Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 225 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 62% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7456.97 on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on May 12, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 62.43 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 42.07% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 231,925 acre feet
This is 72.66% of the average of 319,200 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 306,129 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 67,259 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 74,204 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 76.78% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 34.84% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -25.26 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is up 0.10 feet from the low for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -2.49 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Wed, May 13, 2026 |
7456.97 |
0.10 |
348,949 |
910 |
601 |
72.7 |
41.0 |
| Tue, May 12, 2026 |
7456.87 |
-0.01 |
348,360 |
760 |
778 |
74.8 |
37.6 |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 |
7456.88 |
-0.12 |
348,419 |
582 |
926 |
73.3 |
34.4 |
| Sun, May 10, 2026 |
7457.00 |
-0.14 |
349,126 |
523 |
928 |
65.7 |
32.7 |
| Sat, May 09, 2026 |
7457.14 |
-0.14 |
349,952 |
522 |
927 |
64.6 |
34.3 |
| Fri, May 08, 2026 |
7457.28 |
-0.17 |
350,780 |
552 |
928 |
64.0 |
32.7 |
| Thu, May 07, 2026 |
7457.45 |
-0.52 |
351,786 |
522 |
929 |
57.7 |
22.6 |
| Wed, May 06, 2026 |
7457.97 |
0.00 |
354,875 |
941 |
929 |
45.0 |
29.8 |
| Tue, May 05, 2026 |
7457.97 |
0.00 |
354,875 |
947 |
936 |
54.3 |
35.6 |
| Mon, May 04, 2026 |
7457.97 |
-0.11 |
354,875 |
819 |
1138 |
58.5 |
38.6 |
| Sun, May 03, 2026 |
7458.08 |
-0.50 |
355,531 |
535 |
2037 |
60.4 |
31.8 |
| Sat, May 02, 2026 |
7458.58 |
-0.57 |
358,534 |
460 |
2193 |
57.7 |
27.9 |
| Fri, May 01, 2026 |
7459.15 |
-0.31 |
361,993 |
503 |
1442 |
51.1 |
27.9 |
| Thu, Apr 30, 2026 |
7459.46 |
-0.29 |
363,877 |
542 |
1422 |
53.4 |
29.5 |
| Averages of List |
7457.77 |
-0.2 |
353,709 |
651.3 |
1151.0 |
60.9 |
32.6 |
Averages for May 13th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7472.27 |
-15.3 |
458,852 |
2711.16 |
1398.20 |
64.00 |
31.45 |
| All-Time |
7472.31 |
-15.34 |
458,889 |
2798.98 |
1388.22 |
64.00 |
31.45 |
Last 10 May 13th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Tue, May 13, 2025 |
7482.23 |
-25.26 |
518,465 |
2211 |
1148 |
68.0 |
38.8 |
| Mon, May 13, 2024 |
7486.97 |
-30.00 |
554,228 |
1624 |
1415 |
61.0 |
25.6 |
| Sat, May 13, 2023 |
7473.36 |
-16.39 |
454,561 |
4054 |
1170 |
59.4 |
32.9 |
| Fri, May 13, 2022 |
7445.97 |
11.00 |
287,701 |
2925 |
1018 |
65.0 |
22.0 |
| Thu, May 13, 2021 |
7456.00 |
0.97 |
343,259 |
840 |
3370 |
69.0 |
22.0 |
| Wed, May 13, 2020 |
7483.28 |
-26.31 |
530,170 |
1995 |
1153 |
67.0 |
29.0 |
| Mon, May 13, 2019 |
7464.43 |
-7.46 |
399,113 |
3390 |
828 |
66.0 |
28.0 |
| Sun, May 13, 2018 |
7479.05 |
-22.08 |
499,094 |
1865 |
1266 |
68.0 |
39.0 |
| Sat, May 13, 2017 |
7504.46 |
-47.49 |
698,464 |
5017 |
1354 |
72.0 |
37.0 |
| Fri, May 13, 2016 |
7490.02 |
-33.05 |
581,501 |
1765 |
2494 |
69.0 |
24.0 |
| Averages of List |
7477.04 |
-20.07 |
490,001 |
2884 |
2065 |
66.1 |
31.5 |
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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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