Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 193 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 53% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7465.21 on Saturday, April 11th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Apr 10, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 54.19 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 48.21% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 195,635 acre feet
This is 96.3% of the average of 203,158 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 222,092 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 16,319 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 26,457 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 98.54% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 54.74% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -14.15 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 3.25 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -2.33 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| 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 |
| Tue, Apr 07, 2026 |
7466.02 |
-0.20 |
405,132 |
596 |
1243 |
56.5 |
27.3 |
| Mon, Apr 06, 2026 |
7466.22 |
-0.22 |
406,433 |
544 |
1259 |
56.8 |
25.5 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
7466.49 |
-0.17 |
408,213 |
719.8 |
1263.1 |
54.3 |
29.5 |
Averages for April 11th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.19 |
-1.98 |
425,427 |
1116.59 |
1153.63 |
54.33 |
24.57 |
| All-Time |
7466.95 |
-1.74 |
423,627 |
1140.91 |
1168.43 |
54.33 |
24.57 |
Last 10 April 11th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Fri, Apr 11, 2025 |
7479.36 |
-14.15 |
497,343 |
1288 |
1644 |
49.4 |
19.8 |
| Thu, Apr 11, 2024 |
7484.80 |
-19.59 |
537,720 |
455 |
1244 |
53.0 |
23.0 |
| Tue, Apr 11, 2023 |
7448.61 |
16.60 |
301,742 |
824 |
462 |
65.7 |
28.6 |
| Mon, Apr 11, 2022 |
7436.96 |
28.25 |
242,848 |
127 |
0 |
54.0 |
30.0 |
| Sun, Apr 11, 2021 |
7464.23 |
0.98 |
393,601 |
945 |
1129 |
61.0 |
17.0 |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2020 |
7482.91 |
-17.70 |
527,416 |
985 |
974 |
58.0 |
17.0 |
| Thu, Apr 11, 2019 |
7440.01 |
25.20 |
259,645 |
1451 |
763 |
44.0 |
22.0 |
| Wed, Apr 11, 2018 |
7481.85 |
-16.64 |
519,565 |
675 |
1185 |
66.0 |
27.0 |
| Tue, Apr 11, 2017 |
7491.03 |
-25.82 |
589,382 |
1852 |
973 |
57.0 |
18.0 |
| Mon, Apr 11, 2016 |
7487.18 |
-21.97 |
559,600 |
1336 |
709 |
57.0 |
28.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.77 |
-4.56 |
443,337 |
1319 |
1078 |
54.5 |
25.2 |
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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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