Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 173 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 47% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.45 on Sunday, March 22nd, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Mar 21, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 51.95 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 49.97% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 163,286 acre feet
This is 96.96% of the average of 168,410 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 175,488 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 1,716 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 12,202 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 99.79% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 145.81% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -12.79 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 1.01 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -0.49 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, Mar 22, 2026 |
7467.45 |
0.10 |
414,492 |
794 |
455 |
64.6 |
39.0 |
| Sat, Mar 21, 2026 |
7467.35 |
0.00 |
413,833 |
n/a |
n/a |
69.6 |
30.7 |
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026 |
7467.35 |
-0.01 |
413,833 |
647 |
674 |
67.5 |
30.4 |
| Thu, Mar 19, 2026 |
7467.36 |
-0.07 |
413,899 |
546 |
772 |
63.7 |
27.3 |
| Wed, Mar 18, 2026 |
7467.43 |
-0.16 |
414,360 |
129 |
655 |
60.3 |
28.9 |
| Tue, Mar 17, 2026 |
7467.59 |
0.04 |
415,416 |
794 |
655 |
52.3 |
30.0 |
| Mon, Mar 16, 2026 |
7467.55 |
-0.09 |
415,152 |
364 |
657 |
40.6 |
22.1 |
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026 |
7467.64 |
-0.03 |
415,746 |
556 |
650 |
36.1 |
18.0 |
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026 |
7467.67 |
-0.08 |
415,944 |
376 |
637 |
55.0 |
32.4 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
7467.61 |
-0.04 |
415,554 |
514.0 |
643.8 |
53.7 |
28.8 |
Averages for March 22nd
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7468.82 |
-1.37 |
435,194 |
716.07 |
1022.16 |
4.51 |
21.44 |
| All-Time |
7468.64 |
-1.19 |
433,773 |
712.40 |
1028.81 |
4.51 |
21.44 |
Last 10 March 22nd's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sat, Mar 22, 2025 |
7480.24 |
-12.79 |
503,776 |
601 |
1000 |
39.7 |
25.0 |
| Fri, Mar 22, 2024 |
7488.18 |
-20.73 |
563,535 |
675 |
356 |
47.6 |
29.3 |
| Wed, Mar 22, 2023 |
7448.41 |
19.04 |
300,663 |
447 |
333 |
35.6 |
12.2 |
| Tue, Mar 22, 2022 |
7435.58 |
31.87 |
236,357 |
478 |
26 |
38.0 |
16.0 |
| Mon, Mar 22, 2021 |
7465.73 |
1.72 |
403,250 |
247 |
730 |
40.0 |
27.0 |
| Sun, Mar 22, 2020 |
7484.60 |
-17.15 |
540,047 |
653 |
456 |
44.0 |
28.0 |
| Fri, Mar 22, 2019 |
7437.43 |
30.02 |
246,904 |
396 |
366 |
49.0 |
14.0 |
| Thu, Mar 22, 2018 |
7485.21 |
-17.76 |
544,641 |
527 |
1281 |
57.0 |
17.0 |
| Wed, Mar 22, 2017 |
7486.20 |
-18.75 |
552,135 |
1749 |
1244 |
54.0 |
32.0 |
| Tue, Mar 22, 2016 |
7487.26 |
-19.81 |
560,212 |
688 |
757 |
53.0 |
30.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.92 |
-2.47 |
445,366 |
764 |
648 |
43.8 |
23.0 |
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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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