Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 200 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 55% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7463.32 on Saturday, April 18th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on May 4, 2023
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 56.08 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 46.75% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 203,289 acre feet
This is 92.25% of the average of 220,370 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 241,678 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 28,388 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 38,389 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 90.44% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 37.04% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -17.19 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is at low for water year and down 5.14 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -3.12 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| 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 |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2026 |
7465.21 |
-0.15 |
399,889 |
758 |
1236 |
53.2 |
34.2 |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026 |
7465.36 |
-0.26 |
400,856 |
496 |
1334 |
61.5 |
29.3 |
| Thu, Apr 09, 2026 |
7465.62 |
-0.19 |
402,537 |
640 |
1252 |
61.5 |
34.0 |
| Wed, Apr 08, 2026 |
7465.81 |
-0.21 |
403,769 |
568 |
1246 |
58.8 |
27.5 |
| Tue, Apr 07, 2026 |
7466.02 |
-0.20 |
405,132 |
596 |
1243 |
56.5 |
27.3 |
| Mon, Apr 06, 2026 |
7466.22 |
-0.22 |
406,433 |
544 |
1259 |
56.8 |
25.5 |
| Sun, Apr 05, 2026 |
7466.44 |
-0.20 |
407,867 |
583 |
1233 |
54.7 |
21.9 |
| Averages of List |
7465.00 |
-0.24 |
398,556 |
574.6 |
1334.1 |
52.8 |
27.2 |
Averages for April 18th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.21 |
-3.89 |
425,744 |
1413.82 |
1339.59 |
53.56 |
24.59 |
| All-Time |
7466.97 |
-3.65 |
423,914 |
1423.24 |
1347.64 |
53.56 |
24.59 |
Last 10 April 18th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Fri, Apr 18, 2025 |
7480.51 |
-17.19 |
505,758 |
1636 |
1180 |
37.5 |
26.3 |
| Thu, Apr 18, 2024 |
7485.21 |
-21.89 |
540,821 |
1381 |
1827 |
60.1 |
30.2 |
| Tue, Apr 18, 2023 |
7452.51 |
10.81 |
323,257 |
1919 |
212 |
55.8 |
34.7 |
| Mon, Apr 18, 2022 |
7436.28 |
27.04 |
239,638 |
801 |
1149 |
67.0 |
22.0 |
| Sun, Apr 18, 2021 |
7463.36 |
-0.04 |
388,073 |
746 |
1630 |
50.0 |
22.0 |
| Sat, Apr 18, 2020 |
7481.67 |
-18.35 |
518,238 |
657 |
1389 |
53.0 |
19.0 |
| Thu, Apr 18, 2019 |
7441.57 |
21.75 |
267,531 |
1667 |
838 |
58.0 |
24.0 |
| Wed, Apr 18, 2018 |
7480.45 |
-17.13 |
509,280 |
602 |
1181 |
55.0 |
12.0 |
| Tue, Apr 18, 2017 |
7494.22 |
-30.90 |
614,568 |
3327 |
908 |
68.0 |
28.0 |
| Mon, Apr 18, 2016 |
7488.42 |
-25.10 |
569,114 |
1170 |
1352 |
42.0 |
30.0 |
| Averages of List |
7470.52 |
-7.20 |
448,214 |
1467 |
1160 |
54.1 |
26.0 |
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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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