Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 144 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 39% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.59 on Saturday, February 21st, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Feb 20, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 51.81 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 50.08% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 135,035 acre feet
This is 97.05% of the average of 139,137 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 146,606 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 792 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 11,571 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 103.23% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 125.08% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -13.56 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 0.87 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is up 0.38 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
7467.37 |
0.03 |
413,980 |
454.1 |
355.9 |
35.6 |
18.8 |
Averages for February 21st
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7472.89 |
-5.3 |
461,293 |
446.98 |
918.52 |
31.42 |
7.34 |
| All-Time |
7472.98 |
-5.39 |
461,715 |
444.78 |
955.86 |
31.42 |
7.34 |
Last 10 February 21st's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Fri, Feb 21, 2025 |
7481.15 |
-13.56 |
510,469 |
500 |
607 |
34.6 |
22.2 |
| Wed, Feb 21, 2024 |
7487.84 |
-20.25 |
560,912 |
545 |
618 |
31.7 |
10.4 |
| Tue, Feb 21, 2023 |
7447.83 |
19.76 |
297,551 |
400 |
262 |
30.4 |
24.3 |
| Mon, Feb 21, 2022 |
7436.21 |
31.38 |
239,309 |
303 |
111 |
39.0 |
14.0 |
| Sun, Feb 21, 2021 |
7465.50 |
2.09 |
401,761 |
452 |
252 |
27.0 |
8.0 |
| Fri, Feb 21, 2020 |
7484.63 |
-17.04 |
540,273 |
454 |
639 |
30.0 |
-9.0 |
| Thu, Feb 21, 2019 |
7437.68 |
29.91 |
248,123 |
346 |
490 |
19.0 |
-6.0 |
| Wed, Feb 21, 2018 |
7485.82 |
-18.23 |
549,253 |
372 |
481 |
32.0 |
-7.0 |
| Tue, Feb 21, 2017 |
7489.32 |
-21.73 |
576,066 |
529 |
993 |
36.0 |
21.0 |
| Sun, Feb 21, 2016 |
7488.21 |
-20.62 |
567,497 |
521 |
943 |
33.0 |
3.0 |
| Averages of List |
7470.40 |
-2.81 |
448,950 |
453 |
535 |
32.6 |
9.1 |
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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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The water year runs from Oct 1 - Sept 30
*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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