Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 140 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 38% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.46 on Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Feb 16, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 51.94 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 49.98% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 131,403 acre feet
This is 96.83% of the average of 135,710 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 143,861 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 1,650 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 12,458 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 103.43% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 126.23% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -13.95 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 1.00 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is up 0.28 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Tue, Feb 17, 2026 |
7467.46 |
0.06 |
414,558 |
552 |
349 |
30.7 |
25.0 |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 |
7467.40 |
0.03 |
414,163 |
438 |
335 |
43.2 |
29.1 |
| Sun, Feb 15, 2026 |
7467.37 |
0.02 |
413,965 |
436 |
367 |
40.8 |
17.8 |
| Sat, Feb 14, 2026 |
7467.35 |
0.04 |
413,833 |
490 |
354 |
39.6 |
22.8 |
| Fri, Feb 13, 2026 |
7467.31 |
0.04 |
413,570 |
487 |
351 |
38.1 |
26.4 |
| Thu, Feb 12, 2026 |
7467.27 |
0.03 |
413,307 |
458 |
355 |
37.9 |
25.5 |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 |
7467.24 |
0.01 |
413,109 |
402 |
365 |
40.8 |
24.1 |
| Tue, Feb 10, 2026 |
7467.23 |
0.01 |
413,044 |
431 |
395 |
41.5 |
17.8 |
| Mon, Feb 09, 2026 |
7467.22 |
0.01 |
412,978 |
402 |
366 |
41.0 |
17.8 |
| Sun, Feb 08, 2026 |
7467.21 |
0.02 |
412,912 |
431 |
361 |
41.2 |
22.8 |
| Sat, Feb 07, 2026 |
7467.19 |
0.00 |
412,781 |
380 |
377 |
42.8 |
19.9 |
| Fri, Feb 06, 2026 |
7467.19 |
0.03 |
412,781 |
447 |
345 |
40.3 |
11.7 |
| Thu, Feb 05, 2026 |
7467.16 |
-0.02 |
412,583 |
426 |
489 |
38.5 |
11.8 |
| Wed, Feb 04, 2026 |
7467.18 |
0.01 |
412,715 |
399 |
363 |
32.5 |
5.0 |
| Averages of List |
7467.27 |
0.02 |
413,307 |
441.4 |
369.4 |
39.2 |
19.8 |
Averages for February 17th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7473.49 |
-6.03 |
465,318 |
406.82 |
908.66 |
30.53 |
4.63 |
| All-Time |
7473.61 |
-6.15 |
466,040 |
408.10 |
946.60 |
30.53 |
4.63 |
Last 10 February 17th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2025 |
7481.41 |
-13.95 |
512,389 |
435 |
580 |
35.3 |
25.2 |
| Sat, Feb 17, 2024 |
7488.05 |
-20.59 |
562,532 |
578 |
612 |
30.0 |
2.1 |
| Fri, Feb 17, 2023 |
7447.79 |
19.67 |
297,337 |
315 |
365 |
36.0 |
-12.1 |
| Thu, Feb 17, 2022 |
7436.04 |
31.42 |
238,510 |
349 |
110 |
29.0 |
7.0 |
| Wed, Feb 17, 2021 |
7465.47 |
1.99 |
401,567 |
375 |
371 |
21.0 |
-8.0 |
| Mon, Feb 17, 2020 |
7484.87 |
-17.41 |
542,078 |
528 |
751 |
35.0 |
24.0 |
| Sun, Feb 17, 2019 |
7437.79 |
29.67 |
248,660 |
271 |
318 |
26.0 |
-20.0 |
| Sat, Feb 17, 2018 |
7485.96 |
-18.50 |
550,314 |
443 |
592 |
43.0 |
14.0 |
| Fri, Feb 17, 2017 |
7489.67 |
-22.21 |
578,780 |
390 |
1052 |
25.0 |
1.0 |
| Wed, Feb 17, 2016 |
7488.73 |
-21.27 |
571,504 |
487 |
989 |
26.0 |
0.0 |
| Averages of List |
7470.54 |
-3.08 |
450,057 |
439 |
592 |
35.7 |
7.6 |
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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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The water year runs from Oct 1 - Sept 30
*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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