Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 230 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 63% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7457.85 on Monday, May 18th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on May 17, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 61.55 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 42.7% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 243,231 acre feet
This is 69.34% of the average of 350,755 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 312,096 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 62,047 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 68,865 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 75.72% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 28.97% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -25.39 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is up 0.98 feet from the low for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -0.12 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Mon, May 18, 2026 |
7457.85 |
0.10 |
354,161 |
915 |
602 |
49.1 |
34.9 |
| Sun, May 17, 2026 |
7457.75 |
0.18 |
353,566 |
1153 |
601 |
62.2 |
38.9 |
| Sat, May 16, 2026 |
7457.57 |
0.24 |
352,497 |
1331 |
602 |
70.4 |
39.9 |
| Fri, May 15, 2026 |
7457.33 |
0.19 |
351,075 |
1181 |
601 |
70.5 |
38.5 |
| Thu, May 14, 2026 |
7457.14 |
0.17 |
349,952 |
1120 |
602 |
70.8 |
44.7 |
| Wed, May 13, 2026 |
7456.97 |
0.10 |
348,949 |
910 |
601 |
74.6 |
41.0 |
| Tue, May 12, 2026 |
7456.87 |
-0.01 |
348,360 |
760 |
778 |
74.8 |
37.6 |
| Mon, May 11, 2026 |
7456.88 |
-0.12 |
348,419 |
582 |
926 |
73.3 |
34.4 |
| Sun, May 10, 2026 |
7457.00 |
-0.14 |
349,126 |
523 |
928 |
65.7 |
32.7 |
| Sat, May 09, 2026 |
7457.14 |
-0.14 |
349,952 |
522 |
927 |
64.6 |
34.3 |
| Fri, May 08, 2026 |
7457.28 |
-0.17 |
350,780 |
552 |
928 |
64.0 |
32.7 |
| Thu, May 07, 2026 |
7457.45 |
-0.52 |
351,786 |
522 |
929 |
57.7 |
22.6 |
| Wed, May 06, 2026 |
7457.97 |
0.00 |
354,875 |
941 |
929 |
45.0 |
29.8 |
| Tue, May 05, 2026 |
7457.97 |
0.00 |
354,875 |
947 |
936 |
54.3 |
35.6 |
| Averages of List |
7457.37 |
-0.01 |
351,312 |
854.2 |
777.9 |
64.1 |
35.5 |
Averages for May 18th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7474.62 |
-16.77 |
474,455 |
3396.70 |
1566.23 |
63.76 |
34.28 |
| All-Time |
7474.79 |
-16.94 |
475,466 |
3496.43 |
1543.17 |
63.76 |
34.28 |
Last 10 May 18th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, May 18, 2025 |
7483.24 |
-25.39 |
525,994 |
1554 |
1122 |
53.9 |
37.6 |
| Sat, May 18, 2024 |
7485.64 |
-27.79 |
544,083 |
3101 |
4387 |
66.9 |
37.3 |
| Thu, May 18, 2023 |
7476.00 |
-18.15 |
473,150 |
6022 |
3466 |
65.8 |
36.5 |
| Wed, May 18, 2022 |
7448.26 |
9.59 |
299,856 |
3659 |
2971 |
75.0 |
38.0 |
| Tue, May 18, 2021 |
7454.91 |
2.94 |
336,935 |
1290 |
0 |
54.0 |
36.0 |
| Mon, May 18, 2020 |
7483.57 |
-25.72 |
532,333 |
2245 |
2718 |
80.0 |
34.0 |
| Sat, May 18, 2019 |
7470.89 |
-13.04 |
441,824 |
5344 |
897 |
49.0 |
32.0 |
| Fri, May 18, 2018 |
7479.75 |
-21.90 |
504,174 |
2034 |
1248 |
70.0 |
28.0 |
| Thu, May 18, 2017 |
7507.66 |
-49.81 |
725,660 |
6554 |
3688 |
39.0 |
28.0 |
| Wed, May 18, 2016 |
7489.00 |
-31.15 |
573,590 |
2618 |
3771 |
62.0 |
37.0 |
| Averages of List |
7478.07 |
-20.22 |
496,837 |
3206 |
2647 |
62.2 |
32.4 |
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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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