Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 238 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 65% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7456.58 on Tuesday, May 26th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Apr 27, 2023
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 62.82 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 41.79% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 258,516 acre feet
This is 62.98% of the average of 410,483 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 334,668 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 69,554 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 76,152 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 74.14% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 36.18% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -26.96 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is at low for water year and down 11.88 feet from the high.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -0.39 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Tue, May 26, 2026 |
7456.58 |
-0.35 |
346,654 |
1047 |
2070 |
64.0 |
44.1 |
| Mon, May 25, 2026 |
7456.93 |
-0.35 |
348,713 |
1038 |
2066 |
70.0 |
39.3 |
| Sun, May 24, 2026 |
7457.28 |
-0.42 |
350,780 |
822 |
2064 |
69.3 |
36.9 |
| Sat, May 23, 2026 |
7457.70 |
-0.43 |
353,269 |
786 |
2063 |
65.5 |
32.3 |
| Fri, May 22, 2026 |
7458.13 |
-0.17 |
355,830 |
803 |
1303 |
62.7 |
32.9 |
| Thu, May 21, 2026 |
7458.30 |
0.30 |
356,848 |
1469 |
551 |
63.0 |
31.8 |
| Wed, May 20, 2026 |
7458.00 |
-0.13 |
355,054 |
283 |
660 |
60.3 |
37.6 |
| Tue, May 19, 2026 |
7458.13 |
0.15 |
355,830 |
1068 |
603 |
58.6 |
32.6 |
| Mon, May 18, 2026 |
7457.98 |
0.23 |
354,935 |
1305 |
602 |
49.1 |
38.0 |
| Sun, May 17, 2026 |
7457.75 |
0.18 |
353,566 |
1153 |
601 |
62.5 |
39.6 |
| Sat, May 16, 2026 |
7457.57 |
0.24 |
352,497 |
1331 |
602 |
72.6 |
39.9 |
| Fri, May 15, 2026 |
7457.33 |
0.19 |
351,075 |
1181 |
601 |
70.5 |
38.5 |
| Thu, May 14, 2026 |
7457.14 |
0.17 |
349,952 |
1120 |
602 |
70.8 |
44.7 |
| Wed, May 13, 2026 |
7456.97 |
0.10 |
348,949 |
910 |
601 |
74.6 |
41.0 |
| Averages of List |
7457.56 |
-0.02 |
352,425 |
1022.6 |
1070.6 |
65.3 |
37.8 |
Averages for May 26th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7479.03 |
-22.45 |
505,038 |
3733.25 |
1783.71 |
68.85 |
34.25 |
| All-Time |
7479.44 |
-22.86 |
508,011 |
3821.43 |
1783.05 |
68.85 |
34.25 |
Last 10 May 26th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Mon, May 26, 2025 |
7483.54 |
-26.96 |
528,240 |
1984 |
2154 |
60.2 |
29.5 |
| Sun, May 26, 2024 |
7480.19 |
-23.61 |
503,409 |
2643 |
5887 |
59.5 |
33.7 |
| Fri, May 26, 2023 |
7484.32 |
-27.74 |
534,099 |
6264 |
878 |
68.2 |
34.3 |
| Thu, May 26, 2022 |
7451.68 |
4.90 |
318,603 |
1796 |
463 |
76.0 |
30.0 |
| Wed, May 26, 2021 |
7455.57 |
1.01 |
340,756 |
1920 |
1262 |
67.0 |
32.0 |
| Tue, May 26, 2020 |
7483.68 |
-27.10 |
533,154 |
1967 |
1046 |
72.0 |
26.0 |
| Sun, May 26, 2019 |
7474.25 |
-17.67 |
464,970 |
2857 |
3685 |
70.0 |
28.0 |
| Sat, May 26, 2018 |
7480.07 |
-23.49 |
506,505 |
1783 |
1434 |
77.0 |
33.0 |
| Fri, May 26, 2017 |
7497.08 |
-40.50 |
637,530 |
5647 |
12966 |
68.0 |
37.0 |
| Thu, May 26, 2016 |
7487.59 |
-31.01 |
562,737 |
3604 |
3006 |
57.0 |
33.0 |
| Averages of List |
7477.81 |
-21.23 |
492,891 |
3278 |
3316 |
69.5 |
33.4 |
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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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