Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 184 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 50% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.11 on Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Apr 1, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 52.29 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 49.7% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 184,594 acre feet
This is 99.26% of the average of 185,971 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 198,844 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 3,953 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 14,250 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 100.34% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 116.73% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -12.54 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 1.35 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -0.24 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| 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 |
| Sun, Mar 29, 2026 |
7467.54 |
-0.02 |
415,086 |
894 |
952 |
60.8 |
32.5 |
| Sat, Mar 28, 2026 |
7467.56 |
-0.02 |
415,218 |
1008 |
1066 |
62.4 |
28.8 |
| Fri, Mar 27, 2026 |
7467.58 |
0.02 |
415,350 |
1101 |
1027 |
51.3 |
31.5 |
| Thu, Mar 26, 2026 |
7467.56 |
0.02 |
415,218 |
1003 |
928 |
66.4 |
43.2 |
| Wed, Mar 25, 2026 |
7467.54 |
0.06 |
415,086 |
908 |
701 |
70.7 |
33.1 |
| Tue, Mar 24, 2026 |
7467.48 |
0.03 |
414,690 |
814 |
707 |
64.8 |
34.3 |
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026 |
7467.45 |
0.00 |
414,492 |
750 |
743 |
64.4 |
31.8 |
| Sun, Mar 22, 2026 |
7467.45 |
0.10 |
414,492 |
794 |
455 |
64.6 |
39.0 |
| Sat, Mar 21, 2026 |
7467.35 |
0.00 |
413,833 |
648 |
641 |
69.6 |
30.7 |
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026 |
7467.35 |
-0.01 |
413,833 |
647 |
674 |
67.5 |
30.4 |
| Averages of List |
7467.43 |
-0.02 |
414,337 |
870.3 |
921.7 |
60.9 |
33.2 |
Averages for April 2nd
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.89 |
-0.78 |
429,513 |
858.21 |
1112.96 |
50.50 |
23.30 |
| All-Time |
7467.64 |
-0.53 |
427,646 |
863.55 |
1138.14 |
50.50 |
23.30 |
Last 10 April 2nd's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Wed, Apr 02, 2025 |
7479.65 |
-12.54 |
499,459 |
753 |
8 |
32.9 |
7.7 |
| Tue, Apr 02, 2024 |
7486.14 |
-19.03 |
547,886 |
620 |
1340 |
45.6 |
20.6 |
| Sun, Apr 02, 2023 |
7448.77 |
18.34 |
302,606 |
339 |
523 |
47.1 |
17.4 |
| Sat, Apr 02, 2022 |
7436.36 |
30.75 |
240,015 |
693 |
521 |
60.0 |
18.0 |
| Fri, Apr 02, 2021 |
7465.88 |
1.23 |
404,223 |
630 |
621 |
64.0 |
20.0 |
| Thu, Apr 02, 2020 |
7483.60 |
-16.49 |
532,557 |
499 |
1016 |
53.0 |
26.0 |
| Tue, Apr 02, 2019 |
7437.90 |
29.21 |
249,197 |
566 |
782 |
39.0 |
22.0 |
| Mon, Apr 02, 2018 |
7483.32 |
-16.21 |
530,468 |
435 |
1252 |
61.0 |
21.0 |
| Sun, Apr 02, 2017 |
7489.24 |
-22.13 |
575,446 |
1649 |
546 |
48.0 |
30.0 |
| Sat, Apr 02, 2016 |
7487.38 |
-20.27 |
561,130 |
590 |
1004 |
53.0 |
17.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.71 |
-2.60 |
443,529 |
485 |
864 |
48.9 |
21.9 |
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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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