Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 207 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 57% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7461.01 on Saturday, April 25th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Jul 24, 2022
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 58.39 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 45.01% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 209,255 acre feet
This is 86.48% of the average of 241,981 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 261,933 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 42,826 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 52,678 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 85.47% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 29.17% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -19.83 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is at low for water year and down 7.45 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -3.95 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sat, Apr 25, 2026 |
7461.01 |
-0.41 |
373,382 |
345 |
1614 |
55.8 |
36.0 |
| Fri, Apr 24, 2026 |
7461.42 |
-0.34 |
375,920 |
415 |
1469 |
54.7 |
24.1 |
| Thu, Apr 23, 2026 |
7461.76 |
-0.30 |
378,033 |
466 |
1398 |
48.6 |
32.2 |
| Wed, Apr 22, 2026 |
7462.06 |
-0.34 |
379,903 |
394 |
1455 |
62.4 |
36.7 |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026 |
7462.40 |
-0.31 |
382,029 |
481 |
1451 |
65.3 |
36.3 |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026 |
7462.71 |
-0.30 |
383,974 |
472 |
1413 |
63.5 |
33.1 |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026 |
7463.01 |
-0.31 |
385,862 |
435 |
1412 |
58.8 |
23.4 |
| Sat, Apr 18, 2026 |
7463.32 |
-0.31 |
387,820 |
447 |
1427 |
44.6 |
15.4 |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2026 |
7463.63 |
-0.32 |
389,783 |
495 |
1510 |
36.1 |
19.9 |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026 |
7463.95 |
-0.28 |
391,817 |
594 |
1484 |
56.1 |
31.5 |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026 |
7464.23 |
-0.25 |
393,601 |
702 |
1497 |
51.4 |
24.4 |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026 |
7464.48 |
-0.25 |
395,199 |
652 |
1450 |
41.9 |
30.6 |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 |
7464.73 |
-0.23 |
396,801 |
519 |
1254 |
51.3 |
33.3 |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026 |
7464.96 |
-0.25 |
398,279 |
450 |
1252 |
54.3 |
26.6 |
| Averages of List |
7463.12 |
-0.3 |
386,600 |
490.5 |
1434.7 |
53.2 |
28.8 |
Averages for April 25th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.78 |
-6.77 |
429,277 |
1666.88 |
1290.13 |
56.02 |
27.50 |
| All-Time |
7467.54 |
-6.53 |
427,510 |
1691.38 |
1302.05 |
56.02 |
27.50 |
Last 10 April 25th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Fri, Apr 25, 2025 |
7480.84 |
-19.83 |
508,184 |
1314 |
1116 |
61.3 |
25.5 |
| Thu, Apr 25, 2024 |
7485.68 |
-24.67 |
544,386 |
2644 |
1559 |
52.1 |
37.0 |
| Tue, Apr 25, 2023 |
7455.66 |
5.35 |
341,279 |
1638 |
400 |
48.0 |
29.3 |
| Mon, Apr 25, 2022 |
7437.41 |
23.60 |
244,984 |
1259 |
676 |
52.0 |
27.0 |
| Sun, Apr 25, 2021 |
7461.12 |
-0.11 |
374,062 |
723 |
1617 |
68.0 |
32.0 |
| Sat, Apr 25, 2020 |
7480.47 |
-19.46 |
509,427 |
672 |
1286 |
60.0 |
19.0 |
| Thu, Apr 25, 2019 |
7446.52 |
14.49 |
293,472 |
3067 |
949 |
64.0 |
28.0 |
| Wed, Apr 25, 2018 |
7479.36 |
-18.35 |
501,340 |
863 |
1143 |
64.0 |
21.0 |
| Tue, Apr 25, 2017 |
7498.08 |
-37.07 |
645,644 |
2845 |
1192 |
46.0 |
32.0 |
| Mon, Apr 25, 2016 |
7488.21 |
-27.20 |
567,497 |
1370 |
1357 |
59.0 |
26.0 |
| Averages of List |
7471.80 |
-10.79 |
455,838 |
1820 |
1003 |
57.0 |
29.0 |
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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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