Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 186 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 51% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7466.64 on Saturday, April 4th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Dec 21, 2025
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 52.76 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 49.33% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 187,334 acre feet
This is 99.04% of the average of 189,157 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 204,632 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 7,034 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 17,298 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 100.31% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 79.48% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -13.17 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 1.82 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -0.81 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
7467.34 |
-0.05 |
413,789 |
876.4 |
1036.2 |
57.3 |
32.5 |
Averages for April 4th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.67 |
-1.03 |
428,162 |
838.54 |
1155.71 |
51.26 |
21.52 |
| All-Time |
7467.41 |
-0.77 |
426,282 |
854.57 |
1168.47 |
51.26 |
21.52 |
Last 10 April 4th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Fri, Apr 04, 2025 |
7479.81 |
-13.17 |
500,628 |
687 |
788 |
35.5 |
4.9 |
| Thu, Apr 04, 2024 |
7485.82 |
-19.18 |
545,451 |
710 |
1314 |
56.2 |
26.2 |
| Tue, Apr 04, 2023 |
7448.62 |
18.02 |
301,796 |
319 |
775 |
30.4 |
10.2 |
| Mon, Apr 04, 2022 |
7436.56 |
30.08 |
240,957 |
856 |
588 |
56.0 |
34.0 |
| Sun, Apr 04, 2021 |
7464.65 |
1.99 |
396,288 |
980 |
1134 |
67.0 |
24.0 |
| Sat, Apr 04, 2020 |
7483.45 |
-16.81 |
531,437 |
626 |
918 |
53.0 |
32.0 |
| Thu, Apr 04, 2019 |
7438.08 |
28.56 |
250,079 |
635 |
332 |
44.0 |
23.0 |
| Wed, Apr 04, 2018 |
7482.90 |
-16.26 |
527,342 |
517 |
1407 |
54.0 |
12.0 |
| Tue, Apr 04, 2017 |
7489.76 |
-23.12 |
579,479 |
1729 |
584 |
37.0 |
25.0 |
| Mon, Apr 04, 2016 |
7487.16 |
-20.52 |
559,447 |
732 |
1069 |
60.0 |
19.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.88 |
-3.24 |
444,514 |
1623 |
997 |
50.5 |
21.2 |
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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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