BLUE MESA RESERVOIR

Capacity • Weather • Hydrology

Blue Mesa Reservoir
Reservoir Levels

March 26 2023

300,878 acre-ft

+0.07% today
70% of normal • Low


Water storage at Blue Mesa Reservoir is currently 300,878 acre-ft, approximately 70% of normal. The average for this time of year is approximately 431,371.82acre-ft, plus or minus 108,250acre-ft.

Maximum recorded Storage since record keeping began in 1966 was 1970-07-08 when levels reached 831,720.813 acre-ft. Lowest recorded Storage was 1966-01-31 when levels receded to 6,502 acre-ft.

Geolocation -107.337, 38.453
Elevation 7,304 ft
Storage 24hr Change 0.07%
Percent of Normal 70%
Minimum 6,502 acre-ft
1966-01-31
Maximum 831,720.813 acre-ft
1970-07-08
Average 431,372 acre-ft

Peak Water Storage

Maximum storage by year

Seasonal Comparison

Year over year storage

Area Snowpack and Streamflow

Location Streamflow Stage
NORTH FORK GUNNISON RIVER BELOW PAONIA 82 cfs 1.0 ft
SURFACE CREEK NEAR CEDAREDGE 9 cfs 2.3 ft
GUNNISON RIVER BELOW GUNNISON TUNNEL 344 cfs 1.9 ft
BIG CREEK AT UPPER STATION 7 cfs 1.2 ft
CASTLE CREEK AT ASPEN 43 cfs ft
GOOSE CREEK AT WAGONWHEEL GAP 19 cfs 2.7 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NEAR RIDGWAY 51 cfs 1.9 ft
RIO GRANDE AT WAGON WHEEL GAP -999 cfs 0.3 ft
SOUTH FORK SAN MIGUEL RIVER NEAR OPHIR 16 cfs 1.4 ft
ANIMAS RIVER AT HOWARDSVILLE 15 cfs 0.6 ft
HUBBARD CREEK AT HIGHWAY 133 AT MOUTH NR BOWIE 3 cfs 0.3 ft
SURFACE CREEK AT CEDAREDGE 6 cfs 0.5 ft
TOMICHI CREEK AT GUNNISON 112 cfs 1.2 ft
NORTH FORK GUNNISON RIVER NEAR SOMERSET 76 cfs 3.6 ft
TERROR CREEK AT MOUTH NEAR BOWIE 2 cfs ft
MINNESOTA CREEK NEAR PAONIA 4 cfs ft
EAST RIVER AT ALMONT CO. 95 cfs 2.6 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER AT COLONA 238 cfs 4.2 ft
TAYLOR RIVER AT ALMONT 135 cfs 1.5 ft
DALLAS CREEK NEAR RIDGWAY 19 cfs 2.6 ft
ANIMAS RIVER AT SILVERTON 33 cfs 0.8 ft
OHIO CREEK ABOVE MOUTH NR GUNNISON 17 cfs 2.2 ft
ROARING FORK RIVER NEAR ASPEN 14 cfs 0.6 ft
VALLECITO CREEK NEAR BAYFIELD 33 cfs 0.9 ft
HUBBARD CREEK ABOVE IRON POINT GULCH NR BOWIE 6 cfs ft
CIMARRON RIVER BL SQUAW CREEK 35 cfs 7.8 ft
HUNTER CREEK NEAR ASPEN 8 cfs 1.1 ft
ROARING FORK RIVER AB DIFFICULT C NR ASPEN 18 cfs 0.8 ft
EAST RIVER BL CEMENT CREEK NR CRESTED BUTTE 98 cfs 0.7 ft
WEST DIVIDE CREEK NEAR RAVEN 4 cfs 1.3 ft
LAKE FORK BLW LAKE SAN CRISTOBAL NR LAKE CITY 12 cfs 3.9 ft
ANIMAS RIVER ABOVE TACOMA 104 cfs 2.8 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BELOW RIDGWAY RESERVOIR 200 cfs 2.4 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NEAR OURAY 26 cfs 0.6 ft
CIMARRON RIVER NEAR CIMARRON 29 cfs 1.2 ft
ROARING FORK RIVER NEAR EMMA 195 cfs 4.7 ft
RIO GRANDE AT THIRTYMILE BRIDGE 2 cfs 0.6 ft
SMITH FORK NEAR LAZEAR 0 cfs 2.7 ft
NORTH FK GUNNISON RIVER ABOVE MOUTH NR LAZEAR 222 cfs 3.3 ft
N.F. GUNNISON R BLW LEROUX CR 253 cfs 8.4 ft
FRYINGPAN RIVER NEAR RUEDI 48 cfs 1.0 ft
GUNNISON RIVER NEAR GUNNISON 248 cfs 0.9 ft
CRYSTAL RIVER AB AVALANCHE C 60 cfs 0.7 ft
NORTH CLEAR CREEK BL CONTINENTAL RESERVOIR 3 cfs 1.3 ft
ANIMAS RIVER BELOW SILVERTON 67 cfs 1.2 ft
MUDDY CREEK AT BARDINE -999 cfs 3.8 ft
COCHETOPA CREEK BELOW ROCK CREEK NR PARLIN 31 cfs 1.9 ft
CEMENT CREEK AT SILVERTON 11 cfs 0.8 ft
MINERAL CREEK AT SILVERTON 31 cfs 7.7 ft
FRYINGPAN RIVER AT MEREDITH 195 cfs 2.6 ft
E FORK TERROR CR BLW COTTONWOOD STOMP NR BOWIE 0 cfs ft
LAKE FORK AT GATEVIEW 85 cfs 1.8 ft
Location Snowpack 24hr Change
TRAPPER LAKE 38" 0"
OVERLAND RES. 87" 2"
BEARTOWN 99" 2"
SCHOFIELD PASS 146" 6"
PARK RESERVOIR 141" 5"
BISON LAKE 120" 1"
STUMP LAKES 98" 2"
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 101" 0"
MINERAL CREEK 65" 0"
UPPER TAYLOR 75" 1"
VALLECITO 96" 2"
SPUD MOUNTAIN 133" 0"
CROSHO 61" -59"
LIZARD HEAD PASS 81" 2"
BEAR RIVER 48" 0"
MIDDLE CREEK 80" 0"
MOLAS LAKE 93" 1"
UPPER SAN JUAN 134" 1"
MC CLURE PASS 84" 4"
NORTH LOST TRAIL 95" 5"
BURRO MOUNTAIN 68" -1"
WEMINUCHE CREEK 95" -2"
IDARADO 67" 3"
RIPPLE CREEK 115" 4"
CASCADE #2 65" 1"
WAGER GULCH 44" 0"
UPPER RIO GRANDE 37" 0"
WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 143" 1"

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