Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 188 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 52% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7466.22 on Monday, April 6th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Dec 10, 2025
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 53.18 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 49% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 189,569 acre feet
This is 98.21% of the average of 193,015 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 209,575 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 9,775 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 20,006 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 100.21% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 70.12% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -12.88 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 2.24 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -1.26 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| 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 |
| Sat, Apr 04, 2026 |
7466.64 |
-0.25 |
409,174 |
634 |
1451 |
49.6 |
26.1 |
| Fri, Apr 03, 2026 |
7466.89 |
-0.22 |
410,811 |
747 |
1467 |
36.9 |
25.5 |
| Thu, Apr 02, 2026 |
7467.11 |
-0.10 |
412,255 |
1130 |
1452 |
50.5 |
30.6 |
| Wed, Apr 01, 2026 |
7467.21 |
-0.14 |
412,912 |
797 |
1253 |
43.0 |
30.6 |
| Tue, Mar 31, 2026 |
7467.35 |
-0.09 |
413,833 |
849 |
1140 |
55.4 |
32.4 |
| Mon, Mar 30, 2026 |
7467.44 |
-0.10 |
414,426 |
841 |
1165 |
61.2 |
35.2 |
| Sun, Mar 29, 2026 |
7467.54 |
-0.02 |
415,086 |
894 |
952 |
60.8 |
32.5 |
| Sat, Mar 28, 2026 |
7467.56 |
-0.02 |
415,218 |
1008 |
1066 |
62.4 |
28.8 |
| Fri, Mar 27, 2026 |
7467.58 |
0.02 |
415,350 |
1101 |
1027 |
51.3 |
31.5 |
| Thu, Mar 26, 2026 |
7467.56 |
0.02 |
415,218 |
1003 |
928 |
66.4 |
43.2 |
| Wed, Mar 25, 2026 |
7467.54 |
0.06 |
415,086 |
908 |
701 |
70.7 |
33.1 |
| Tue, Mar 24, 2026 |
7467.48 |
0.03 |
414,690 |
814 |
707 |
64.8 |
34.3 |
| Averages of List |
7467.18 |
-0.09 |
412,740 |
846.6 |
1128.6 |
56.0 |
30.8 |
Averages for April 6th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.46 |
-1.24 |
426,882 |
902.57 |
1174.30 |
49.63 |
22.94 |
| All-Time |
7467.21 |
-0.99 |
425,036 |
921.72 |
1192.74 |
49.63 |
22.94 |
Last 10 April 6th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, Apr 06, 2025 |
7479.10 |
-12.88 |
495,450 |
594 |
1906 |
39.7 |
3.4 |
| Sat, Apr 06, 2024 |
7485.62 |
-19.40 |
543,931 |
1442 |
1355 |
32.8 |
22.8 |
| Thu, Apr 06, 2023 |
7448.46 |
17.76 |
300,933 |
438 |
567 |
40.3 |
12.9 |
| Wed, Apr 06, 2022 |
7436.63 |
29.59 |
241,287 |
785 |
707 |
42.0 |
22.0 |
| Tue, Apr 06, 2021 |
7464.52 |
1.70 |
395,455 |
960 |
1114 |
49.0 |
25.0 |
| Mon, Apr 06, 2020 |
7483.30 |
-17.08 |
530,319 |
686 |
901 |
60.0 |
19.0 |
| Sat, Apr 06, 2019 |
7438.41 |
27.81 |
251,700 |
1048 |
546 |
55.0 |
23.0 |
| Fri, Apr 06, 2018 |
7482.36 |
-16.14 |
523,336 |
725 |
1649 |
51.0 |
34.0 |
| Thu, Apr 06, 2017 |
7490.06 |
-23.84 |
581,812 |
1462 |
745 |
57.0 |
21.0 |
| Wed, Apr 06, 2016 |
7486.98 |
-20.76 |
558,073 |
680 |
1054 |
57.0 |
17.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.53 |
-3.31 |
442,035 |
792 |
881 |
52.3 |
21.6 |
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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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