Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 150 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 41% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.79 on Friday, February 27th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Feb 26, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 51.61 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 50.24% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 140,735 acre feet
This is 97.58% of the average of 144,230 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 150,936 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has risen by 529 AF yet total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 10,201 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 102.9% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 127.02% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -13.23 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 0.67 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is up 0.44 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| 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 |
| Sun, Feb 22, 2026 |
7467.50 |
-0.09 |
414,822 |
55 |
350 |
38.7 |
-2.4 |
| Sat, Feb 21, 2026 |
7467.59 |
0.11 |
415,416 |
700 |
330 |
28.8 |
4.1 |
| Fri, Feb 20, 2026 |
7467.48 |
-0.01 |
414,690 |
318 |
348 |
23.4 |
3.4 |
| Thu, Feb 19, 2026 |
7467.49 |
-0.10 |
414,756 |
11 |
340 |
18.9 |
7.3 |
| Wed, Feb 18, 2026 |
7467.59 |
0.13 |
415,416 |
802 |
366 |
32.0 |
18.9 |
| Tue, Feb 17, 2026 |
7467.46 |
0.06 |
414,558 |
552 |
349 |
30.7 |
25.0 |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 |
7467.40 |
0.03 |
414,163 |
438 |
335 |
43.2 |
29.1 |
| Sun, Feb 15, 2026 |
7467.37 |
0.02 |
413,965 |
436 |
367 |
40.8 |
17.8 |
| Sat, Feb 14, 2026 |
7467.35 |
0.04 |
413,833 |
490 |
354 |
39.6 |
22.8 |
| Averages of List |
7467.53 |
0.03 |
414,992 |
472.9 |
355.1 |
36.5 |
16.6 |
Averages for February 27th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7471.95 |
-4.16 |
454,984 |
442.82 |
985.63 |
32.95 |
4.91 |
| All-Time |
7472.01 |
-4.22 |
455,185 |
442.52 |
1001.45 |
32.95 |
4.91 |
Last 10 February 27th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Thu, Feb 27, 2025 |
7481.02 |
-13.23 |
509,510 |
565 |
597 |
38.4 |
14.9 |
| Tue, Feb 27, 2024 |
7487.95 |
-20.16 |
561,760 |
719 |
209 |
31.8 |
4.9 |
| Mon, Feb 27, 2023 |
7447.58 |
20.21 |
296,216 |
371 |
233 |
30.7 |
-0.6 |
| Sun, Feb 27, 2022 |
7436.54 |
31.25 |
240,863 |
337 |
287 |
24.0 |
-7.0 |
| Sat, Feb 27, 2021 |
7465.37 |
2.42 |
400,921 |
294 |
615 |
28.0 |
6.0 |
| Thu, Feb 27, 2020 |
7484.27 |
-16.48 |
537,570 |
396 |
542 |
23.0 |
-8.0 |
| Wed, Feb 27, 2019 |
7437.55 |
30.24 |
247,489 |
317 |
338 |
23.0 |
-10.0 |
| Tue, Feb 27, 2018 |
7485.59 |
-17.80 |
547,512 |
461 |
570 |
44.0 |
9.0 |
| Mon, Feb 27, 2017 |
7488.65 |
-20.86 |
570,887 |
434 |
584 |
30.0 |
1.0 |
| Sat, Feb 27, 2016 |
7487.34 |
-19.55 |
560,824 |
559 |
940 |
30.0 |
0.0 |
| Averages of List |
7470.17 |
-2.38 |
447,239 |
434 |
488 |
32.1 |
4.1 |
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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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