Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 156 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 43% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7468.13 on Thursday, March 5th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Mar 4, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 51.27 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 50.51% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 147,116 acre feet
This is 98.27% of the average of 149,706 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 155,011 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has risen by 2,781 AF yet total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 7,895 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 102.4% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 142.61% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -12.89 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 0.33 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is up 0.65 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Thu, Mar 05, 2026 |
7468.13 |
0.06 |
418,989 |
583 |
378 |
46.6 |
29.7 |
| Wed, Mar 04, 2026 |
7468.07 |
0.06 |
418,591 |
521 |
316 |
47.5 |
25.2 |
| Tue, Mar 03, 2026 |
7468.01 |
0.06 |
418,193 |
548 |
343 |
38.7 |
25.5 |
| Mon, Mar 02, 2026 |
7467.95 |
0.10 |
417,796 |
663 |
325 |
51.6 |
34.7 |
| Sun, Mar 01, 2026 |
7467.85 |
0.09 |
417,134 |
619 |
314 |
51.6 |
29.8 |
| Sat, Feb 28, 2026 |
7467.76 |
-0.03 |
416,539 |
283 |
378 |
46.4 |
28.6 |
| Fri, Feb 27, 2026 |
7467.79 |
0.12 |
416,737 |
774 |
370 |
42.1 |
23.9 |
| Thu, Feb 26, 2026 |
7467.67 |
0.07 |
415,944 |
619 |
381 |
42.3 |
25.9 |
| Wed, Feb 25, 2026 |
7467.60 |
0.05 |
415,482 |
502 |
332 |
43.7 |
29.3 |
| Tue, Feb 24, 2026 |
7467.55 |
0.03 |
415,152 |
504 |
400 |
45.1 |
17.2 |
| Mon, Feb 23, 2026 |
7467.52 |
0.02 |
414,954 |
420 |
350 |
41.5 |
9.5 |
| Sun, Feb 22, 2026 |
7467.50 |
-0.09 |
414,822 |
55 |
350 |
38.7 |
-2.4 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
7467.75 |
0.05 |
416,460 |
507.8 |
351.1 |
42.0 |
20.3 |
Averages for March 5th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7471.03 |
-2.9 |
448,951 |
462.50 |
903.75 |
35.94 |
9.28 |
| All-Time |
7471.02 |
-2.89 |
448,693 |
462.43 |
948.48 |
35.94 |
9.28 |
Last 10 March 5th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Wed, Mar 05, 2025 |
7481.02 |
-12.89 |
509,510 |
627 |
621 |
35.9 |
18.1 |
| Tue, Mar 05, 2024 |
7487.98 |
-19.85 |
561,992 |
390 |
462 |
31.2 |
5.2 |
| Sun, Mar 05, 2023 |
7447.70 |
20.43 |
296,856 |
539 |
266 |
33.1 |
5.4 |
| Sat, Mar 05, 2022 |
7436.44 |
31.69 |
240,391 |
422 |
418 |
40.0 |
21.0 |
| Fri, Mar 05, 2021 |
7465.54 |
2.59 |
402,020 |
429 |
261 |
42.0 |
12.0 |
| Thu, Mar 05, 2020 |
7484.12 |
-15.99 |
536,446 |
401 |
471 |
42.0 |
8.0 |
| Tue, Mar 05, 2019 |
7437.66 |
30.47 |
248,025 |
377 |
373 |
39.0 |
5.0 |
| Mon, Mar 05, 2018 |
7485.34 |
-17.21 |
545,622 |
371 |
823 |
30.0 |
10.0 |
| Sun, Mar 05, 2017 |
7487.88 |
-19.75 |
564,962 |
437 |
1245 |
30.0 |
1.0 |
| Sat, Mar 05, 2016 |
7486.91 |
-18.78 |
557,539 |
669 |
702 |
44.0 |
15.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.96 |
-1.83 |
445,553 |
137 |
526 |
36.7 |
14.4 |
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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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