Blue Mesa Reservoir

Name: Blue Mesa Reservoir (Colorado) water level
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Colorado · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 7,411.8–7,468.5 ft.

Water level · EGM96

7,413.40FT

Storage 144,569 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days +1.54 ft30 days +0.13 ftvs last year −51.37 ft

Reading for Oct 24, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 20:24 UTC
Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (RISE)

Worth going today?This Afternoon

Storms in the forecast

Light wind, 32% chance of rain

Wind5 mph

Rain32%

Temp53°F

Level7,413.4 ft

This AfternoonChance Showers And Thunderstorms · 53°F
SW 5 mph · rain 32%

TonightChance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy · 30°F
WSW 0 to 5 mph · rain 31%

NWS forecast for the gauge location. Good = wind ≤ 10 mph and rain ≤ 30%; storms are flagged. Not safety advice – check local conditions, closures and warnings.

Level history

30 days1 year

Field notes

As of Oct 24, 2026, Blue Mesa Reservoir stood at 7,413.40 (EGM96) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 144,569 acre-feet for the same day.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been rising (+1.54 ft), and it is +0.13 ft over 30 days.

Compared with a year ago (7,464.77 ft), the lake is 51.37 ft lower.

Readings come from the Bureau of Reclamation's daily reservoir data for Blue Mesa Reservoir Dam and Powerplant.

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	144,569 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Blue Mesa Reservoir Dam and Powerplant
Elevation datum	ft (EGM96)
Gauge location	38.4642, -107.2246

Nearby lakes

Morrow Point Reservoir15 mi W7,150.34 ft+0.62 ft Crystal Reservoir21 mi W6,748.83 ft+1.12 ft Silver Jack Reservoir23 mi SW8,870.90 ft+10.59 ft Crawford25 mi NW6,494.78 ft+4.78 ft Ridgway Reservoir33 mi SW6,851.09 ft±0.00 ft

Common questions

Is Blue Mesa Reservoir rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed +1.54 ft and over 30 days +0.13 ft.

How full is Blue Mesa Reservoir?

Reclamation publishes the water surface elevation for this gauge but not a percent-full figure, so we don't show one rather than estimate it.

How often is this page updated?

The page is rebuilt automatically every day from Reclamation's published data. Values can be revised later by the source agency.

Where does the data come from?

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's RISE data portal (data.usbr.gov). Forecasts come from the National Weather Service.

Daily values published by the Bureau of Reclamation; provisional and subject to revision. Reclamation data are provisional and subject to revision unless otherwise noted. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Bureau of Reclamation. See data sources.