Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 136 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 37% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.31 on Friday, February 13th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Feb 12, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 52.09 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 49.86% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 127,603 acre feet
This is 96.43% of the average of 132,323 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 141,074 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 2,638 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 13,471 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 104.03% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 124.70% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -14.16 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 1.15 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is up 0.14 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Fri, Feb 13, 2026 |
7467.31 |
0.04 |
413,570 |
487 |
351 |
38.1 |
26.4 |
| Thu, Feb 12, 2026 |
7467.27 |
0.03 |
413,307 |
458 |
355 |
37.9 |
25.5 |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 |
7467.24 |
0.01 |
413,109 |
402 |
365 |
40.8 |
24.1 |
| Tue, Feb 10, 2026 |
7467.23 |
0.01 |
413,044 |
431 |
395 |
41.5 |
17.8 |
| Mon, Feb 09, 2026 |
7467.22 |
0.01 |
412,978 |
402 |
366 |
41.0 |
17.8 |
| Sun, Feb 08, 2026 |
7467.21 |
0.02 |
412,912 |
431 |
361 |
41.2 |
22.8 |
| Sat, Feb 07, 2026 |
7467.19 |
0.00 |
412,781 |
380 |
377 |
42.8 |
19.9 |
| Fri, Feb 06, 2026 |
7467.19 |
0.03 |
412,781 |
447 |
345 |
40.3 |
11.7 |
| Thu, Feb 05, 2026 |
7467.16 |
-0.02 |
412,583 |
426 |
489 |
38.5 |
11.8 |
| Wed, Feb 04, 2026 |
7467.18 |
0.01 |
412,715 |
399 |
363 |
32.5 |
5.0 |
| Tue, Feb 03, 2026 |
7467.17 |
-0.01 |
412,649 |
334 |
364 |
37.2 |
13.1 |
| Mon, Feb 02, 2026 |
7467.18 |
0.01 |
412,715 |
387 |
351 |
40.8 |
19.8 |
| Sun, Feb 01, 2026 |
7467.17 |
0.00 |
412,649 |
369 |
366 |
36.1 |
5.7 |
| Sat, Jan 31, 2026 |
7467.17 |
0.00 |
412,649 |
361 |
358 |
37.0 |
10.0 |
| Averages of List |
7467.21 |
0.01 |
412,889 |
408.1 |
371.9 |
39.0 |
16.5 |
Averages for February 13th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7474.07 |
-6.76 |
469,356 |
429.34 |
944.98 |
31.20 |
5.06 |
| All-Time |
7474.23 |
-6.92 |
470,338 |
429.03 |
966.98 |
31.20 |
5.06 |
Last 10 February 13th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Thu, Feb 13, 2025 |
7481.47 |
-14.16 |
512,832 |
392 |
612 |
27.3 |
-10.0 |
| Tue, Feb 13, 2024 |
7488.20 |
-20.89 |
563,690 |
419 |
610 |
26.0 |
-3.0 |
| Mon, Feb 13, 2023 |
7447.73 |
19.58 |
297,016 |
423 |
285 |
34.5 |
2.7 |
| Sun, Feb 13, 2022 |
7435.87 |
31.44 |
237,713 |
385 |
170 |
34.0 |
-1.0 |
| Sat, Feb 13, 2021 |
7465.49 |
1.82 |
401,696 |
424 |
389 |
37.0 |
23.0 |
| Thu, Feb 13, 2020 |
7485.17 |
-17.86 |
544,339 |
385 |
762 |
27.0 |
-5.0 |
| Wed, Feb 13, 2019 |
7438.06 |
29.25 |
249,981 |
576 |
376 |
19.0 |
-13.0 |
| Tue, Feb 13, 2018 |
7486.09 |
-18.78 |
551,300 |
388 |
614 |
42.0 |
17.0 |
| Mon, Feb 13, 2017 |
7490.06 |
-22.75 |
581,812 |
685 |
1073 |
35.0 |
28.0 |
| Sat, Feb 13, 2016 |
7489.30 |
-21.99 |
575,911 |
473 |
1055 |
21.0 |
-9.0 |
| Averages of List |
7470.70 |
-3.39 |
451,317 |
490 |
644 |
31.9 |
5.9 |
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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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*Air temp data is sourced from (Prev 24 Hr Extremes):
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Water data sourced from: Blue Mesa Source Data
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