Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 194 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 53% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7464.96 on Sunday, April 12th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Nov 17, 2025
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 54.44 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 48.01% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 196,527 acre feet
This is 95.65% of the average of 205,473 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 224,576 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 17,929 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 28,049 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 97.46% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 50.79% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -14.50 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 3.50 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -2.48 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| 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 |
| Wed, Apr 01, 2026 |
7467.21 |
-0.14 |
412,912 |
797 |
1253 |
43.0 |
30.6 |
| Tue, Mar 31, 2026 |
7467.35 |
-0.09 |
413,833 |
849 |
1140 |
55.4 |
32.4 |
| Mon, Mar 30, 2026 |
7467.44 |
-0.10 |
414,426 |
841 |
1165 |
61.2 |
35.2 |
| Averages of List |
7466.31 |
-0.18 |
407,012 |
688.1 |
1284.5 |
53.9 |
29.1 |
Averages for April 12th
| 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 |
-2.21 |
425,318 |
1157.84 |
1202.07 |
54.52 |
23.94 |
| All-Time |
7466.93 |
-1.97 |
423,526 |
1175.52 |
1216.34 |
54.52 |
23.94 |
Last 10 April 12th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sat, Apr 12, 2025 |
7479.46 |
-14.50 |
498,072 |
1558 |
1179 |
57.3 |
25.2 |
| Fri, Apr 12, 2024 |
7484.77 |
-19.81 |
537,493 |
1300 |
1403 |
57.6 |
25.9 |
| Wed, Apr 12, 2023 |
7449.07 |
15.89 |
304,231 |
1749 |
485 |
63.0 |
29.8 |
| Tue, Apr 12, 2022 |
7437.03 |
27.93 |
243,180 |
917 |
743 |
48.0 |
20.0 |
| Mon, Apr 12, 2021 |
7464.34 |
0.62 |
394,304 |
1509 |
1113 |
59.0 |
20.0 |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2020 |
7482.80 |
-17.84 |
526,599 |
1028 |
1429 |
46.0 |
32.0 |
| Fri, Apr 12, 2019 |
7440.16 |
24.80 |
260,397 |
1134 |
748 |
36.0 |
19.0 |
| Thu, Apr 12, 2018 |
7481.38 |
-16.42 |
516,102 |
773 |
2508 |
59.0 |
28.0 |
| Wed, Apr 12, 2017 |
7491.23 |
-26.27 |
590,948 |
1862 |
1061 |
64.0 |
28.0 |
| Tue, Apr 12, 2016 |
7487.50 |
-22.54 |
562,048 |
1356 |
110 |
55.0 |
24.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.86 |
-4.90 |
443,840 |
1257 |
1000 |
49.8 |
26.7 |
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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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