Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 197 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 54% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7464.23 on Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Oct 20, 2025
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 55.17 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 47.45% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 200,238 acre feet
This is 94.23% of the average of 212,495 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 232,907 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 22,607 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 32,669 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 94.1% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 50.40% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -15.65 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 4.23 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -2.88 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026 |
7464.23 |
-0.25 |
393,601 |
700 |
1496 |
51.4 |
24.4 |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026 |
7464.48 |
-0.25 |
395,199 |
652 |
1450 |
41.9 |
30.6 |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 |
7464.73 |
-0.23 |
396,801 |
519 |
1254 |
51.3 |
33.3 |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026 |
7464.96 |
-0.25 |
398,279 |
450 |
1252 |
54.3 |
26.6 |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2026 |
7465.21 |
-0.15 |
399,889 |
758 |
1236 |
53.2 |
34.2 |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026 |
7465.36 |
-0.26 |
400,856 |
496 |
1334 |
61.5 |
29.3 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
7465.69 |
-0.21 |
403,043 |
644.1 |
1330.4 |
52.8 |
28.3 |
Averages for April 15th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.17 |
-2.94 |
425,440 |
1166.98 |
1095.39 |
53.52 |
25.56 |
| All-Time |
7466.93 |
-2.7 |
423,617 |
1176.22 |
1107.07 |
53.52 |
25.56 |
Last 10 April 15th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Tue, Apr 15, 2025 |
7479.88 |
-15.65 |
501,140 |
1913 |
1422 |
47.9 |
19.7 |
| Mon, Apr 15, 2024 |
7484.85 |
-20.62 |
538,098 |
948 |
327 |
46.3 |
29.2 |
| Sat, Apr 15, 2023 |
7450.92 |
13.31 |
314,375 |
1612 |
155 |
43.0 |
18.7 |
| Fri, Apr 15, 2022 |
7436.74 |
27.49 |
241,807 |
779 |
939 |
57.0 |
33.0 |
| Thu, Apr 15, 2021 |
7464.03 |
0.20 |
392,326 |
561 |
841 |
50.0 |
31.0 |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2020 |
7482.28 |
-18.05 |
522,744 |
672 |
1332 |
48.0 |
10.0 |
| Mon, Apr 15, 2019 |
7440.65 |
23.58 |
262,864 |
1151 |
812 |
59.0 |
24.0 |
| Sun, Apr 15, 2018 |
7480.78 |
-16.55 |
511,696 |
607 |
1225 |
57.0 |
19.0 |
| Sat, Apr 15, 2017 |
7492.49 |
-28.26 |
600,854 |
3009 |
852 |
60.0 |
23.0 |
| Fri, Apr 15, 2016 |
7488.37 |
-24.14 |
568,729 |
1805 |
822 |
51.0 |
30.0 |
| Averages of List |
7470.20 |
-5.97 |
446,169 |
1184 |
900 |
52.7 |
26.4 |
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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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Water data sourced from: Blue Mesa Source Data
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