Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 201 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 55% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7463.01 on Sunday, April 19th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Jul 12, 2022
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 56.39 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 46.52% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 204,152 acre feet
This is 91.41% of the average of 223,328 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 244,478 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 30,346 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 40,326 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 89.51% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 30.55% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -17.64 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is at low for water year and down 5.45 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -3.21 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026 |
7463.01 |
-0.31 |
385,862 |
863 |
2801 |
58.8 |
23.4 |
| Sat, Apr 18, 2026 |
7463.32 |
-0.31 |
387,820 |
887 |
2830 |
44.6 |
15.4 |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2026 |
7463.63 |
-0.32 |
389,783 |
982 |
2995 |
36.1 |
19.9 |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026 |
7463.95 |
-0.28 |
391,817 |
1178 |
2944 |
56.1 |
31.5 |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026 |
7464.23 |
-0.25 |
393,601 |
1392 |
2969 |
51.4 |
24.4 |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026 |
7464.48 |
-0.25 |
395,199 |
1293 |
2876 |
41.9 |
30.6 |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 |
7464.73 |
-0.23 |
396,801 |
1029 |
2487 |
51.3 |
33.3 |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026 |
7464.96 |
-0.25 |
398,279 |
893 |
2483 |
54.3 |
26.6 |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2026 |
7465.21 |
-0.15 |
399,889 |
1503 |
2452 |
53.2 |
34.2 |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026 |
7465.36 |
-0.26 |
400,856 |
984 |
2646 |
61.5 |
29.3 |
| Thu, Apr 09, 2026 |
7465.62 |
-0.19 |
402,537 |
1269 |
2483 |
61.5 |
34.0 |
| Wed, Apr 08, 2026 |
7465.81 |
-0.21 |
403,769 |
1127 |
2471 |
58.8 |
27.5 |
| Tue, Apr 07, 2026 |
7466.02 |
-0.20 |
405,132 |
1182 |
2465 |
56.5 |
27.3 |
| Mon, Apr 06, 2026 |
7466.22 |
-0.22 |
406,433 |
1079 |
2497 |
56.8 |
25.5 |
| Averages of List |
7464.75 |
-0.24 |
396,984 |
1118.6 |
2671.4 |
53.1 |
27.4 |
Averages for April 19th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.26 |
-4.25 |
426,031 |
2896.58 |
2587.48 |
54.53 |
25.17 |
| All-Time |
7467.02 |
-4.01 |
424,206 |
2905.69 |
2592.20 |
54.53 |
25.17 |
Last 10 April 19th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sat, Apr 19, 2025 |
7480.65 |
-17.64 |
506,786 |
3277 |
2224 |
38.2 |
22.6 |
| Fri, Apr 19, 2024 |
7485.14 |
-22.13 |
540,291 |
2866 |
3372 |
58.1 |
31.7 |
| Wed, Apr 19, 2023 |
7453.11 |
9.90 |
326,645 |
3884 |
476 |
47.1 |
23.7 |
| Tue, Apr 19, 2022 |
7436.19 |
26.82 |
239,215 |
1712 |
2118 |
66.0 |
22.0 |
| Mon, Apr 19, 2021 |
7463.02 |
-0.01 |
385,925 |
1293 |
3422 |
55.0 |
17.0 |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2020 |
7481.47 |
-18.46 |
516,764 |
1317 |
2767 |
53.0 |
32.0 |
| Fri, Apr 19, 2019 |
7442.06 |
20.95 |
270,037 |
4084 |
1561 |
58.0 |
25.0 |
| Thu, Apr 19, 2018 |
7480.22 |
-17.21 |
507,600 |
1055 |
2711 |
62.0 |
21.0 |
| Wed, Apr 19, 2017 |
7494.91 |
-31.90 |
620,075 |
7230 |
1696 |
60.0 |
35.0 |
| Tue, Apr 19, 2016 |
7488.38 |
-25.37 |
568,806 |
2370 |
2654 |
44.0 |
30.0 |
| Averages of List |
7470.77 |
-7.76 |
449,727 |
3044 |
2210 |
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 - Acre Feet per day
Outflow - Acre Feet per day
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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