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Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 304 of 365 for the Water Year 2010. We are 83% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7504.33 on Jul 29, 2010
Blue Mesa was last within 2" of this elevation on Sep 10, 2009

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Blue Mesa Dam Release Data


By content, Blue Mesa is 84.07% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
Total inflows for water year 2010: 628,545 acre feet

This is 75.09% of the July 29th average of 837,033 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2010: 575,651 acre feet

This is 57.21% of last year's release of 1,006,138 acre feet
During WY 2010, water storage has risen by 46,591 AF and total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 52,894 AF
Inflows for WY 2010 are 68.07% 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, Jul 29, 2010
7504.33
-0.17
697369
864
1564
n/a
n/a
n/a
Wed, Jul 28, 2010
7504.50
-0.18
698801
817
1560
78.8
60.8
n/a
Tue, Jul 27, 2010
7504.68
-0.16
700318
891
1551
80.6
57.2
n/a
Mon, Jul 26, 2010
7504.84
-0.14
701669
992
1566
86.0
53.6
n/a
Sun, Jul 25, 2010
7504.98
-0.20
702851
749
1579
86.0
46.4
n/a
Sat, Jul 24, 2010
7505.18
-0.16
704542
863
1523
84.2
48.2
n/a
Fri, Jul 23, 2010
7505.34
-0.16
705896
908
1568
80.6
48.2
n/a
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
7505.50
-0.19
707251
799
1588
78.8
53.6
n/a
Wed, Jul 21, 2010
7505.69
-0.16
708861
968
1630
75.2
53.6
n/a
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
7505.85
-0.23
710219
608
1569
75.2
55.4
n/a
Mon, Jul 19, 2010
7506.08
-0.20
712173
809
1643
86.0
55.4
n/a
Sun, Jul 18, 2010
7506.28
-0.17
713874
809
1515
87.8
46.4
n/a
Sat, Jul 17, 2010
7506.45
-0.19
715321
805
1598
87.8
51.8
n/a
Fri, Jul 16, 2010
7506.64
-0.18
716940
849
1599
89.6
46.4
n/a
Averages of List
7505.45
-0.18
706863.21
837.93
1575.21
82.82
52.08
n/a

Averages for July 31st

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP WATER TEMP
Since Filled
7503.79
-0.07
699884.63
1471.41
1721.32
81.50
45.50
n/a
All-Time
7503.79
-0.07
699884.63
1471.41
1721.32
81.50
45.50
n/a

Last 10 July 31st's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP WATER TEMP
Fri, Jul 31, 2009
7514.49
-0.19
785354
1240
2072
78.8
39.2
n/a
Thu, Jul 31, 2008
7511.87
0.02
762170
1698
1587
n/a
n/a
n/a
Tue, Jul 31, 2007
7513.48
0.00
776373
1571
1549
84.2
51.8
n/a
Mon, Jul 31, 2006
7513.07
-0.23
772742
1277
2280
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sun, Jul 31, 2005
7498.38
-0.14
648085
1105
1619
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sat, Jul 31, 2004
7493.90
0.23
612817
903
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
Thu, Jul 31, 2003
7473.26
-0.28
458085
817
1780
n/a
n/a
n/a
Wed, Jul 31, 2002
7460.33
-0.37
373282
313
1452
n/a
n/a
n/a
Tue, Jul 31, 2001
7499.99
-0.11
661265
1133
1568
n/a
n/a
n/a
Mon, Jul 31, 2000
7503.10
-0.36
687049
936
2434
n/a
n/a
n/a
Averages of List
7498.19
-0.14
653722.20
1099.30
1634.10
81.50
45.50
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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Water data courtesy of US Bureau of Reclamation
*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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