Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 216 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 59% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7457.97 on Monday, May 4th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on May 3, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 61.43 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 42.78% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 219,510 acre feet
This is 79.62% of the average of 275,686 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 290,495 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 61,333 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 70,985 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 80.07% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 21.52% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -23.79 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is at low for water year and down 10.49 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -4.43 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Mon, May 04, 2026 |
7457.97 |
-0.11 |
354,875 |
819 |
1138 |
58.5 |
38.6 |
| Sun, May 03, 2026 |
7458.08 |
-0.50 |
355,531 |
535 |
2037 |
60.4 |
31.8 |
| Sat, May 02, 2026 |
7458.58 |
-0.57 |
358,534 |
460 |
2193 |
57.7 |
27.9 |
| Fri, May 01, 2026 |
7459.15 |
-0.31 |
361,993 |
503 |
1442 |
51.1 |
27.9 |
| Thu, Apr 30, 2026 |
7459.46 |
-0.29 |
363,877 |
542 |
1422 |
53.4 |
29.5 |
| Wed, Apr 29, 2026 |
7459.75 |
-0.31 |
365,644 |
499 |
1443 |
52.2 |
26.8 |
| Tue, Apr 28, 2026 |
7460.06 |
-0.30 |
367,539 |
569 |
1485 |
49.3 |
25.7 |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 |
7460.36 |
-0.24 |
369,378 |
891 |
1624 |
48.0 |
25.7 |
| Sun, Apr 26, 2026 |
7460.60 |
-0.41 |
370,853 |
352 |
1616 |
46.8 |
35.6 |
| Sat, Apr 25, 2026 |
7461.01 |
-0.41 |
373,382 |
345 |
1614 |
55.8 |
35.4 |
| Fri, Apr 24, 2026 |
7461.42 |
-0.34 |
375,920 |
415 |
1469 |
54.7 |
24.1 |
| Thu, Apr 23, 2026 |
7461.76 |
-0.30 |
378,033 |
466 |
1398 |
48.6 |
31.0 |
| Wed, Apr 22, 2026 |
7462.06 |
-0.34 |
379,903 |
394 |
1455 |
62.4 |
37.2 |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026 |
7462.40 |
-0.31 |
382,029 |
481 |
1451 |
65.3 |
36.3 |
| Averages of List |
7460.19 |
-0.34 |
368,392 |
519.4 |
1556.2 |
54.6 |
31.0 |
Averages for May 4th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7469.46 |
-11.49 |
439,952 |
2064.93 |
1187.98 |
61.10 |
29.59 |
| All-Time |
7469.30 |
-11.33 |
438,668 |
2110.83 |
1189.43 |
61.10 |
29.59 |
Last 10 May 4th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, May 04, 2025 |
7481.76 |
-23.79 |
514,978 |
1731 |
1231 |
57.2 |
30.0 |
| Sat, May 04, 2024 |
7486.58 |
-28.61 |
551,244 |
1526 |
1395 |
59.4 |
27.4 |
| Thu, May 04, 2023 |
7463.46 |
-5.49 |
388,706 |
4609 |
221 |
60.4 |
33.3 |
| Wed, May 04, 2022 |
7440.38 |
17.59 |
259,330 |
1521 |
869 |
47.0 |
27.0 |
| Tue, May 04, 2021 |
7459.00 |
-1.03 |
361,084 |
904 |
1656 |
57.0 |
31.0 |
| Mon, May 04, 2020 |
7481.57 |
-23.60 |
517,501 |
2466 |
1227 |
63.0 |
36.0 |
| Sat, May 04, 2019 |
7457.83 |
0.14 |
358,014 |
2858 |
1602 |
59.0 |
26.0 |
| Fri, May 04, 2018 |
7478.45 |
-20.48 |
494,760 |
727 |
1259 |
60.0 |
25.0 |
| Thu, May 04, 2017 |
7499.53 |
-41.56 |
657,486 |
1933 |
2414 |
71.0 |
27.0 |
| Wed, May 04, 2016 |
7488.57 |
-30.60 |
570,270 |
1165 |
1189 |
68.0 |
28.0 |
| Averages of List |
7474.21 |
-16.24 |
470,560 |
2039 |
1181 |
63.5 |
29.4 |
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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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