Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 187 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 51% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7466.44 on Sunday, April 5th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Dec 17, 2025
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 52.96 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 49.17% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 188,490 acre feet
This is 98.59% of the average of 191,187 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 207,077 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 8,341 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 18,587 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 100.26% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 73.82% 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 2.02 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -1.01 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, Apr 05, 2026 |
7466.44 |
-0.20 |
407,867 |
583 |
1233 |
54.7 |
21.9 |
| Sat, Apr 04, 2026 |
7466.64 |
-0.25 |
409,174 |
634 |
1451 |
49.6 |
26.1 |
| Fri, Apr 03, 2026 |
7466.89 |
-0.22 |
410,811 |
747 |
1467 |
36.9 |
25.5 |
| Thu, Apr 02, 2026 |
7467.11 |
-0.10 |
412,255 |
1130 |
1452 |
50.5 |
30.6 |
| Wed, Apr 01, 2026 |
7467.21 |
-0.14 |
412,912 |
797 |
1253 |
43.0 |
30.6 |
| Tue, Mar 31, 2026 |
7467.35 |
-0.09 |
413,833 |
849 |
1140 |
55.4 |
32.4 |
| Mon, Mar 30, 2026 |
7467.44 |
-0.10 |
414,426 |
841 |
1165 |
61.2 |
35.2 |
| Sun, Mar 29, 2026 |
7467.54 |
-0.02 |
415,086 |
894 |
952 |
60.8 |
32.5 |
| Sat, Mar 28, 2026 |
7467.56 |
-0.02 |
415,218 |
1008 |
1066 |
62.4 |
28.8 |
| Fri, Mar 27, 2026 |
7467.58 |
0.02 |
415,350 |
1101 |
1027 |
51.3 |
31.5 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
7467.27 |
-0.07 |
413,316 |
861.4 |
1091.8 |
56.6 |
31.3 |
Averages for April 5th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.60 |
-1.16 |
427,782 |
1034.41 |
1216.91 |
52.09 |
22.32 |
| All-Time |
7467.35 |
-0.91 |
425,923 |
1044.62 |
1216.33 |
52.09 |
22.32 |
Last 10 April 5th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sat, Apr 05, 2025 |
7479.46 |
-13.02 |
498,072 |
626 |
1904 |
37.0 |
10.8 |
| Fri, Apr 05, 2024 |
7485.60 |
-19.16 |
543,779 |
473 |
1306 |
54.7 |
29.6 |
| Wed, Apr 05, 2023 |
7448.51 |
17.93 |
301,202 |
444 |
736 |
29.5 |
5.2 |
| Tue, Apr 05, 2022 |
7436.60 |
29.84 |
241,146 |
382 |
281 |
55.0 |
34.0 |
| Mon, Apr 05, 2021 |
7467.53 |
-1.09 |
415,020 |
10642 |
1189 |
67.0 |
22.0 |
| Sun, Apr 05, 2020 |
7483.36 |
-16.92 |
530,766 |
598 |
926 |
59.0 |
26.0 |
| Fri, Apr 05, 2019 |
7438.21 |
28.23 |
250,717 |
606 |
278 |
48.0 |
23.0 |
| Thu, Apr 05, 2018 |
7482.61 |
-16.17 |
525,189 |
386 |
1462 |
54.0 |
19.0 |
| Wed, Apr 05, 2017 |
7489.88 |
-23.44 |
580,412 |
1193 |
712 |
46.0 |
18.0 |
| Tue, Apr 05, 2016 |
7487.08 |
-20.64 |
558,836 |
882 |
1180 |
55.0 |
24.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.54 |
-3.10 |
442,230 |
882 |
1054 |
48.4 |
20.0 |
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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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Water data sourced from: Blue Mesa Source Data
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