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Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 278 of 365 for the Water Year 2009. We are 76% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7518.97 on Jul 4, 2009
Blue Mesa was last within 2" of this elevation on Jul 3, 2009

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Blue Mesa Dam Release Data


By content, Blue Mesa is 99.56% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
Total inflows for water year 2009: 844,160 acre feet

This is 113.29% of the July 4th average of 745,159 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2009: 662,927 acre feet

This is 57.87% of last year's release of 1,145,578 acre feet
During WY 2009, water storage has risen by 175,883 AF and total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 181,233 AF
Inflows for WY 2009 are 80.18% of WY 2008          Rivers feeding are running at 0% of the Jul 5th avg. Click for Details

  


View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP WATER TEMP
Sat, Jul 04, 2009
7518.97
0.02
825845
2691
2572
n/a
n/a
n/a
Fri, Jul 03, 2009
7518.95
0.03
825661
2873
2709
77.0
44.6
n/a
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
7518.92
-0.06
825387
2812
3063
77.0
53.6
n/a
Wed, Jul 01, 2009
7518.98
-0.04
825936
2796
2954
73.4
48.2
n/a
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
7519.02
0.01
826302
3161
3089
80.6
42.8
n/a
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
7519.01
-0.02
826211
3409
3476
80.6
42.8
n/a
Sun, Jun 28, 2009
7519.03
-0.09
826394
3630
4020
80.6
44.6
n/a
Sat, Jun 27, 2009
7519.12
-0.03
827219
4026
4139
78.8
46.4
n/a
Fri, Jun 26, 2009
7519.15
0.14
827494
4215
3543
75.2
44.6
n/a
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
7519.01
0.09
826211
3608
3167
69.8
50.0
n/a
Wed, Jun 24, 2009
7518.92
0.12
825387
3362
2782
78.8
53.6
n/a
Tue, Jun 23, 2009
7518.80
0.15
824289
3391
2673
80.6
44.6
n/a
Mon, Jun 22, 2009
7518.65
0.14
822917
3284
2613
78.8
39.2
n/a
Sun, Jun 21, 2009
7518.51
0.19
821638
3492
2592
78.8
39.2
n/a
Averages of List
7518.93
0.05
825492.21
3339.29
3099.43
77.69
45.71
n/a

Averages for July 5th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP WATER TEMP
Since Filled
7503.52
0.12
696315.02
2561.15
2009.45
78.80
44.60
n/a
All-Time
7503.52
0.12
696315.02
2561.15
2009.45
78.80
44.60
n/a

Last 10 July 5th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP WATER TEMP
Sat, Jul 05, 2008
7507.11
0.58
720951
3949
1430
78.8
44.6
n/a
Thu, Jul 05, 2007
7514.58
-0.03
786158
1336
1445
n/a
n/a
n/a
Wed, Jul 05, 2006
7516.30
-0.22
801583
1382
2358
n/a
n/a
n/a
Tue, Jul 05, 2005
7498.11
0.25
640366
2217
1173
n/a
n/a
n/a
Mon, Jul 05, 2004
7497.02
-0.13
635509
1009
1640
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sat, Jul 05, 2003
7479.94
0.26
505557
972
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
Fri, Jul 05, 2002
7469.98
-0.32
435660
405
1477
n/a
n/a
n/a
Thu, Jul 05, 2001
7501.72
-0.04
675553
1340
1482
n/a
n/a
n/a
Wed, Jul 05, 2000
7507.57
-0.17
724887
1072
1784
n/a
n/a
n/a
Mon, Jul 05, 1999
7516.69
0.15
805104
2911
2203
n/a
n/a
n/a
Averages of List
7500.90
0.03
673132.80
1659.30
1499.20
78.80
44.60
n/a


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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 - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
Outflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
All Temps - Degrees Farhenheit
The Water Year runs from October 1 to September 30 of the next year
Acre Feet = 1 * Flow CFS
TP = Total Precipitation



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*Air temp data is sourced from (Prev 24 Hr Extremes):    Gunnison, CO Weather
Weather forecast for Gunnison, CO
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