Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 202 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 55% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7462.71 on Monday, April 20th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Jul 14, 2022
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 56.69 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 46.29% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 205,088 acre feet
This is 90.65% of the average of 226,252 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 247,281 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 32,234 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 42,193 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 88.85% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 29.66% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -17.96 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is at low for water year and down 5.75 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -3.31 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026 |
7462.71 |
-0.30 |
383,974 |
472 |
1413 |
63.5 |
33.1 |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026 |
7463.01 |
-0.31 |
385,862 |
435 |
1412 |
58.8 |
23.4 |
| Sat, Apr 18, 2026 |
7463.32 |
-0.31 |
387,820 |
447 |
1427 |
44.6 |
15.4 |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2026 |
7463.63 |
-0.32 |
389,783 |
495 |
1510 |
36.1 |
19.9 |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026 |
7463.95 |
-0.28 |
391,817 |
594 |
1484 |
56.1 |
31.5 |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026 |
7464.23 |
-0.25 |
393,601 |
702 |
1497 |
51.4 |
24.4 |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026 |
7464.48 |
-0.25 |
395,199 |
652 |
1450 |
41.9 |
30.6 |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 |
7464.73 |
-0.23 |
396,801 |
519 |
1254 |
51.3 |
33.3 |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026 |
7464.96 |
-0.25 |
398,279 |
450 |
1252 |
54.3 |
26.6 |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2026 |
7465.21 |
-0.15 |
399,889 |
758 |
1236 |
53.2 |
34.2 |
| 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 |
| Averages of List |
7464.50 |
-0.25 |
395,380 |
558.9 |
1357.9 |
53.5 |
27.9 |
Averages for April 20th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.32 |
-4.61 |
426,399 |
1455.59 |
1259.41 |
55.61 |
26.97 |
| All-Time |
7467.08 |
-4.37 |
424,552 |
1462.05 |
1276.57 |
55.61 |
26.97 |
Last 10 April 20th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, Apr 20, 2025 |
7480.67 |
-17.96 |
506,933 |
1376 |
1290 |
47.2 |
16.4 |
| Sat, Apr 20, 2024 |
7485.11 |
-22.40 |
540,064 |
1596 |
1698 |
56.6 |
29.6 |
| Thu, Apr 20, 2023 |
7453.64 |
9.07 |
329,655 |
1647 |
120 |
34.3 |
18.5 |
| Wed, Apr 20, 2022 |
7436.16 |
26.55 |
239,074 |
1312 |
1375 |
65.0 |
37.0 |
| Tue, Apr 20, 2021 |
7462.71 |
0.00 |
383,974 |
166 |
1139 |
49.0 |
23.0 |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2020 |
7481.30 |
-18.59 |
515,513 |
745 |
1363 |
54.0 |
29.0 |
| Sat, Apr 20, 2019 |
7442.70 |
20.01 |
273,330 |
2319 |
651 |
66.0 |
24.0 |
| Fri, Apr 20, 2018 |
7480.07 |
-17.36 |
506,505 |
819 |
1358 |
43.0 |
30.0 |
| Thu, Apr 20, 2017 |
7495.63 |
-32.92 |
625,844 |
3656 |
734 |
57.0 |
25.0 |
| Wed, Apr 20, 2016 |
7488.31 |
-25.60 |
568,267 |
1141 |
1400 |
53.0 |
33.0 |
| Averages of List |
7470.77 |
-8.06 |
449,727 |
1535 |
1114 |
56.0 |
24.8 |
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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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