Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 227 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 62% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7457.10 on Friday, May 15th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on May 14, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 62.3 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 42.16% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 235,128 acre feet
This is 71.08% of the average of 330,775 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 308,516 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 66,492 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 73,388 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 75.61% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 41.03% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -25.68 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is up 0.23 feet from the low for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -1.48 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Fri, May 15, 2026 |
7457.10 |
-0.04 |
349,716 |
495 |
601 |
70.9 |
38.5 |
| Thu, May 14, 2026 |
7457.14 |
0.17 |
349,952 |
1120 |
602 |
70.8 |
43.4 |
| Wed, May 13, 2026 |
7456.97 |
0.10 |
348,949 |
910 |
601 |
72.7 |
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 |
| Mon, May 04, 2026 |
7457.97 |
-0.11 |
354,875 |
819 |
1138 |
58.5 |
38.6 |
| Sun, May 03, 2026 |
7458.08 |
-0.50 |
355,531 |
535 |
2037 |
60.4 |
31.8 |
| Sat, May 02, 2026 |
7458.58 |
-0.57 |
358,534 |
460 |
2193 |
57.7 |
27.9 |
| Averages of List |
7457.46 |
-0.15 |
351,838 |
692.0 |
1032.4 |
63.6 |
34.4 |
Averages for May 15th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7473.09 |
-15.99 |
464,294 |
2946.38 |
1528.98 |
65.33 |
33.26 |
| All-Time |
7473.18 |
-16.08 |
464,686 |
3023.14 |
1509.03 |
65.33 |
33.26 |
Last 10 May 15th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Thu, May 15, 2025 |
7482.78 |
-25.68 |
522,559 |
1933 |
1091 |
51.0 |
27.9 |
| Wed, May 15, 2024 |
7486.74 |
-29.64 |
552,467 |
2063 |
2972 |
57.0 |
30.8 |
| Mon, May 15, 2023 |
7474.04 |
-16.94 |
459,311 |
4536 |
3040 |
63.1 |
37.6 |
| Sun, May 15, 2022 |
7447.15 |
9.95 |
293,927 |
3151 |
1618 |
77.0 |
30.0 |
| Sat, May 15, 2021 |
7454.43 |
2.67 |
334,172 |
1032 |
3141 |
72.0 |
26.0 |
| Fri, May 15, 2020 |
7483.49 |
-26.39 |
531,736 |
1811 |
1569 |
66.0 |
29.0 |
| Wed, May 15, 2019 |
7466.67 |
-9.57 |
413,645 |
4644 |
719 |
71.0 |
32.0 |
| Tue, May 15, 2018 |
7479.29 |
-22.19 |
500,833 |
1852 |
1325 |
71.0 |
28.0 |
| Mon, May 15, 2017 |
7506.21 |
-49.11 |
713,278 |
5372 |
1845 |
69.0 |
32.0 |
| Sun, May 15, 2016 |
7489.58 |
-32.48 |
578,082 |
2444 |
3328 |
64.0 |
42.0 |
| Averages of List |
7477.34 |
-20.24 |
492,060 |
3227 |
2173 |
66.8 |
33.5 |
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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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