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Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 164 of 365 for the Water Year 2010. We are 45% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7485.02 on Mar 11, 2010
Blue Mesa was last within 2" of this elevation on Mar 10, 2010

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Blue Mesa Dam Release Data


By content, Blue Mesa is 65.49% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
Total inflows for water year 2010: 143,907 acre feet

This is 90.69% of the March 11th average of 158,680 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2010: 249,988 acre feet

This is 24.85% of last year's release of 1,006,138 acre feet
During WY 2010, water storage has fallen by 107,570 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 106,081 AF
Inflows for WY 2010 are 95.58% of WY 2009          Rivers feeding are running at 0% of the Jan 20th 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
Thu, Mar 11, 2010
7485.02
-0.03
543208
444
551
37.4
6.8
n/a
Wed, Mar 10, 2010
7485.05
-0.04
543434
476
622
32.0
15.8
n/a
Tue, Mar 09, 2010
7485.09
-0.02
543736
495
565
37.4
21.2
n/a
Mon, Mar 08, 2010
7485.11
-0.03
543887
488
596
37.4
10.4
n/a
Sun, Mar 07, 2010
7485.14
0.03
544113
418
298
39.2
30.2
n/a
Sat, Mar 06, 2010
7485.11
0.04
543887
479
320
44.6
6.8
n/a
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
7485.07
-0.07
543585
331
591
35.6
3.2
n/a
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
7485.14
-0.04
544113
481
628
42.8
15.8
n/a
Wed, Mar 03, 2010
7485.18
-0.06
544415
407
629
44.6
-0.4
n/a
Tue, Mar 02, 2010
7485.24
-0.04
544867
466
613
33.8
1.4
n/a
Mon, Mar 01, 2010
7485.28
-0.05
545169
433
619
32.0
-0.4
n/a
Sun, Feb 28, 2010
7485.33
0.04
545547
469
312
33.8
17.6
n/a
Sat, Feb 27, 2010
7485.29
0.01
545245
356
313
32.0
3.2
n/a
Fri, Feb 26, 2010
7485.28
-0.06
545169
393
616
21.2
-5.8
n/a
Averages of List
7485.17
-0.02
544312.50
438.29
519.50
35.99
8.99
n/a

Averages for March 13th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP WATER TEMP
Since Filled
7469.03
-0.19
435234.27
563.56
1180.59
n/a
n/a
n/a
All-Time
7469.03
-0.19
435234.27
563.56
1180.59
n/a
n/a
n/a

Last 10 March 13th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP WATER TEMP
Fri, Mar 13, 2009
7485.55
-0.05
547209
578
761
n/a
n/a
n/a
Thu, Mar 13, 2008
7470.19
-0.28
437078
635
1585
n/a
n/a
n/a
Tue, Mar 13, 2007
7477.60
0.01
488655
726
683
n/a
n/a
n/a
Mon, Mar 13, 2006
7488.37
-0.04
568730
475
624
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sun, Mar 13, 2005
7471.99
-0.01
451532
533
596
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sat, Mar 13, 2004
7463.76
0.18
394822
584
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
Thu, Mar 13, 2003
7447.73
0.20
300025
554
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
Wed, Mar 13, 2002
7481.83
-0.06
519418
392
609
n/a
n/a
n/a
Tue, Mar 13, 2001
7476.93
-0.08
483870
452
732
n/a
n/a
n/a
Mon, Mar 13, 2000
7487.28
-0.08
560363
557
859
n/a
n/a
n/a
Averages of List
7475.12
-0.02
475170.20
548.60
644.90
n/a
n/a
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
All data is provisional and subject to review and modification
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