Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 192 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 53% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7465.36 on Friday, April 10th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Nov 23, 2025
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 54.04 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 48.33% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 194,131 acre feet
This is 96.63% of the average of 200,891 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 219,641 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 15,352 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 25,510 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 99.07% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 55.46% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -14.10 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 3.10 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -2.20 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026 |
7465.36 |
-0.26 |
400,856 |
496 |
1334 |
61.5 |
29.3 |
| Thu, Apr 09, 2026 |
7465.62 |
-0.19 |
402,537 |
640 |
1252 |
61.5 |
34.0 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
7466.66 |
-0.16 |
409,308 |
737.6 |
1250.9 |
55.0 |
29.1 |
Averages for April 10th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.22 |
-1.86 |
425,520 |
1090.61 |
1200.88 |
53.18 |
23.28 |
| All-Time |
7466.97 |
-1.61 |
423,701 |
1115.67 |
1218.31 |
53.18 |
23.28 |
Last 10 April 10th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Thu, Apr 10, 2025 |
7479.46 |
-14.10 |
498,072 |
1095 |
1268 |
47.1 |
17.2 |
| Wed, Apr 10, 2024 |
7485.01 |
-19.65 |
539,307 |
776 |
1299 |
47.4 |
22.5 |
| Mon, Apr 10, 2023 |
7448.48 |
16.88 |
301,040 |
766 |
704 |
59.2 |
24.4 |
| Sun, Apr 10, 2022 |
7436.91 |
28.45 |
242,611 |
670 |
353 |
51.0 |
30.0 |
| Sat, Apr 10, 2021 |
7464.29 |
1.07 |
393,985 |
936 |
1120 |
58.0 |
16.0 |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2020 |
7482.91 |
-17.55 |
527,416 |
884 |
1323 |
58.0 |
29.0 |
| Wed, Apr 10, 2019 |
7439.74 |
25.62 |
258,294 |
1471 |
358 |
55.0 |
29.0 |
| Tue, Apr 10, 2018 |
7481.99 |
-16.63 |
520,599 |
800 |
1236 |
62.0 |
21.0 |
| Mon, Apr 10, 2017 |
7490.81 |
-25.45 |
587,661 |
1799 |
685 |
53.0 |
16.0 |
| Sun, Apr 10, 2016 |
7487.02 |
-21.66 |
558,378 |
1456 |
1060 |
57.0 |
28.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.69 |
-4.33 |
442,886 |
994 |
908 |
56.5 |
23.0 |
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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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