Blue Mesa Dam
Dam in Gunnison County, Colorado · Gunnison River · forms Blue Mesa Reservoir
Height
390 ft
119 m (NID height)
Length
785 ft
239 m
Completed
1966
Blue Mesa Reservoir today
7,412.06 ft
7 days 0.00 ft
vs full pool
▼ 107.34 ft
Normal storage
748,430 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation; Recreation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 390 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 938,469 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 9,180 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 333 ft
- Drainage area
- 3,429 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 55 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Albuquerque District
- Also known as
- Blue Mesa Reservoir
- NID ID
- CO01675
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID CO01675 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.