Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 183 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 50% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.21 on Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Mar 31, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 52.19 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 49.78% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 182,353 acre feet
This is 98.96% of the average of 184,277 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 195,964 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 3,296 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 13,611 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 99.93% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 114.96% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -12.24 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 1.25 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -0.15 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| 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 |
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026 |
7467.35 |
-0.01 |
413,833 |
647 |
674 |
67.5 |
30.4 |
| Thu, Mar 19, 2026 |
7467.36 |
-0.07 |
413,899 |
546 |
772 |
63.7 |
27.3 |
| Averages of List |
7467.44 |
-0.02 |
414,455 |
828.6 |
873.1 |
61.8 |
32.9 |
Averages for April 1st
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.98 |
-0.77 |
430,036 |
850.41 |
1090.75 |
50.65 |
21.36 |
| All-Time |
7467.73 |
-0.52 |
428,208 |
858.67 |
1121.47 |
50.65 |
21.36 |
Last 10 April 1st's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Tue, Apr 01, 2025 |
7479.45 |
-12.24 |
497,999 |
968 |
4 |
36.6 |
24.1 |
| Mon, Apr 01, 2024 |
7486.33 |
-19.12 |
549,335 |
510 |
1424 |
41.5 |
24.0 |
| Sat, Apr 01, 2023 |
7448.84 |
18.37 |
302,985 |
483 |
340 |
43.3 |
9.7 |
| Fri, Apr 01, 2022 |
7436.29 |
30.92 |
239,685 |
806 |
515 |
51.0 |
30.0 |
| Thu, Apr 01, 2021 |
7465.88 |
1.33 |
404,223 |
3745 |
1097 |
60.0 |
14.0 |
| Wed, Apr 01, 2020 |
7483.74 |
-16.53 |
533,602 |
668 |
1074 |
58.0 |
22.0 |
| Mon, Apr 01, 2019 |
7437.99 |
29.22 |
249,638 |
556 |
599 |
38.0 |
22.0 |
| Sun, Apr 01, 2018 |
7483.54 |
-16.33 |
532,109 |
571 |
1277 |
61.0 |
33.0 |
| Sat, Apr 01, 2017 |
7488.96 |
-21.75 |
573,280 |
1603 |
620 |
48.0 |
24.0 |
| Fri, Apr 01, 2016 |
7487.49 |
-20.28 |
561,972 |
551 |
1043 |
44.0 |
15.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.71 |
-2.50 |
443,529 |
485 |
864 |
48.9 |
21.9 |
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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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