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Blue Mesa
Blue Mesa
Water Summary
Today is day 224 of 366 for the Water Year 2008. We are 61% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7466.03 on May 8, 2008
Blue Mesa was last within 2" of this elevation on May 4, 2008

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Blue Mesa Dam Release Data


By content, Blue Mesa is 49.36% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
Total inflows for water year 2008: 281,252 acre feet

This is 92.08% of the May 8th average of 305,433 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2008: 451,462 acre feet

This is 52.44% of last year's release of 860,900 acre feet
During WY 2008, water storage has fallen by 277,253 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 170,210 AF
Inflows for WY 2008 are 128.38% of WY 2007          Rivers feeding are running at 0% of the May 11th 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, May 08, 2008
7466.03
0.26
409461
4781
3916
62.6
32.0
n/a
Wed, May 07, 2008
7465.77
0.08
407770
3980
3705
60.8
37.4
n/a
Tue, May 06, 2008
7465.69
0.01
407250
3452
3407
64.4
28.4
n/a
Mon, May 05, 2008
7465.68
-0.20
407187
2751
3393
66.2
28.4
n/a
Sun, May 04, 2008
7465.88
-0.24
408485
2636
3412
69.8
26.6
n/a
Sat, May 03, 2008
7466.12
-0.19
410050
2796
3409
59.0
21.2
n/a
Fri, May 02, 2008
7466.31
-0.06
411290
3224
3409
51.8
15.8
n/a
Thu, May 01, 2008
7466.37
0.13
411682
3848
3408
41.0
24.8
n/a
Wed, Apr 30, 2008
7466.24
0.00
410834
3419
3406
59.0
28.4
n/a
Tue, Apr 29, 2008
7466.24
-0.05
410834
3253
3405
64.4
26.6
n/a
Mon, Apr 28, 2008
7466.29
-0.05
411159
2866
3018
66.2
24.8
n/a
Sun, Apr 27, 2008
7466.34
-0.10
411484
2770
3022
62.6
17.6
n/a
Sat, Apr 26, 2008
7466.44
-0.01
412139
2884
2906
53.6
14.0
n/a
Fri, Apr 25, 2008
7466.45
0.08
412206
3155
2879
46.4
24.8
n/a
Averages of List
7466.13
-0.02
410130.79
3272.50
3335.36
59.13
25.06
n/a

Averages for May 11th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP WATER TEMP
Since Filled
7468.82
0.38
435715.90
2612.87
1329.13
n/a
n/a
n/a
All-Time
7468.82
0.38
435715.90
2612.87
1329.13
n/a
n/a
n/a

Last 10 May 11th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP WATER TEMP
Fri, May 11, 2007
7487.41
0.22
561360
1849
985
n/a
n/a
n/a
Thu, May 11, 2006
7496.01
0.12
628896
1703
1201
n/a
n/a
n/a
Wed, May 11, 2005
7458.20
-0.17
361525
1561
2130
n/a
n/a
n/a
Tue, May 11, 2004
7476.84
0.78
483227
3079
274
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sun, May 11, 2003
7447.65
-0.20
299589
616
1156
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sat, May 11, 2002
7477.90
-0.18
490804
676
1314
n/a
n/a
n/a
Fri, May 11, 2001
7476.01
0.10
477336
2210
1841
n/a
n/a
n/a
Thu, May 11, 2000
7495.78
0.84
627047
3411
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
Tue, May 11, 1999
7484.68
0.15
540650
1633
1048
n/a
n/a
n/a
Mon, May 11, 1998
7477.98
0.31
491379
2491
1355
n/a
n/a
n/a
Averages of List
7477.85
0.20
496181.30
1922.90
1130.40
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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