Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 208 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 57% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7460.60 on Sunday, April 26th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Jul 27, 2022
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 58.8 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 44.71% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 209,953 acre feet
This is 85.55% of the average of 245,426 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 265,138 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 45,355 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 55,185 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 84.63% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 28.05% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -20.32 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is at low for water year and down 7.86 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -4.13 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, Apr 26, 2026 |
7460.60 |
-0.41 |
370,853 |
352 |
1616 |
46.8 |
35.6 |
| Sat, Apr 25, 2026 |
7461.01 |
-0.41 |
373,382 |
345 |
1614 |
55.8 |
35.4 |
| Fri, Apr 24, 2026 |
7461.42 |
-0.34 |
375,920 |
415 |
1469 |
54.7 |
24.1 |
| Thu, Apr 23, 2026 |
7461.76 |
-0.30 |
378,033 |
466 |
1398 |
48.6 |
31.0 |
| Wed, Apr 22, 2026 |
7462.06 |
-0.34 |
379,903 |
394 |
1455 |
62.4 |
37.2 |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026 |
7462.40 |
-0.31 |
382,029 |
481 |
1451 |
65.3 |
36.3 |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026 |
7462.71 |
-0.30 |
383,974 |
472 |
1413 |
63.5 |
33.1 |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026 |
7463.01 |
-0.31 |
385,862 |
435 |
1412 |
58.8 |
23.4 |
| Sat, Apr 18, 2026 |
7463.32 |
-0.31 |
387,820 |
447 |
1427 |
44.6 |
15.4 |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2026 |
7463.63 |
-0.32 |
389,783 |
495 |
1510 |
36.1 |
19.9 |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026 |
7463.95 |
-0.28 |
391,817 |
594 |
1484 |
56.1 |
31.5 |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026 |
7464.23 |
-0.25 |
393,601 |
702 |
1497 |
51.4 |
24.4 |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026 |
7464.48 |
-0.25 |
395,199 |
652 |
1450 |
41.9 |
30.6 |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 |
7464.73 |
-0.23 |
396,801 |
519 |
1254 |
51.3 |
33.3 |
| Averages of List |
7462.81 |
-0.31 |
384,641 |
483.5 |
1460.7 |
52.7 |
29.4 |
Averages for April 26th
| 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 |
-7.29 |
429,996 |
1656.88 |
1282.23 |
57.21 |
26.13 |
| All-Time |
7467.67 |
-7.07 |
428,321 |
1713.98 |
1293.22 |
57.21 |
26.13 |
Last 10 April 26th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sat, Apr 26, 2025 |
7480.92 |
-20.32 |
508,773 |
1628 |
1317 |
62.2 |
26.4 |
| Fri, Apr 26, 2024 |
7485.95 |
-25.35 |
546,439 |
2316 |
1267 |
49.1 |
35.8 |
| Wed, Apr 26, 2023 |
7456.05 |
4.55 |
343,551 |
1549 |
393 |
51.8 |
24.4 |
| Tue, Apr 26, 2022 |
7437.66 |
22.94 |
246,175 |
1144 |
535 |
64.0 |
18.0 |
| Mon, Apr 26, 2021 |
7460.81 |
-0.21 |
372,147 |
634 |
1588 |
61.0 |
23.0 |
| Sun, Apr 26, 2020 |
7480.38 |
-19.78 |
508,769 |
1005 |
1323 |
67.0 |
24.0 |
| Fri, Apr 26, 2019 |
7447.64 |
12.96 |
299,535 |
3524 |
457 |
68.0 |
29.0 |
| Thu, Apr 26, 2018 |
7479.09 |
-18.49 |
499,383 |
518 |
1492 |
63.0 |
24.0 |
| Wed, Apr 26, 2017 |
7498.53 |
-37.93 |
649,309 |
2723 |
860 |
48.0 |
28.0 |
| Tue, Apr 26, 2016 |
7488.32 |
-27.72 |
568,344 |
1558 |
1117 |
44.0 |
24.0 |
| Averages of List |
7472.07 |
-11.47 |
457,447 |
1755 |
931 |
55.5 |
28.5 |
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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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