Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 199 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 55% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7463.63 on Friday, April 17th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Jul 9, 2022
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 55.77 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 46.99% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 202,402 acre feet
This is 93% of the average of 217,633 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 238,847 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 26,425 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 36,445 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 91.38% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 36.41% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -16.76 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is at low for water year and down 4.83 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -3.01 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| 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 |
| Sun, Apr 05, 2026 |
7466.44 |
-0.20 |
407,867 |
1156 |
2446 |
54.7 |
21.9 |
| Sat, Apr 04, 2026 |
7466.64 |
-0.25 |
409,174 |
1258 |
2878 |
49.6 |
26.1 |
| Averages of List |
7465.24 |
-0.23 |
400,081 |
1166.1 |
2649.4 |
53.1 |
28.0 |
Averages for April 17th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.19 |
-3.56 |
425,617 |
2642.73 |
2498.50 |
54.02 |
25.18 |
| All-Time |
7466.95 |
-3.32 |
423,785 |
2662.71 |
2533.24 |
54.02 |
25.18 |
Last 10 April 17th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Thu, Apr 17, 2025 |
7480.39 |
-16.76 |
504,876 |
4719 |
2204 |
51.9 |
32.8 |
| Wed, Apr 17, 2024 |
7485.33 |
-21.70 |
541,731 |
3001 |
2521 |
57.3 |
33.3 |
| Mon, Apr 17, 2023 |
7451.91 |
11.72 |
319,889 |
3435 |
292 |
56.5 |
24.4 |
| Sun, Apr 17, 2022 |
7436.43 |
27.20 |
240,344 |
1656 |
2491 |
58.0 |
29.0 |
| Sat, Apr 17, 2021 |
7463.64 |
-0.01 |
389,847 |
1597 |
2910 |
43.0 |
23.0 |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2020 |
7481.87 |
-18.24 |
519,713 |
1297 |
2825 |
53.0 |
20.0 |
| Wed, Apr 17, 2019 |
7441.25 |
22.38 |
265,902 |
3182 |
1442 |
60.0 |
27.0 |
| Tue, Apr 17, 2018 |
7480.61 |
-16.98 |
510,451 |
1422 |
2791 |
50.0 |
26.0 |
| Mon, Apr 17, 2017 |
7493.62 |
-29.99 |
609,797 |
6389 |
2083 |
64.0 |
25.0 |
| Sun, Apr 17, 2016 |
7488.47 |
-24.84 |
569,499 |
2737 |
2481 |
42.0 |
26.0 |
| Averages of List |
7470.42 |
-6.79 |
447,628 |
2758 |
2314 |
54.6 |
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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