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Blue Mesa Reservoir water level today

7,411.78 ft above sea level (the reading for October 18, 2026). Blue Mesa Reservoir is falling steadily: down 0.62 ft in the past 7 days and down 2.26 ft over 30 days.

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation publishes one reading per day for Blue Mesa Reservoir; today's value appears once the agency posts it, usually the next morning.

Level now7,411.78 ft
Past 24 hours−0.08 ft
Past 7 days−0.62 ft
Past 30 days−2.26 ft
vs 1 year ago−52.25 ft

Blue Mesa Reservoir level over the last 12 months

7,4077,4247,4407,4577,473 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 7,411.78 ft (October 18, 2026). High: 7,468.56 ft (January 20, 2026). Swing: 56.78 ft.

Daily Blue Mesa Reservoir levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 18, 20267,411.78−0.08 ft
Oct 17, 20267,411.86−0.08 ft
Oct 16, 20267,411.94−0.12 ft
Oct 15, 20267,412.06−0.06 ft
Oct 14, 20267,412.12−0.07 ft
Oct 13, 20267,412.19−0.02 ft
Oct 12, 20267,412.21−0.19 ft
Oct 11, 20267,412.40−0.11 ft
Oct 10, 20267,412.51−0.16 ft
Oct 9, 20267,412.67−0.14 ft
Oct 8, 20267,412.81−0.14 ft
Oct 7, 20267,412.95−0.09 ft
Oct 6, 20267,413.04−0.10 ft
Oct 5, 20267,413.14−0.02 ft
Oct 4, 20267,413.16−0.08 ft
Oct 3, 20267,413.24+0.03 ft
Oct 2, 20267,413.21±0.00 ft
Oct 1, 20267,413.21+0.11 ft
Sep 30, 20267,413.10+0.07 ft
Sep 29, 20267,413.03−0.01 ft
Sep 28, 20267,413.04+0.03 ft
Sep 27, 20267,413.01−0.09 ft
Sep 26, 20267,413.10−0.07 ft
Sep 25, 20267,413.17−0.10 ft
Sep 24, 20267,413.27−0.10 ft
Sep 23, 20267,413.37−0.14 ft
Sep 22, 20267,413.51−0.13 ft
Sep 21, 20267,413.64−0.15 ft
Sep 20, 20267,413.79−0.14 ft
Sep 19, 20267,413.93−0.11 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 20257,465.207,464.627,465.86
Dec 20257,466.547,465.857,467.15
Jan 20267,467.627,466.897,468.56
Feb 20267,467.387,467.167,467.76
Mar 20267,467.687,467.357,468.13
Apr 20267,463.757,459.467,467.21
May 20267,457.347,455.797,459.15
Jun 20267,451.917,446.717,455.72
Jul 20267,440.507,435.567,446.34
Aug 20267,429.047,422.087,435.20
Sep 20267,415.717,413.017,421.61
Oct 2026 *7,412.587,411.787,413.24

* partial month or year.

Blue Mesa Reservoir year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *7,411.78 Oct 187,468.56 Jan 207,448.73
20257,464.01 Oct 197,490.79 Jun 247,477.22
20247,475.98 Jun 47,499.75 Jul 97,487.65
2023 *7,490.05 Dec 317,494.46 Oct 167,491.87

Blue Mesa Reservoir on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
20257,464.03 ft−52.25 ft
20247,484.31 ft−72.53 ft
20237,494.27 ft−82.49 ft

Is Blue Mesa Reservoir full?

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation does not publish a full-pool figure in this data feed, so compare today's 7,411.78 ft with the 12-month range above (7,411.78 to 7,468.56 ft) and with past years.

Is Blue Mesa Reservoir rising or falling?

Blue Mesa Reservoir is falling steadily: down 0.62 ft in the past 7 days and down 2.26 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.08 ft.

How does Blue Mesa Reservoir compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 52.25 ft lower. Two years ago on this date it stood at 7,484.31 ft.

Data source

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation HDB), gauge uchdb2 SDI 1923; readings since Oct 16, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.