Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 222 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 61% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7457.04 on Sunday, May 10th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on May 9, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 62.36 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 42.12% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 225,199 acre feet
This is 74.22% of the average of 303,439 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 301,557 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 66,846 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 76,358 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 77.47% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 23.28% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -24.77 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is up 0.04 feet from the low for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -3.32 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, May 10, 2026 |
7457.04 |
0.04 |
349,362 |
1059 |
928 |
65.7 |
32.7 |
| Sat, May 09, 2026 |
7457.00 |
-0.97 |
349,126 |
-1960 |
927 |
64.6 |
34.3 |
| Fri, May 08, 2026 |
7457.97 |
0.00 |
354,875 |
940 |
928 |
64.0 |
32.7 |
| Thu, May 07, 2026 |
7457.97 |
0.00 |
354,875 |
941 |
929 |
57.7 |
22.6 |
| Wed, May 06, 2026 |
7457.97 |
0.00 |
354,875 |
941 |
929 |
45.0 |
29.8 |
| Tue, May 05, 2026 |
7457.97 |
0.00 |
354,875 |
947 |
936 |
54.3 |
35.6 |
| Mon, May 04, 2026 |
7457.97 |
-0.11 |
354,875 |
819 |
1138 |
58.5 |
38.6 |
| Sun, May 03, 2026 |
7458.08 |
-0.50 |
355,531 |
535 |
2037 |
60.4 |
31.8 |
| Sat, May 02, 2026 |
7458.58 |
-0.57 |
358,534 |
460 |
2193 |
57.7 |
27.9 |
| Fri, May 01, 2026 |
7459.15 |
-0.31 |
361,993 |
503 |
1442 |
51.1 |
27.9 |
| Thu, Apr 30, 2026 |
7459.46 |
-0.29 |
363,877 |
542 |
1422 |
53.4 |
29.5 |
| Wed, Apr 29, 2026 |
7459.75 |
-0.31 |
365,644 |
499 |
1443 |
52.2 |
26.8 |
| Tue, Apr 28, 2026 |
7460.06 |
-0.30 |
367,539 |
569 |
1485 |
49.3 |
25.7 |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 |
7460.36 |
-0.24 |
369,378 |
891 |
1624 |
48.0 |
25.7 |
| Averages of List |
7458.52 |
-0.25 |
358,240 |
549.0 |
1311.5 |
55.9 |
30.1 |
Averages for May 10th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7471.23 |
-14.19 |
451,824 |
2439.30 |
1344.48 |
61.28 |
29.43 |
| All-Time |
7471.19 |
-14.15 |
451,310 |
2483.69 |
1322.10 |
61.28 |
29.43 |
Last 10 May 10th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sat, May 10, 2025 |
7481.81 |
-24.77 |
515,349 |
1256 |
1240 |
63.5 |
26.5 |
| Fri, May 10, 2024 |
7486.84 |
-29.80 |
553,232 |
1387 |
1217 |
47.0 |
21.9 |
| Wed, May 10, 2023 |
7470.36 |
-13.32 |
433,946 |
4093 |
35 |
64.4 |
30.9 |
| Tue, May 10, 2022 |
7443.56 |
13.48 |
275,235 |
2853 |
1051 |
73.0 |
34.0 |
| Mon, May 10, 2021 |
7457.63 |
-0.59 |
352,854 |
904 |
1641 |
55.0 |
32.0 |
| Sun, May 10, 2020 |
7482.63 |
-25.59 |
525,337 |
1799 |
1186 |
71.0 |
24.0 |
| Fri, May 10, 2019 |
7462.39 |
-5.35 |
386,136 |
3120 |
890 |
47.0 |
33.0 |
| Thu, May 10, 2018 |
7478.49 |
-21.45 |
495,049 |
1927 |
1330 |
75.0 |
30.0 |
| Wed, May 10, 2017 |
7502.33 |
-45.29 |
680,622 |
4044 |
759 |
59.0 |
33.0 |
| Tue, May 10, 2016 |
7489.91 |
-32.87 |
580,645 |
2134 |
982 |
55.0 |
37.0 |
| Averages of List |
7476.29 |
-19.25 |
484,609 |
2413 |
1214 |
64.2 |
31.2 |
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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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