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Blue Mesa
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Blue Mesa

Water Summary
Today is day 160 of 365 for the Water Year 2010. We are 44% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7485.11 on Mar 8, 2010
Blue Mesa was last within 2" of this elevation on Mar 7, 2010

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Blue Mesa Dam Release Data


By content, Blue Mesa is 65.57% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
Total inflows for water year 2010: 141,100 acre feet

This is 90.71% of the March 8th average of 155,545 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2010: 246,541 acre feet

This is 24.5% of last year's release of 1,006,138 acre feet
During WY 2010, water storage has fallen by 106,891 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 105,441 AF
Inflows for WY 2010 are 95.78% 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
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
Thu, Feb 25, 2010
7485.34
-0.05
545622
448
634
26.6
-5.8
n/a
Wed, Feb 24, 2010
7485.39
-0.05
546000
399
585
28.4
-0.4
n/a
Tue, Feb 23, 2010
7485.44
-0.07
546378
349
611
12.2
-22.0
n/a
Averages of List
7485.24
-0.03
544856.93
422.64
526.07
33.16
3.84
n/a

Averages for March 9th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP WATER TEMP
Since Filled
7469.81
-0.20
440194.93
508.10
1126.88
36.50
10.40
n/a
All-Time
7469.81
-0.20
440194.93
508.10
1126.88
36.50
10.40
n/a

Last 10 March 9th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP WATER TEMP
Mon, Mar 09, 2009
7485.76
-0.03
548798
544
653
44.6
19.4
n/a
Sun, Mar 09, 2008
7471.55
-0.29
446321
522
1517
28.4
1.4
n/a
Fri, Mar 09, 2007
7477.62
-0.09
488799
499
817
n/a
n/a
n/a
Thu, Mar 09, 2006
7488.37
0.02
568730
804
719
n/a
n/a
n/a
Wed, Mar 09, 2005
7472.07
-0.13
451874
457
835
n/a
n/a
n/a
Tue, Mar 09, 2004
7463.35
0.02
392213
380
310
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sun, Mar 09, 2003
7447.06
0.15
296386
412
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sat, Mar 09, 2002
7481.93
0.04
520157
601
446
n/a
n/a
n/a
Fri, Mar 09, 2001
7477.38
-0.06
487080
505
715
n/a
n/a
n/a
Thu, Mar 09, 2000
7487.41
0.00
561360
796
790
n/a
n/a
n/a
Averages of List
7475.25
-0.04
476171.80
552.00
680.20
36.50
10.40
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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