Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 171 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 47% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.35 on Friday, March 20th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Mar 19, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 52.05 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 49.89% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 161,711 acre feet
This is 97.51% of the average of 165,838 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 174,586 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 2,375 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 12,875 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 100.29% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 132.27% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -13.11 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 1.11 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -0.69 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026 |
7467.35 |
-0.01 |
413,833 |
647 |
674 |
67.5 |
30.4 |
| Thu, Mar 19, 2026 |
7467.36 |
-0.07 |
413,899 |
546 |
772 |
63.7 |
27.3 |
| Wed, Mar 18, 2026 |
7467.43 |
-0.16 |
414,360 |
129 |
655 |
60.3 |
28.9 |
| Tue, Mar 17, 2026 |
7467.59 |
0.04 |
415,416 |
794 |
655 |
52.3 |
30.0 |
| Mon, Mar 16, 2026 |
7467.55 |
-0.09 |
415,152 |
364 |
657 |
40.6 |
22.1 |
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026 |
7467.64 |
-0.03 |
415,746 |
556 |
650 |
36.1 |
18.0 |
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026 |
7467.67 |
-0.08 |
415,944 |
376 |
637 |
55.0 |
32.4 |
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026 |
7467.75 |
-0.03 |
416,472 |
585 |
679 |
48.4 |
29.5 |
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026 |
7467.78 |
-0.05 |
416,671 |
427 |
588 |
47.1 |
27.7 |
| Wed, Mar 11, 2026 |
7467.83 |
-0.03 |
417,002 |
595 |
689 |
43.9 |
30.0 |
| Tue, Mar 10, 2026 |
7467.86 |
-0.08 |
417,200 |
366 |
627 |
52.0 |
30.4 |
| Mon, Mar 09, 2026 |
7467.94 |
-0.04 |
417,730 |
503 |
631 |
50.0 |
27.1 |
| Sun, Mar 08, 2026 |
7467.98 |
-0.06 |
417,995 |
483 |
678 |
45.5 |
20.5 |
| Sat, Mar 07, 2026 |
7468.04 |
-0.07 |
418,392 |
471 |
699 |
37.4 |
22.6 |
| Averages of List |
7467.70 |
-0.05 |
416,129 |
488.7 |
663.6 |
50.0 |
26.9 |
Averages for March 20th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7469.02 |
-1.67 |
436,354 |
629.04 |
932.00 |
1.77 |
19.18 |
| All-Time |
7468.85 |
-1.5 |
435,009 |
621.64 |
958.45 |
1.77 |
19.18 |
Last 10 March 20th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Thu, Mar 20, 2025 |
7480.46 |
-13.11 |
505,390 |
452 |
1000 |
32.7 |
-1.2 |
| Wed, Mar 20, 2024 |
7487.56 |
-20.21 |
558,757 |
-819 |
27 |
47.9 |
24.5 |
| Mon, Mar 20, 2023 |
7448.29 |
19.06 |
300,018 |
523 |
274 |
37.8 |
8.6 |
| Sun, Mar 20, 2022 |
7435.26 |
32.09 |
234,864 |
380 |
728 |
50.0 |
23.0 |
| Sat, Mar 20, 2021 |
7465.81 |
1.54 |
403,769 |
407 |
630 |
55.0 |
22.0 |
| Fri, Mar 20, 2020 |
7484.56 |
-17.21 |
539,747 |
604 |
672 |
43.0 |
22.0 |
| Wed, Mar 20, 2019 |
7437.39 |
29.96 |
246,710 |
370 |
463 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Tue, Mar 20, 2018 |
7485.47 |
-18.12 |
546,604 |
317 |
195 |
43.0 |
10.0 |
| Mon, Mar 20, 2017 |
7485.95 |
-18.60 |
550,238 |
1805 |
1263 |
53.0 |
21.0 |
| Sun, Mar 20, 2016 |
7487.32 |
-19.97 |
560,671 |
675 |
744 |
53.0 |
14.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.83 |
-2.48 |
444,767 |
497 |
580 |
44.3 |
20.7 |
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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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