Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 132 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 36% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.22 on Monday, February 9th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Feb 8, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 52.18 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 49.79% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 124,076 acre feet
This is 96.16% of the average of 129,031 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 138,167 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 3,230 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 14,091 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 104.32% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 124.70% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -14.46 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 1.24 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -0.05 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Mon, Feb 09, 2026 |
7467.22 |
0.01 |
412,978 |
402 |
366 |
41.0 |
17.8 |
| Sun, Feb 08, 2026 |
7467.21 |
0.02 |
412,912 |
431 |
361 |
41.2 |
22.8 |
| Sat, Feb 07, 2026 |
7467.19 |
0.00 |
412,781 |
380 |
377 |
42.8 |
19.9 |
| Fri, Feb 06, 2026 |
7467.19 |
0.03 |
412,781 |
447 |
345 |
40.3 |
11.7 |
| Thu, Feb 05, 2026 |
7467.16 |
-0.02 |
412,583 |
426 |
489 |
38.5 |
11.8 |
| Wed, Feb 04, 2026 |
7467.18 |
0.01 |
412,715 |
399 |
363 |
32.5 |
5.0 |
| Tue, Feb 03, 2026 |
7467.17 |
-0.01 |
412,649 |
334 |
364 |
37.2 |
13.1 |
| Mon, Feb 02, 2026 |
7467.18 |
0.01 |
412,715 |
387 |
351 |
40.8 |
19.8 |
| Sun, Feb 01, 2026 |
7467.17 |
0.00 |
412,649 |
369 |
366 |
36.1 |
5.7 |
| Sat, Jan 31, 2026 |
7467.17 |
0.00 |
412,649 |
361 |
358 |
37.0 |
10.0 |
| Fri, Jan 30, 2026 |
7467.17 |
-0.01 |
412,649 |
348 |
378 |
30.9 |
9.1 |
| Thu, Jan 29, 2026 |
7467.18 |
-0.03 |
412,715 |
323 |
419 |
31.5 |
11.1 |
| Wed, Jan 28, 2026 |
7467.21 |
-0.06 |
412,912 |
251 |
447 |
32.7 |
-1.7 |
| Tue, Jan 27, 2026 |
7467.27 |
-0.09 |
413,307 |
417 |
713 |
31.5 |
0.1 |
| Averages of List |
7467.19 |
-0.01 |
412,785 |
376.8 |
406.9 |
36.7 |
11.2 |
Averages for February 9th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7474.67 |
-7.45 |
473,558 |
418.34 |
921.79 |
29.60 |
4.56 |
| All-Time |
7474.85 |
-7.63 |
474,690 |
414.33 |
930.41 |
29.60 |
4.56 |
Last 10 February 9th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, Feb 09, 2025 |
7481.68 |
-14.46 |
514,386 |
502 |
573 |
30.6 |
14.2 |
| Fri, Feb 09, 2024 |
7488.42 |
-21.20 |
565,391 |
412 |
604 |
23.3 |
3.9 |
| Thu, Feb 09, 2023 |
7447.65 |
19.57 |
296,589 |
442 |
251 |
23.7 |
-13.4 |
| Wed, Feb 09, 2022 |
7435.73 |
31.49 |
237,058 |
363 |
337 |
40.0 |
-4.0 |
| Tue, Feb 09, 2021 |
7465.38 |
1.84 |
400,986 |
457 |
421 |
42.0 |
24.0 |
| Sun, Feb 09, 2020 |
7485.40 |
-18.18 |
546,075 |
472 |
926 |
42.0 |
5.0 |
| Sat, Feb 09, 2019 |
7438.23 |
28.99 |
250,815 |
287 |
459 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Fri, Feb 09, 2018 |
7486.30 |
-19.08 |
552,894 |
515 |
780 |
51.0 |
17.0 |
| Thu, Feb 09, 2017 |
7490.32 |
-23.10 |
583,837 |
500 |
732 |
36.0 |
16.0 |
| Tue, Feb 09, 2016 |
7489.85 |
-22.63 |
580,179 |
464 |
1127 |
17.0 |
-11.0 |
| Averages of List |
7470.85 |
-3.63 |
452,504 |
429 |
586 |
29.8 |
3.8 |
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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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Water data sourced from: Blue Mesa Source Data
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