Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 154 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 42% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7468.01 on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Mar 2, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 51.39 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 50.42% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 144,926 acre feet
This is 98.04% of the average of 147,830 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 153,634 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has risen by 1,985 AF yet total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 8,708 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 102.55% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 144.90% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -13.02 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 0.45 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is up 0.42 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Tue, Mar 03, 2026 |
7468.01 |
0.06 |
418,193 |
548 |
343 |
38.7 |
25.5 |
| Mon, Mar 02, 2026 |
7467.95 |
0.10 |
417,796 |
663 |
325 |
51.6 |
34.7 |
| Sun, Mar 01, 2026 |
7467.85 |
0.09 |
417,134 |
619 |
314 |
51.6 |
29.8 |
| Sat, Feb 28, 2026 |
7467.76 |
-0.03 |
416,539 |
283 |
378 |
46.4 |
28.6 |
| Fri, Feb 27, 2026 |
7467.79 |
0.12 |
416,737 |
774 |
370 |
42.1 |
23.9 |
| Thu, Feb 26, 2026 |
7467.67 |
0.07 |
415,944 |
619 |
381 |
42.3 |
25.9 |
| Wed, Feb 25, 2026 |
7467.60 |
0.05 |
415,482 |
502 |
332 |
43.7 |
29.3 |
| Tue, Feb 24, 2026 |
7467.55 |
0.03 |
415,152 |
504 |
400 |
45.1 |
17.2 |
| Mon, Feb 23, 2026 |
7467.52 |
0.02 |
414,954 |
420 |
350 |
41.5 |
9.5 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
7467.67 |
0.04 |
415,931 |
487.0 |
351.9 |
38.9 |
18.3 |
Averages for March 3rd
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7471.30 |
-3.29 |
450,717 |
471.89 |
948.61 |
37.57 |
10.20 |
| All-Time |
7471.32 |
-3.31 |
450,632 |
472.00 |
987.60 |
37.57 |
10.20 |
Last 10 March 3rd's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Mon, Mar 03, 2025 |
7481.03 |
-13.02 |
509,584 |
772 |
581 |
28.0 |
14.4 |
| Sun, Mar 03, 2024 |
7488.03 |
-20.02 |
562,377 |
626 |
426 |
32.4 |
13.3 |
| Fri, Mar 03, 2023 |
7447.62 |
20.39 |
296,429 |
366 |
335 |
30.9 |
9.7 |
| Thu, Mar 03, 2022 |
7436.46 |
31.55 |
240,486 |
397 |
441 |
41.0 |
8.0 |
| Wed, Mar 03, 2021 |
7465.49 |
2.52 |
401,696 |
396 |
0 |
38.0 |
0.0 |
| Tue, Mar 03, 2020 |
7484.12 |
-16.11 |
536,446 |
439 |
509 |
38.0 |
7.0 |
| Sun, Mar 03, 2019 |
7437.70 |
30.31 |
248,220 |
468 |
316 |
40.0 |
28.0 |
| Sat, Mar 03, 2018 |
7485.49 |
-17.48 |
546,756 |
506 |
462 |
54.0 |
15.0 |
| Fri, Mar 03, 2017 |
7488.24 |
-20.23 |
567,728 |
429 |
1239 |
21.0 |
-9.0 |
| Thu, Mar 03, 2016 |
7486.95 |
-18.94 |
557,844 |
563 |
673 |
42.0 |
15.0 |
| Averages of List |
7470.06 |
-2.05 |
446,336 |
466 |
564 |
36.7 |
10.1 |
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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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