Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 179 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 49% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.56 on Saturday, March 28th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Mar 27, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 51.84 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 50.06% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 175,647 acre feet
This is 98.8% of the average of 177,773 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 187,018 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 990 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 11,371 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 100.88% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 160.69% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -11.69 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 0.90 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -0.08 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| 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 |
| Thu, Mar 19, 2026 |
7467.36 |
-0.07 |
413,899 |
546 |
772 |
63.7 |
27.3 |
| Wed, Mar 18, 2026 |
7467.43 |
-0.16 |
414,360 |
129 |
655 |
60.3 |
28.9 |
| Tue, Mar 17, 2026 |
7467.59 |
0.04 |
415,416 |
794 |
655 |
52.3 |
30.0 |
| Mon, Mar 16, 2026 |
7467.55 |
-0.09 |
415,152 |
364 |
657 |
40.6 |
22.1 |
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026 |
7467.64 |
-0.03 |
415,746 |
556 |
650 |
36.1 |
18.0 |
| Averages of List |
7467.49 |
-0.01 |
414,770 |
718.7 |
737.9 |
59.6 |
30.7 |
Averages for March 28th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7468.37 |
-0.81 |
432,492 |
843.52 |
1071.27 |
49.03 |
20.00 |
| All-Time |
7468.16 |
-0.6 |
430,825 |
842.31 |
1083.00 |
49.03 |
20.00 |
Last 10 March 28th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Fri, Mar 28, 2025 |
7479.25 |
-11.69 |
496,542 |
1457 |
2000 |
48.6 |
27.0 |
| Thu, Mar 28, 2024 |
7487.14 |
-19.58 |
555,531 |
521 |
1402 |
42.1 |
20.7 |
| Tue, Mar 28, 2023 |
7448.72 |
18.84 |
302,336 |
393 |
250 |
39.2 |
-17.3 |
| Mon, Mar 28, 2022 |
7435.86 |
31.70 |
237,666 |
899 |
657 |
64.0 |
22.0 |
| Sun, Mar 28, 2021 |
7465.88 |
1.68 |
404,223 |
780 |
772 |
54.0 |
18.0 |
| Sat, Mar 28, 2020 |
7484.22 |
-16.66 |
537,195 |
623 |
992 |
35.0 |
18.0 |
| Thu, Mar 28, 2019 |
7437.78 |
29.78 |
248,611 |
613 |
410 |
44.0 |
19.0 |
| Wed, Mar 28, 2018 |
7484.24 |
-16.68 |
537,345 |
428 |
1516 |
44.0 |
17.0 |
| Tue, Mar 28, 2017 |
7487.91 |
-20.35 |
565,192 |
1811 |
719 |
45.0 |
33.0 |
| Mon, Mar 28, 2016 |
7487.75 |
-20.19 |
563,964 |
610 |
562 |
55.0 |
19.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.88 |
-2.32 |
444,833 |
806 |
812 |
48.0 |
19.3 |
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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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