
-26.19 |
528,532 |
4108 |
2517 |
69.0 |
41.0 |
| Sun, May 12, 2019 |
7463.64 |
-6.77 |
394,058 |
5750 |
1023 |
60.0 |
26.0 |
| Sat, May 12, 2018 |
7478.89 |
-22.02 |
497,936 |
4023 |
2620 |
73.0 |
42.0 |
| Fri, May 12, 2017 |
7503.60 |
-46.73 |
691,235 |
8249 |
2271 |
72.0 |
32.0 |
| Thu, May 12, 2016 |
7490.21 |
-33.34 |
582,980 |
3737 |
3471 |
64.0 |
24.0 |
| Averages of List |
7476.82 |
-19.95 |
488,407 |
5400 |
3619 |
66.3 |
30.8 |
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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 - Acre Feet per day
Outflow - Acre Feet per day
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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