Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 145 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 40% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.50 on Sunday, February 22nd, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Feb 21, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 51.9 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 50.01% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 135,144 acre feet
This is 96.53% of the average of 140,001 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 147,301 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 1,386 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 12,157 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 102.58% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 124.32% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -13.61 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 0.96 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is up 0.28 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, Feb 22, 2026 |
7467.50 |
-0.09 |
414,822 |
55 |
350 |
38.7 |
-2.4 |
| Sat, Feb 21, 2026 |
7467.59 |
0.11 |
415,416 |
700 |
330 |
28.8 |
4.1 |
| Fri, Feb 20, 2026 |
7467.48 |
-0.01 |
414,690 |
318 |
348 |
23.4 |
3.4 |
| Thu, Feb 19, 2026 |
7467.49 |
-0.10 |
414,756 |
11 |
340 |
18.9 |
7.3 |
| Wed, Feb 18, 2026 |
7467.59 |
0.13 |
415,416 |
802 |
366 |
32.0 |
18.9 |
| Tue, Feb 17, 2026 |
7467.46 |
0.06 |
414,558 |
552 |
349 |
30.7 |
25.0 |
| Mon, Feb 16, 2026 |
7467.40 |
0.03 |
414,163 |
438 |
335 |
43.2 |
29.1 |
| Sun, Feb 15, 2026 |
7467.37 |
0.02 |
413,965 |
436 |
367 |
40.8 |
17.8 |
| Sat, Feb 14, 2026 |
7467.35 |
0.04 |
413,833 |
490 |
354 |
39.6 |
22.8 |
| Fri, Feb 13, 2026 |
7467.31 |
0.04 |
413,570 |
487 |
351 |
38.1 |
26.4 |
| Thu, Feb 12, 2026 |
7467.27 |
0.03 |
413,307 |
458 |
355 |
37.9 |
25.5 |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 |
7467.24 |
0.01 |
413,109 |
402 |
365 |
40.8 |
24.1 |
| Tue, Feb 10, 2026 |
7467.23 |
0.01 |
413,044 |
431 |
395 |
41.5 |
17.8 |
| Mon, Feb 09, 2026 |
7467.22 |
0.01 |
412,978 |
402 |
366 |
41.0 |
17.8 |
| Averages of List |
7467.39 |
0.02 |
414,116 |
427.3 |
355.1 |
35.4 |
17.0 |
Averages for February 22nd
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7472.75 |
-5.25 |
460,332 |
430.39 |
910.38 |
33.15 |
8.83 |
| All-Time |
7472.83 |
-5.33 |
460,687 |
434.29 |
948.26 |
33.15 |
8.83 |
Last 10 February 22nd's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sat, Feb 22, 2025 |
7481.11 |
-13.61 |
510,174 |
467 |
611 |
38.6 |
18.6 |
| Thu, Feb 22, 2024 |
7487.83 |
-20.33 |
560,835 |
498 |
532 |
31.5 |
6.4 |
| Wed, Feb 22, 2023 |
7447.87 |
19.63 |
297,765 |
451 |
340 |
34.7 |
13.8 |
| Tue, Feb 22, 2022 |
7436.26 |
31.24 |
239,544 |
422 |
301 |
27.0 |
15.0 |
| Mon, Feb 22, 2021 |
7465.54 |
1.96 |
402,020 |
387 |
252 |
34.0 |
-1.0 |
| Sat, Feb 22, 2020 |
7484.59 |
-17.09 |
539,972 |
310 |
457 |
29.0 |
-5.0 |
| Fri, Feb 22, 2019 |
7437.62 |
29.88 |
247,830 |
371 |
516 |
29.0 |
0.0 |
| Thu, Feb 22, 2018 |
7485.77 |
-18.27 |
548,874 |
469 |
655 |
28.0 |
15.0 |
| Wed, Feb 22, 2017 |
7489.33 |
-21.83 |
576,143 |
651 |
608 |
46.0 |
23.0 |
| Mon, Feb 22, 2016 |
7488.06 |
-20.56 |
566,344 |
504 |
1080 |
28.0 |
5.0 |
| Averages of List |
7470.34 |
-2.84 |
448,507 |
427 |
646 |
32.4 |
6.9 |
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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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*Air temp data is sourced from (Prev 24 Hr Extremes):
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Water data sourced from: Blue Mesa Source Data
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