Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 203 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 56% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7462.40 on Tuesday, April 21st, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Jul 16, 2022
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 57 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 46.06% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 206,042 acre feet
This is 89.9% of the average of 229,187 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 250,159 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 34,179 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 44,117 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 88.27% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 26.27% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -18.34 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is at low for water year and down 6.06 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -3.41 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026 |
7462.40 |
-0.31 |
382,029 |
481 |
1451 |
65.3 |
36.3 |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026 |
7462.71 |
-0.30 |
383,974 |
472 |
1413 |
63.5 |
33.1 |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026 |
7463.01 |
-0.31 |
385,862 |
435 |
1412 |
58.8 |
23.4 |
| Sat, Apr 18, 2026 |
7463.32 |
-0.31 |
387,820 |
447 |
1427 |
44.6 |
15.4 |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2026 |
7463.63 |
-0.32 |
389,783 |
495 |
1510 |
36.1 |
19.9 |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026 |
7463.95 |
-0.28 |
391,817 |
594 |
1484 |
56.1 |
31.5 |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026 |
7464.23 |
-0.25 |
393,601 |
702 |
1497 |
51.4 |
24.4 |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026 |
7464.48 |
-0.25 |
395,199 |
652 |
1450 |
41.9 |
30.6 |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 |
7464.73 |
-0.23 |
396,801 |
519 |
1254 |
51.3 |
33.3 |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026 |
7464.96 |
-0.25 |
398,279 |
450 |
1252 |
54.3 |
26.6 |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2026 |
7465.21 |
-0.15 |
399,889 |
758 |
1236 |
53.2 |
34.2 |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026 |
7465.36 |
-0.26 |
400,856 |
496 |
1334 |
61.5 |
29.3 |
| Thu, Apr 09, 2026 |
7465.62 |
-0.19 |
402,537 |
640 |
1252 |
61.5 |
34.0 |
| Wed, Apr 08, 2026 |
7465.81 |
-0.21 |
403,769 |
568 |
1246 |
58.8 |
27.5 |
| Averages of List |
7464.24 |
-0.26 |
393,730 |
550.6 |
1372.7 |
54.2 |
28.5 |
Averages for April 21st
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.39 |
-4.99 |
426,759 |
1453.68 |
1258.70 |
58.02 |
25.67 |
| All-Time |
7467.14 |
-4.74 |
424,905 |
1469.21 |
1277.78 |
58.02 |
25.67 |
Last 10 April 21st's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Mon, Apr 21, 2025 |
7480.74 |
-18.34 |
507,448 |
1298 |
1026 |
53.5 |
22.8 |
| Sun, Apr 21, 2024 |
7485.12 |
-22.72 |
540,140 |
1695 |
1644 |
58.9 |
28.8 |
| Fri, Apr 21, 2023 |
7454.09 |
8.31 |
332,223 |
1442 |
137 |
41.2 |
13.1 |
| Thu, Apr 21, 2022 |
7436.33 |
26.07 |
239,873 |
1711 |
1300 |
72.0 |
24.0 |
| Wed, Apr 21, 2021 |
7462.40 |
0.00 |
382,029 |
639 |
1609 |
55.0 |
22.0 |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2020 |
7481.16 |
-18.76 |
514,484 |
875 |
1381 |
56.0 |
27.0 |
| Sun, Apr 21, 2019 |
7443.43 |
18.97 |
277,115 |
2470 |
553 |
65.0 |
26.0 |
| Sat, Apr 21, 2018 |
7479.95 |
-17.55 |
505,631 |
862 |
1290 |
48.0 |
30.0 |
| Fri, Apr 21, 2017 |
7496.24 |
-33.84 |
630,749 |
3164 |
677 |
48.0 |
30.0 |
| Thu, Apr 21, 2016 |
7488.22 |
-25.82 |
567,574 |
1190 |
1526 |
62.0 |
24.0 |
| Averages of List |
7471.02 |
-8.62 |
451,147 |
1525 |
1170 |
57.6 |
28.3 |
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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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