Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 190 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 52% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7465.81 on Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Dec 5, 2025
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 53.59 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 48.68% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 191,878 acre feet
This is 97.53% of the average of 196,732 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 214,512 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 12,439 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 22,634 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 100.22% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 56.82% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -13.39 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 2.65 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -1.75 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
7466.96 |
-0.12 |
411,249 |
806.8 |
1205.9 |
54.6 |
29.9 |
Averages for April 8th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.31 |
-1.5 |
426,092 |
966.55 |
1101.96 |
53.81 |
24.37 |
| All-Time |
7467.07 |
-1.26 |
424,244 |
981.29 |
1122.64 |
53.81 |
24.37 |
Last 10 April 8th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Tue, Apr 08, 2025 |
7479.20 |
-13.39 |
496,178 |
748 |
4 |
45.2 |
16.1 |
| Mon, Apr 08, 2024 |
7485.31 |
-19.50 |
541,579 |
738 |
1339 |
39.4 |
15.5 |
| Sat, Apr 08, 2023 |
7448.45 |
17.36 |
300,879 |
530 |
549 |
43.5 |
16.2 |
| Fri, Apr 08, 2022 |
7436.71 |
29.10 |
241,665 |
102 |
0 |
59.0 |
16.0 |
| Thu, Apr 08, 2021 |
7464.40 |
1.41 |
394,688 |
770 |
986 |
59.0 |
25.0 |
| Wed, Apr 08, 2020 |
7483.14 |
-17.33 |
529,127 |
824 |
1076 |
62.0 |
18.0 |
| Mon, Apr 08, 2019 |
7438.86 |
26.95 |
253,920 |
1156 |
750 |
51.0 |
22.0 |
| Sun, Apr 08, 2018 |
7482.15 |
-16.34 |
521,782 |
1073 |
1211 |
51.0 |
37.0 |
| Sat, Apr 08, 2017 |
7490.34 |
-24.53 |
583,993 |
1639 |
1039 |
57.0 |
30.0 |
| Fri, Apr 08, 2016 |
7486.90 |
-21.09 |
557,462 |
1073 |
1140 |
64.0 |
26.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.61 |
-3.80 |
442,509 |
984 |
786 |
53.4 |
24.4 |
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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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