Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 164 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 45% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.75 on Friday, March 13th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Mar 12, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 51.65 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 50.21% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 154,943 acre feet
This is 98.31% of the average of 157,607 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 165,263 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has risen by 264 AF yet total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 10,320 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 101.4% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 91.28% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -13.09 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 0.71 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -0.01 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026 |
7467.75 |
-0.03 |
416,472 |
585 |
679 |
48.4 |
29.5 |
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026 |
7467.78 |
-0.05 |
416,671 |
427 |
588 |
47.1 |
27.7 |
| Wed, Mar 11, 2026 |
7467.83 |
-0.03 |
417,002 |
595 |
689 |
43.9 |
30.0 |
| Tue, Mar 10, 2026 |
7467.86 |
-0.08 |
417,200 |
366 |
627 |
52.0 |
30.4 |
| Mon, Mar 09, 2026 |
7467.94 |
-0.04 |
417,730 |
503 |
631 |
50.0 |
27.1 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
7467.93 |
-0 |
417,683 |
511.6 |
515.9 |
45.7 |
27.5 |
Averages for March 13th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7469.65 |
-1.9 |
440,070 |
563.20 |
1000.89 |
-3.39 |
18.31 |
| All-Time |
7469.55 |
-1.8 |
439,166 |
557.58 |
1024.75 |
-3.39 |
18.31 |
Last 10 March 13th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Thu, Mar 13, 2025 |
7480.84 |
-13.09 |
508,184 |
686 |
679 |
38.9 |
26.4 |
| Wed, Mar 13, 2024 |
7487.96 |
-20.21 |
561,837 |
566 |
520 |
35.0 |
18.5 |
| Mon, Mar 13, 2023 |
7447.92 |
19.83 |
298,032 |
488 |
267 |
36.7 |
2.5 |
| Sun, Mar 13, 2022 |
7436.25 |
31.50 |
239,497 |
403 |
707 |
47.0 |
7.0 |
| Sat, Mar 13, 2021 |
7465.78 |
1.97 |
403,574 |
529 |
327 |
41.0 |
17.0 |
| Fri, Mar 13, 2020 |
7484.28 |
-16.53 |
537,645 |
749 |
666 |
49.0 |
28.0 |
| Wed, Mar 13, 2019 |
7437.43 |
30.32 |
246,904 |
445 |
588 |
42.0 |
18.0 |
| Mon, Mar 13, 2017 |
7486.31 |
-18.56 |
552,970 |
679 |
1286 |
48.0 |
19.0 |
| Sun, Mar 13, 2016 |
7487.15 |
-19.40 |
559,371 |
778 |
502 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Fri, Mar 13, 2015 |
7485.52 |
-17.77 |
546,982 |
496 |
451 |
46.0 |
28.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.94 |
-2.19 |
445,466 |
584 |
595 |
41.3 |
19.1 |
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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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