Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 191 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 52% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7465.62 on Thursday, April 9th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Nov 29, 2025
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 53.78 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 48.53% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 193,147 acre feet
This is 97.17% of the average of 198,767 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 216,995 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 13,671 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 23,848 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 99.68% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 56.09% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -13.89 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 2.84 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -1.96 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Thu, Apr 09, 2026 |
7465.62 |
-0.19 |
402,537 |
640 |
1252 |
61.5 |
34.0 |
| Wed, Apr 08, 2026 |
7465.81 |
-0.21 |
403,769 |
568 |
1246 |
58.8 |
27.5 |
| Tue, Apr 07, 2026 |
7466.02 |
-0.20 |
405,132 |
596 |
1243 |
56.5 |
27.3 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
7466.82 |
-0.14 |
410,343 |
780.9 |
1229.0 |
54.2 |
29.2 |
Averages for April 9th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.26 |
-1.64 |
425,758 |
1015.16 |
1174.89 |
53.43 |
23.86 |
| All-Time |
7467.01 |
-1.39 |
423,924 |
1035.41 |
1188.00 |
53.43 |
23.86 |
Last 10 April 9th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Wed, Apr 09, 2025 |
7479.51 |
-13.89 |
498,437 |
1152 |
3 |
47.9 |
19.4 |
| Tue, Apr 09, 2024 |
7485.15 |
-19.53 |
540,367 |
646 |
1246 |
46.7 |
20.0 |
| Sun, Apr 09, 2023 |
7448.46 |
17.16 |
300,933 |
624 |
589 |
49.5 |
23.7 |
| Sat, Apr 09, 2022 |
7436.78 |
28.84 |
241,996 |
174 |
0 |
64.0 |
18.0 |
| Fri, Apr 09, 2021 |
7464.35 |
1.27 |
394,368 |
959 |
1111 |
52.0 |
24.0 |
| Thu, Apr 09, 2020 |
7483.03 |
-17.41 |
528,309 |
663 |
1065 |
64.0 |
23.0 |
| Tue, Apr 09, 2019 |
7439.30 |
26.32 |
256,102 |
1527 |
420 |
62.0 |
25.0 |
| Mon, Apr 09, 2018 |
7482.11 |
-16.49 |
521,486 |
1106 |
1244 |
48.0 |
30.0 |
| Sun, Apr 09, 2017 |
7490.53 |
-24.91 |
585,475 |
1790 |
1071 |
45.0 |
28.0 |
| Sat, Apr 09, 2016 |
7486.92 |
-21.30 |
557,615 |
1194 |
1106 |
55.0 |
33.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.66 |
-4.04 |
442,736 |
1065 |
941 |
54.8 |
23.3 |
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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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