Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 166 of 365 for water year 2026.
We are 45% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7467.64 on Sunday, March 15th, 2026
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Mar 14, 2026
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| Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 51.76 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 50.12% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2026: 156,792 acre feet
This is 98.12% of the average of 159,791 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2026: 167,816 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 797,484 acre feet |
| During WY 2026, water storage has fallen by 462 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 11,024 AF |
| Inflows for WY 2026 are 100.97% of WY 2025
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 70.85% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is down -13.12 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is down 0.82 feet from the high for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -0.31 feet over these measurements
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026 |
7467.64 |
-0.03 |
415,746 |
1103 |
1289 |
36.1 |
18.0 |
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026 |
7467.67 |
-0.08 |
415,944 |
746 |
1263 |
55.0 |
32.4 |
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026 |
7467.75 |
-0.03 |
416,472 |
1160 |
1347 |
48.4 |
29.5 |
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026 |
7467.78 |
-0.05 |
416,671 |
847 |
1166 |
47.1 |
27.7 |
| Wed, Mar 11, 2026 |
7467.83 |
-0.03 |
417,002 |
1180 |
1367 |
43.9 |
30.0 |
| Tue, Mar 10, 2026 |
7467.86 |
-0.08 |
417,200 |
726 |
1244 |
52.0 |
30.4 |
| Mon, Mar 09, 2026 |
7467.94 |
-0.04 |
417,730 |
998 |
1252 |
50.0 |
27.1 |
| Sun, Mar 08, 2026 |
7467.98 |
-0.06 |
417,995 |
958 |
1345 |
45.5 |
20.5 |
| Sat, Mar 07, 2026 |
7468.04 |
-0.07 |
418,392 |
934 |
1386 |
37.4 |
22.6 |
| Fri, Mar 06, 2026 |
7468.11 |
-0.02 |
418,857 |
1023 |
1146 |
32.9 |
23.7 |
| Thu, Mar 05, 2026 |
7468.13 |
0.06 |
418,989 |
1156 |
750 |
46.6 |
29.7 |
| Wed, Mar 04, 2026 |
7468.07 |
0.06 |
418,591 |
1033 |
627 |
47.5 |
25.2 |
| Tue, Mar 03, 2026 |
7468.01 |
0.06 |
418,193 |
1087 |
680 |
38.7 |
25.5 |
| Mon, Mar 02, 2026 |
7467.95 |
0.10 |
417,796 |
1315 |
645 |
51.6 |
34.7 |
| Averages of List |
7467.91 |
-0.01 |
417,541 |
1019.0 |
1107.6 |
45.2 |
26.9 |
Averages for March 15th
| AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7469.34 |
-1.7 |
438,099 |
1118.23 |
2034.49 |
-3.11 |
18.12 |
| All-Time |
7469.22 |
-1.58 |
437,094 |
1111.04 |
2072.93 |
-3.11 |
18.12 |
Last 10 March 15th's data records
| DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (af) |
OUTFLOW (af) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
| Sat, Mar 15, 2025 |
7480.76 |
-13.12 |
507,596 |
1204 |
1190 |
31.2 |
20.3 |
| Fri, Mar 15, 2024 |
7487.81 |
-20.17 |
560,681 |
968 |
2033 |
37.4 |
14.0 |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2023 |
7448.05 |
19.59 |
298,729 |
1037 |
545 |
43.0 |
21.7 |
| Tue, Mar 15, 2022 |
7435.99 |
31.65 |
238,276 |
901 |
1456 |
45.0 |
13.0 |
| Mon, Mar 15, 2021 |
7465.80 |
1.84 |
403,704 |
718 |
643 |
45.0 |
23.0 |
| Sun, Mar 15, 2020 |
7484.38 |
-16.74 |
538,395 |
1492 |
1027 |
52.0 |
22.0 |
| Fri, Mar 15, 2019 |
7437.47 |
30.17 |
247,099 |
742 |
635 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Wed, Mar 15, 2017 |
7485.96 |
-18.32 |
550,314 |
1515 |
3172 |
43.0 |
17.0 |
| Tue, Mar 15, 2016 |
7487.29 |
-19.65 |
560,441 |
1523 |
1129 |
37.0 |
24.0 |
| Sun, Mar 15, 2015 |
7485.64 |
-18.00 |
547,890 |
1206 |
889 |
50.0 |
19.0 |
| Averages of List |
7469.88 |
-2.24 |
445,128 |
1256 |
1395 |
45.6 |
17.9 |
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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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