Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 159 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 44% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.98 on Sunday, March 8th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Mar 7, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 51.42 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 50.39% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 150,032 acre feet
This is 98.45% of the average of 152,394 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 158,888 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has risen by 1,787 AF yet total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 8,856 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 102.06% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 131.41% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -12.96 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 0.48 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is up 0.46 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, Mar 08, 2026 |
7467.98 |
-0.06 |
417,995 |
483 |
678 |
45.5 |
20.5 |
| Sat, Mar 07, 2026 |
7468.04 |
-0.07 |
418,392 |
471 |
699 |
37.4 |
22.6 |
| Fri, Mar 06, 2026 |
7468.11 |
-0.02 |
418,857 |
516 |
578 |
32.9 |
23.7 |
| Thu, Mar 05, 2026 |
7468.13 |
0.06 |
418,989 |
583 |
378 |
46.6 |
29.7 |
| Wed, Mar 04, 2026 |
7468.07 |
0.06 |
418,591 |
521 |
316 |
47.5 |
25.2 |
| Tue, Mar 03, 2026 |
7468.01 |
0.06 |
418,193 |
548 |
343 |
38.7 |
25.5 |
| Mon, Mar 02, 2026 |
7467.95 |
0.10 |
417,796 |
663 |
325 |
51.6 |
34.7 |
| Sun, Mar 01, 2026 |
7467.85 |
0.09 |
417,134 |
619 |
314 |
51.6 |
29.8 |
| Sat, Feb 28, 2026 |
7467.76 |
-0.03 |
416,539 |
283 |
378 |
46.4 |
28.6 |
| Fri, Feb 27, 2026 |
7467.79 |
0.12 |
416,737 |
774 |
370 |
42.1 |
23.9 |
| Thu, Feb 26, 2026 |
7467.67 |
0.07 |
415,944 |
619 |
381 |
42.3 |
25.9 |
| Wed, Feb 25, 2026 |
7467.60 |
0.05 |
415,482 |
502 |
332 |
43.7 |
29.3 |
| Tue, Feb 24, 2026 |
7467.55 |
0.03 |
415,152 |
504 |
400 |
45.1 |
17.2 |
| Mon, Feb 23, 2026 |
7467.52 |
0.02 |
414,954 |
420 |
350 |
41.5 |
9.5 |
| Averages of List |
7467.86 |
0.03 |
417,197 |
536.1 |
417.3 |
43.8 |
24.7 |
Averages for March 8th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7470.60 |
-2.62 |
446,178 |
475.96 |
917.45 |
39.89 |
14.70 |
| All-Time |
7470.55 |
-2.57 |
445,625 |
476.84 |
967.97 |
39.89 |
14.70 |
Last 10 March 8th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sat, Mar 08, 2025 |
7480.94 |
-12.96 |
508,921 |
521 |
664 |
35.6 |
9.3 |
| Fri, Mar 08, 2024 |
7487.98 |
-20.00 |
561,992 |
467 |
499 |
32.1 |
9.4 |
| Wed, Mar 08, 2023 |
7447.59 |
20.39 |
296,269 |
423 |
392 |
39.7 |
9.7 |
| Tue, Mar 08, 2022 |
7436.64 |
31.34 |
241,335 |
402 |
18 |
28.0 |
1.0 |
| Mon, Mar 08, 2021 |
7465.61 |
2.37 |
402,473 |
407 |
336 |
45.0 |
21.0 |
| Sun, Mar 08, 2020 |
7484.12 |
-16.14 |
536,446 |
562 |
480 |
47.0 |
23.0 |
| Fri, Mar 08, 2019 |
7437.38 |
30.60 |
246,661 |
393 |
905 |
40.0 |
17.0 |
| Thu, Mar 08, 2018 |
7485.07 |
-17.09 |
543,585 |
371 |
1239 |
51.0 |
16.0 |
| Wed, Mar 08, 2017 |
7487.27 |
-19.29 |
560,288 |
486 |
1213 |
33.0 |
12.0 |
| Tue, Mar 08, 2016 |
7486.82 |
-18.84 |
556,852 |
520 |
745 |
41.0 |
17.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.90 |
-1.92 |
445,188 |
509 |
652 |
40.6 |
14.0 |
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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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