Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 106 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 29% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.93 on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Jan 13, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 51.47 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 50.35% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 111,112 acre feet
This is 102.88% of the average of 107,999 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 114,783 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has risen by 1,455 AF yet total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 3,671 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 107.59% 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 -15.00 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is at high for water year and up 3.92 feet from the low.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is up 0.92 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Wed, Jan 14, 2026 |
7467.93 |
0.11 |
417,663 |
369 |
0 |
29.3 |
8.1 |
| Tue, Jan 13, 2026 |
7467.82 |
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416,935 |
469 |
0 |
36.7 |
6.6 |
| Mon, Jan 05, 2026 |
7466.93 |
0.04 |
411,073 |
449 |
315 |
34.9 |
26.2 |
| Sun, Jan 04, 2026 |
7466.89 |
-0.22 |
410,811 |
557 |
1283 |
32.7 |
18.5 |
| Sat, Jan 03, 2026 |
7467.11 |
0.04 |
412,255 |
456 |
321 |
36.5 |
21.4 |
| Fri, Jan 02, 2026 |
7467.07 |
0.06 |
411,992 |
556 |
355 |
36.7 |
26.8 |
| Thu, Jan 01, 2026 |
7467.01 |
-0.01 |
411,598 |
531 |
562 |
37.0 |
18.3 |
| Wed, Dec 31, 2025 |
7467.02 |
-0.07 |
411,664 |
387 |
617 |
36.9 |
12.9 |
| Tue, Dec 30, 2025 |
7467.09 |
-0.06 |
412,123 |
325 |
522 |
35.8 |
7.7 |
| Mon, Dec 29, 2025 |
7467.15 |
0.00 |
412,518 |
318 |
316 |
30.2 |
3.4 |
| Sun, Dec 28, 2025 |
7467.15 |
0.03 |
412,518 |
410 |
309 |
27.0 |
6.1 |
| Sat, Dec 27, 2025 |
7467.12 |
0.07 |
412,320 |
553 |
319 |
30.4 |
19.8 |
| Fri, Dec 26, 2025 |
7467.05 |
0.04 |
411,861 |
452 |
317 |
35.6 |
24.1 |
| Thu, Dec 25, 2025 |
7467.01 |
0.09 |
411,598 |
601 |
301 |
40.1 |
30.4 |
| Averages of List |
7467.17 |
0.01 |
412,638 |
459.5 |
395.5 |
34.3 |
16.5 |
Averages for January 14th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7478.49 |
-10.56 |
501,353 |
417.61 |
930.55 |
23.59 |
-4.96 |
| All-Time |
7478.74 |
-10.81 |
503,117 |
416.59 |
947.76 |
23.59 |
-4.96 |
Last 10 January 14th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Tue, Jan 14, 2025 |
7482.93 |
-15.00 |
523,678 |
606 |
603 |
23.3 |
-2.5 |
| Sun, Jan 14, 2024 |
7489.47 |
-21.54 |
573,542 |
502 |
578 |
29.0 |
4.9 |
| Sat, Jan 14, 2023 |
7446.82 |
21.11 |
292,178 |
354 |
299 |
37.6 |
11.1 |
| Fri, Jan 14, 2022 |
7434.97 |
32.96 |
233,515 |
361 |
289 |
39.0 |
6.0 |
| Thu, Jan 14, 2021 |
7464.91 |
3.02 |
397,957 |
384 |
284 |
36.0 |
13.0 |
| Tue, Jan 14, 2020 |
7488.60 |
-20.67 |
570,501 |
562 |
987 |
31.0 |
-16.0 |
| Mon, Jan 14, 2019 |
7438.26 |
29.67 |
250,962 |
324 |
323 |
21.0 |
-15.0 |
| Sun, Jan 14, 2018 |
7489.17 |
-21.24 |
574,904 |
347 |
774 |
36.0 |
3.0 |
| Sat, Jan 14, 2017 |
7491.25 |
-23.32 |
591,104 |
525 |
444 |
25.0 |
7.0 |
| Thu, Jan 14, 2016 |
7493.33 |
-25.40 |
607,496 |
335 |
972 |
10.0 |
-22.0 |
| Averages of List |
7471.95 |
-4.02 |
461,339 |
411 |
532 |
26.8 |
0.6 |
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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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