Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 181 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 50% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.44 on Monday, March 30th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Mar 29, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 51.96 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 49.96% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 179,088 acre feet
This is 98.92% of the average of 181,052 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 191,217 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 1,782 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 12,129 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 100.34% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 119.46% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -11.58 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 1.02 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -0.15 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| 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 |
| Sun, Mar 22, 2026 |
7467.45 |
0.10 |
414,492 |
794 |
455 |
64.6 |
39.0 |
| Sat, Mar 21, 2026 |
7467.35 |
0.00 |
413,833 |
648 |
641 |
69.6 |
30.7 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
7467.48 |
-0.01 |
414,671 |
776.9 |
795.8 |
62.9 |
32.6 |
Averages for March 30th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7468.18 |
-0.74 |
431,261 |
831.98 |
1217.71 |
48.02 |
22.12 |
| All-Time |
7467.95 |
-0.51 |
429,527 |
832.69 |
1239.26 |
48.02 |
22.12 |
Last 10 March 30th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, Mar 30, 2025 |
7479.02 |
-11.58 |
494,869 |
1010 |
1661 |
39.7 |
29.5 |
| Sat, Mar 30, 2024 |
7486.73 |
-19.29 |
552,391 |
642 |
1404 |
47.4 |
24.4 |
| Thu, Mar 30, 2023 |
7448.76 |
18.68 |
302,552 |
435 |
401 |
38.7 |
7.9 |
| Wed, Mar 30, 2022 |
7436.07 |
31.37 |
238,651 |
904 |
709 |
44.0 |
28.0 |
| Tue, Mar 30, 2021 |
7465.88 |
1.56 |
404,223 |
726 |
718 |
46.0 |
22.0 |
| Mon, Mar 30, 2020 |
7484.01 |
-16.57 |
535,622 |
759 |
976 |
44.0 |
28.0 |
| Sat, Mar 30, 2019 |
7437.98 |
29.46 |
249,589 |
622 |
443 |
40.0 |
13.0 |
| Fri, Mar 30, 2018 |
7483.89 |
-16.45 |
534,724 |
521 |
1153 |
54.0 |
16.0 |
| Thu, Mar 30, 2017 |
7488.47 |
-21.03 |
569,499 |
1760 |
858 |
55.0 |
26.0 |
| Wed, Mar 30, 2016 |
7487.73 |
-20.29 |
563,811 |
630 |
813 |
35.0 |
10.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.85 |
-2.41 |
444,483 |
1046 |
799 |
48.1 |
21.8 |
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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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