Blue Mesa

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Water Summary
Today is day 281 of 365 for water year 2025.
We are 77% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7488.07 on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Sep 25, 2024
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Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 31.33 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 67.83% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2025: 551,363 acre feet
This is 74.58% of the average of 739,277 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2025: 541,728 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 990,435 acre feet |
During WY 2025, water storage has risen by 4,468 AF and total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 9,635 AF |
Inflows for WY 2025 are 73.99% of WY 2024
 
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 41.94% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -11.56 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 2.72 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements Blue Mesa is down -2.53 feet over these measurements
DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
Tue, Jul 08, 2025 |
7488.07 |
-0.47 |
562,686 |
843 |
2653 |
81.7 |
40.3 |
Mon, Jul 07, 2025 |
7488.54 |
-0.31 |
566,319 |
918 |
2107 |
79.2 |
39.7 |
Sun, Jul 06, 2025 |
7488.85 |
-0.27 |
568,722 |
970 |
2005 |
81.1 |
39.9 |
Sat, Jul 05, 2025 |
7489.12 |
-0.24 |
570,819 |
1066 |
1986 |
79.4 |
39.9 |
Fri, Jul 04, 2025 |
7489.36 |
-0.17 |
572,685 |
1147 |
1793 |
76.9 |
38.9 |
Thu, Jul 03, 2025 |
7489.53 |
-0.14 |
574,010 |
1134 |
1662 |
69.8 |
44.7 |
Wed, Jul 02, 2025 |
7489.67 |
-0.17 |
575,101 |
1098 |
1745 |
78.0 |
38.4 |
Tue, Jul 01, 2025 |
7489.84 |
-0.19 |
576,428 |
1269 |
1996 |
77.4 |
38.8 |
Mon, Jun 30, 2025 |
7490.03 |
-0.20 |
577,913 |
1045 |
1812 |
78.8 |
39.9 |
Sun, Jun 29, 2025 |
7490.23 |
-0.15 |
579,477 |
1235 |
1806 |
78.6 |
40.2 |
Sat, Jun 28, 2025 |
7490.38 |
-0.12 |
580,652 |
1244 |
1697 |
79.3 |
40.1 |
Fri, Jun 27, 2025 |
7490.50 |
-0.12 |
581,593 |
1346 |
1798 |
77.7 |
38.1 |
Thu, Jun 26, 2025 |
7490.62 |
0.02 |
582,534 |
1774 |
1673 |
73.4 |
35.0 |
Wed, Jun 25, 2025 |
7490.60 |
-0.19 |
582,377 |
1117 |
1847 |
69.0 |
44.2 |
Averages of List |
7489.67 |
-0.19 |
575,094 |
1157.6 |
1898.6 |
77.2 |
39.9 |
Averages for July 8th
AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7501.55 |
-13.48 |
681,248 |
2253.30 |
1945.79 |
80.63 |
44.17 |
All-Time |
7501.56 |
-13.49 |
681,236 |
2258.02 |
1925.35 |
80.63 |
44.17 |
Last 10 July 8th's data records
DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
Mon, Jul 08, 2024 |
7499.63 |
-11.56 |
655,138 |
1808 |
1701 |
77.5 |
35.1 |
Sat, Jul 08, 2023 |
7510.83 |
-22.76 |
750,695 |
2537 |
1625 |
83.5 |
35.1 |
Fri, Jul 08, 2022 |
7463.73 |
24.34 |
390,418 |
1379 |
1585 |
84.0 |
46.0 |
Thu, Jul 08, 2021 |
7462.23 |
25.84 |
380,965 |
1027 |
1862 |
87.0 |
49.0 |
Wed, Jul 08, 2020 |
7490.42 |
-2.35 |
584,616 |
850 |
1654 |
83.0 |
36.0 |
Mon, Jul 08, 2019 |
7514.01 |
-25.94 |
781,079 |
5313 |
1754 |
77.0 |
48.0 |
Sun, Jul 08, 2018 |
7472.37 |
15.70 |
451,944 |
663 |
1754 |
86.0 |
43.0 |
Sat, Jul 08, 2017 |
7516.23 |
-28.16 |
800,954 |
2203 |
2132 |
84.0 |
43.0 |
Fri, Jul 08, 2016 |
7515.96 |
-27.89 |
798,523 |
1587 |
1652 |
82.0 |
41.0 |
Wed, Jul 08, 2015 |
7518.75 |
-30.68 |
823,831 |
2949 |
2277 |
69.0 |
51.0 |
Averages of List |
7496.43 |
-8.36 |
642,152 |
1911 |
1719 |
82.5 |
42.1 |
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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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