Blue Mesa Water Database

Blue Mesa, Gunnison, Crested Butte, Montrose

Blue Mesa




Water Summary
Today is day 200 of 365 for water year 2025. We are 55% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7480.51 on Friday, April 18th, 2025
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Apr 17, 2025

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Blue Mesa Dam Release Data
Blue Mesa is 38.89 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )

By content, Blue Mesa is 60.97% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
Total inflows for water year 2025: 236,284 acre feet

This is 107.07% of the average of 220,675 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2025: 286,483 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 990,435 acre feet
During WY 2025, water storage has fallen by 52,460 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 50,199 AF
Inflows for WY 2025 are 112.37% of WY 2024          Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 131.70% of the avg. Click for Details

Blue Mesa is down -4.70 feet from one year ago.    Blue Mesa is up 1.51 feet from the low for water year.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is up 1.05 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Fri, Apr 18, 2025
7480.51
0.12
505,758
1636
1180
38.7
24.9
Thu, Apr 17, 2025
7480.39
0.34
504,876
2379
1111
51.9
32.8
Wed, Apr 16, 2025
7480.05
0.17
502,384
1951
1312
54.2
25.7
Tue, Apr 15, 2025
7479.88
0.13
501,140
1913
1422
47.9
21.1
Mon, Apr 14, 2025
7479.75
0.13
500,189
1810
1320
48.0
24.7
Sun, Apr 13, 2025
7479.62
0.16
499,240
1841
1241
54.2
31.2
Sat, Apr 12, 2025
7479.46
0.10
498,072
1558
1179
57.3
25.2
Fri, Apr 11, 2025
7479.36
-0.10
497,343
1288
1644
49.4
19.8
Thu, Apr 10, 2025
7479.46
-0.05
498,072
1095
1268
47.1
17.2
Wed, Apr 09, 2025
7479.51
0.31
498,437
1152
3
47.9
19.4
Tue, Apr 08, 2025
7479.20
0.20
496,178
748
4
45.2
16.1
Mon, Apr 07, 2025
7479.00
-0.10
494,723
408
764
39.4
6.7
Sun, Apr 06, 2025
7479.10
-0.36
495,450
594
1906
39.7
3.4
Sat, Apr 05, 2025
7479.46
-0.35
498,072
626
1904
37.0
10.8
Averages of List
7479.63
0.05
499,281
1357.1
1161.3
47.0
19.9

Averages for April 18th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (07-03-1970)
7467.28
13.23
426,433
1431.40
1338.00
54.00
24.93
All-Time
7467.03
13.48
424,547
1440.37
1346.25
54.00
24.93

Last 10 April 18th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Thu, Apr 18, 2024
7485.21
-4.70
540,821
1381
1827
60.1
30.2
Tue, Apr 18, 2023
7452.51
28.00
323,257
1919
212
55.8
34.7
Mon, Apr 18, 2022
7436.28
44.23
239,638
801
1149
67.0
22.0
Sun, Apr 18, 2021
7463.36
17.15
388,073
746
1630
50.0
22.0
Sat, Apr 18, 2020
7481.67
-1.16
518,238
657
1389
53.0
19.0
Thu, Apr 18, 2019
7441.57
38.94
267,531
1667
838
58.0
24.0
Wed, Apr 18, 2018
7480.45
0.06
509,280
602
1181
55.0
12.0
Tue, Apr 18, 2017
7494.22
-13.71
614,568
3327
908
68.0
28.0
Mon, Apr 18, 2016
7488.42
-7.91
569,114
1170
1352
42.0
30.0
Sat, Apr 18, 2015
7492.75
-12.24
602,906
1055
883
37.0
19.0
Averages of List
7471.73
8.78
457,866
1418
1143
55.1
26.0


Search DB For More Water Data Facts



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



Page took 4.613 seconds to create!
Copyright Water-Data.com
Water data courtesy of US Bureau of Reclamation
The water year runs from Oct 1 - Sept 30
*Air temp data is sourced from (Prev 24 Hr Extremes):    Gunnison, CO Weather
Water data sourced from: Blue Mesa Source Data
Weather forecast for Gunnison, CO
All data is provisional and subject to review and modification


Copyright Water-Data.com
1999 - 2025



Site Views Today: 0       Page Views Today: 0


Blue Mesa Water Database
Blue Mesa, Gunnison, Crested Butte, Montrose