Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 177 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 48% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.56 on Thursday, March 26th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Mar 25, 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: 171,464 acre feet
This is 98.25% of the average of 174,517 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 182,867 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 11,403 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 101.01% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 187.17% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -12.20 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 -0.19 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| 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 |
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026 |
7467.67 |
-0.08 |
415,944 |
376 |
637 |
55.0 |
32.4 |
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026 |
7467.75 |
-0.03 |
416,472 |
585 |
679 |
48.4 |
29.5 |
| Averages of List |
7467.51 |
-0.02 |
414,902 |
636.7 |
682.4 |
58.9 |
30.8 |
Averages for March 26th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7468.54 |
-0.98 |
433,503 |
804.96 |
1014.64 |
46.95 |
20.81 |
| All-Time |
7468.33 |
-0.77 |
431,879 |
801.74 |
1033.47 |
46.95 |
20.81 |
Last 10 March 26th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Wed, Mar 26, 2025 |
7479.76 |
-12.20 |
500,262 |
921 |
1834 |
47.2 |
20.2 |
| Tue, Mar 26, 2024 |
7487.50 |
-19.94 |
558,295 |
656 |
1345 |
33.0 |
12.1 |
| Sun, Mar 26, 2023 |
7448.62 |
18.94 |
301,796 |
396 |
254 |
26.2 |
-8.1 |
| Sat, Mar 26, 2022 |
7435.73 |
31.83 |
237,058 |
664 |
895 |
65.0 |
22.0 |
| Fri, Mar 26, 2021 |
7465.88 |
1.68 |
404,223 |
751 |
743 |
41.0 |
22.0 |
| Thu, Mar 26, 2020 |
7484.44 |
-16.88 |
538,846 |
655 |
1328 |
55.0 |
28.0 |
| Tue, Mar 26, 2019 |
7437.61 |
29.95 |
247,781 |
493 |
242 |
38.0 |
11.0 |
| Mon, Mar 26, 2018 |
7484.72 |
-17.16 |
540,950 |
483 |
1043 |
48.0 |
27.0 |
| Sun, Mar 26, 2017 |
7487.27 |
-19.71 |
560,288 |
1905 |
933 |
48.0 |
30.0 |
| Sat, Mar 26, 2016 |
7487.66 |
-20.10 |
563,274 |
605 |
480 |
35.0 |
21.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.90 |
-2.34 |
445,104 |
729 |
809 |
44.1 |
16.0 |
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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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