Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 97 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 27% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7466.93 on Monday, January 5th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Jan 4, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 52.47 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 49.56% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 109,450 acre feet
This is 108.87% of the average of 100,536 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 114,783 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 5,135 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 5,333 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 108.01% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 123.56% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -16.15 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is up 2.92 feet from the low for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is up 0.04 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Mon, Jan 05, 2026 |
7466.93 |
0.04 |
411,073 |
449 |
315 |
34.9 |
26.2 |
| Sun, Jan 04, 2026 |
7466.89 |
-0.22 |
410,811 |
557 |
1283 |
32.7 |
18.5 |
| Sat, Jan 03, 2026 |
7467.11 |
0.04 |
412,255 |
456 |
321 |
36.5 |
21.4 |
| Fri, Jan 02, 2026 |
7467.07 |
0.06 |
411,992 |
556 |
355 |
36.7 |
26.8 |
| Thu, Jan 01, 2026 |
7467.01 |
-0.01 |
411,598 |
531 |
562 |
37.0 |
18.3 |
| Wed, Dec 31, 2025 |
7467.02 |
-0.07 |
411,664 |
387 |
617 |
36.9 |
12.9 |
| Tue, Dec 30, 2025 |
7467.09 |
-0.06 |
412,123 |
325 |
522 |
35.8 |
7.7 |
| Mon, Dec 29, 2025 |
7467.15 |
0.00 |
412,518 |
318 |
316 |
30.2 |
3.4 |
| Sun, Dec 28, 2025 |
7467.15 |
0.03 |
412,518 |
410 |
309 |
27.0 |
6.1 |
| Sat, Dec 27, 2025 |
7467.12 |
0.07 |
412,320 |
553 |
319 |
30.4 |
19.8 |
| Fri, Dec 26, 2025 |
7467.05 |
0.04 |
411,861 |
452 |
317 |
35.6 |
24.1 |
| Thu, Dec 25, 2025 |
7467.01 |
0.09 |
411,598 |
601 |
301 |
40.1 |
30.4 |
| Wed, Dec 24, 2025 |
7466.92 |
0.03 |
411,008 |
418 |
317 |
40.3 |
19.8 |
| Tue, Dec 23, 2025 |
7466.89 |
0.05 |
410,811 |
485 |
317 |
40.6 |
21.2 |
| Averages of List |
7467.03 |
0.01 |
411,725 |
464.1 |
440.8 |
35.3 |
18.3 |
Averages for January 5th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7479.83 |
-12.9 |
511,513 |
419.66 |
998.23 |
25.45 |
0.33 |
| All-Time |
7480.13 |
-13.2 |
513,601 |
413.90 |
1013.79 |
25.45 |
0.33 |
Last 10 January 5th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, Jan 05, 2025 |
7483.08 |
-16.15 |
524,798 |
555 |
439 |
27.0 |
10.9 |
| Fri, Jan 05, 2024 |
7489.83 |
-22.90 |
576,350 |
530 |
527 |
26.7 |
5.6 |
| Thu, Jan 05, 2023 |
7446.54 |
20.39 |
290,699 |
267 |
238 |
35.1 |
-2.2 |
| Wed, Jan 05, 2022 |
7434.54 |
32.39 |
231,521 |
-82 |
266 |
37.0 |
10.0 |
| Tue, Jan 05, 2021 |
7464.90 |
2.03 |
397,893 |
414 |
314 |
34.0 |
4.0 |
| Sun, Jan 05, 2020 |
7489.98 |
-23.05 |
581,189 |
467 |
895 |
22.0 |
-16.0 |
| Sat, Jan 05, 2019 |
7437.84 |
29.09 |
248,904 |
302 |
251 |
19.0 |
-16.0 |
| Fri, Jan 05, 2018 |
7490.37 |
-23.44 |
584,227 |
379 |
1242 |
44.0 |
1.0 |
| Thu, Jan 05, 2017 |
7491.32 |
-24.39 |
591,653 |
589 |
589 |
34.0 |
17.0 |
| Tue, Jan 05, 2016 |
7494.66 |
-27.73 |
618,078 |
451 |
1093 |
21.0 |
0.0 |
| Averages of List |
7471.73 |
-4.80 |
459,544 |
397 |
584 |
24.0 |
-4.8 |
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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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