Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 146 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 40% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.52 on Monday, February 23rd, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Feb 22, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 51.88 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 50.02% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 135,977 acre feet
This is 96.56% of the average of 140,821 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 147,995 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 1,254 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 12,018 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 102.62% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 124.70% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -13.53 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 0.94 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is up 0.29 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Mon, Feb 23, 2026 |
7467.52 |
0.02 |
414,954 |
420 |
350 |
41.5 |
9.5 |
| Sun, Feb 22, 2026 |
7467.50 |
-0.09 |
414,822 |
55 |
350 |
38.7 |
-2.4 |
| Sat, Feb 21, 2026 |
7467.59 |
0.11 |
415,416 |
700 |
330 |
28.8 |
4.1 |
| Fri, Feb 20, 2026 |
7467.48 |
-0.01 |
414,690 |
318 |
348 |
23.4 |
3.4 |
| Thu, Feb 19, 2026 |
7467.49 |
-0.10 |
414,756 |
11 |
340 |
18.9 |
7.3 |
| Wed, Feb 18, 2026 |
7467.59 |
0.13 |
415,416 |
802 |
366 |
32.0 |
18.9 |
| Tue, Feb 17, 2026 |
7467.46 |
0.06 |
414,558 |
552 |
349 |
30.7 |
25.0 |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 |
7467.40 |
0.03 |
414,163 |
438 |
335 |
43.2 |
29.1 |
| Sun, Feb 15, 2026 |
7467.37 |
0.02 |
413,965 |
436 |
367 |
40.8 |
17.8 |
| Sat, Feb 14, 2026 |
7467.35 |
0.04 |
413,833 |
490 |
354 |
39.6 |
22.8 |
| Fri, Feb 13, 2026 |
7467.31 |
0.04 |
413,570 |
487 |
351 |
38.1 |
26.4 |
| Thu, Feb 12, 2026 |
7467.27 |
0.03 |
413,307 |
458 |
355 |
37.9 |
25.5 |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 |
7467.24 |
0.01 |
413,109 |
402 |
365 |
40.8 |
24.1 |
| Tue, Feb 10, 2026 |
7467.23 |
0.01 |
413,044 |
431 |
395 |
41.5 |
17.8 |
| Averages of List |
7467.41 |
0.02 |
414,257 |
428.6 |
353.9 |
35.4 |
16.4 |
Averages for February 23rd
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7472.59 |
-5.07 |
459,280 |
415.13 |
941.45 |
32.05 |
7.00 |
| All-Time |
7472.66 |
-5.14 |
459,586 |
411.57 |
962.45 |
32.05 |
7.00 |
Last 10 February 23rd's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, Feb 23, 2025 |
7481.05 |
-13.53 |
509,732 |
381 |
599 |
40.4 |
11.7 |
| Fri, Feb 23, 2024 |
7487.81 |
-20.29 |
560,681 |
451 |
524 |
31.0 |
6.7 |
| Thu, Feb 23, 2023 |
7447.57 |
19.95 |
296,162 |
375 |
1180 |
22.3 |
4.6 |
| Wed, Feb 23, 2022 |
7436.34 |
31.18 |
239,920 |
395 |
203 |
34.0 |
12.0 |
| Tue, Feb 23, 2021 |
7465.58 |
1.94 |
402,279 |
351 |
217 |
39.0 |
-1.0 |
| Sun, Feb 23, 2020 |
7484.55 |
-17.03 |
539,672 |
446 |
592 |
34.0 |
8.0 |
| Sat, Feb 23, 2019 |
7437.63 |
29.89 |
247,879 |
335 |
307 |
32.0 |
11.0 |
| Fri, Feb 23, 2018 |
7485.73 |
-18.21 |
548,571 |
409 |
558 |
33.0 |
0.0 |
| Thu, Feb 23, 2017 |
7489.19 |
-21.67 |
575,059 |
566 |
1108 |
28.0 |
10.0 |
| Tue, Feb 23, 2016 |
7487.90 |
-20.38 |
565,115 |
558 |
1173 |
30.0 |
6.0 |
| Averages of List |
7470.29 |
-2.77 |
448,158 |
420 |
592 |
29.9 |
3.7 |
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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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