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Water Summary
Today is day 231 of 366 for the Water Year 2012. We are 63% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7483.00 on May 17, 2012
Blue Mesa was last within 2" of this elevation on May 16, 2012

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Blue Mesa Dam Release Data
Blue Mesa is 37 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7520.00 )

By content, Blue Mesa is 63.66% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
Total inflows for water year 2012: 260,884 acre feet

This is 72.8% of the May 17th average of 358,333 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2012: 429,007 acre feet

This is 40.21% of last year's release of 1,066,808 acre feet
During WY 2012, water storage has fallen by 171,052 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 168,123 AF
Inflows for WY 2012 are 77.87% of WY 2011          Rivers feeding are running at 0% of the May 18th 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 17, 2012
7483.00
0.02
528086
1348
1256
n/a
n/a
n/a
Wed, May 16, 2012
7482.98
-0.06
527937
1042
1251
n/a
n/a
n/a
Tue, May 15, 2012
7483.04
-0.07
528383
1006
1252
n/a
n/a
n/a
Mon, May 14, 2012
7483.11
-0.03
528904
1069
1166
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sun, May 13, 2012
7483.14
0.01
529127
942
889
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sat, May 12, 2012
7483.13
-0.04
529053
987
1121
n/a
n/a
n/a
Fri, May 11, 2012
7483.17
-0.01
529350
935
958
n/a
n/a
n/a
Thu, May 10, 2012
7483.18
-0.05
529425
830
1002
n/a
n/a
n/a
Wed, May 09, 2012
7483.23
-0.03
529797
938
1036
n/a
n/a
n/a
Tue, May 08, 2012
7483.26
0.06
530021
965
725
n/a
n/a
n/a
Mon, May 07, 2012
7483.20
0.03
529574
1247
1119
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sun, May 06, 2012
7483.17
0.04
529350
1039
875
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sat, May 05, 2012
7483.13
-0.04
529053
955
1090
n/a
n/a
n/a
Fri, May 04, 2012
7483.17
-0.06
529350
795
1006
n/a
n/a
n/a
Averages of List
7483.14
-0.02
529100.71
1007.00
1053.29
n/a
n/a
n/a

Averages for May 18th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP WATER TEMP
Since Filled
7473.86
0.66
469425.72
3686.91
1403.79
63.50
35.15
n/a
All-Time
7473.86
0.66
469425.72
3686.91
1403.79
63.50
35.15
n/a

Last 10 May 18th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP WATER TEMP
Wed, May 18, 2011
7475.75
0.27
475500
3514
2538
44.6
32.0
n/a
Tue, May 18, 2010
7487.78
-0.57
564194
2125
4316
57.2
35.6
n/a
Mon, May 18, 2009
7500.60
0.97
666285
6399
2358
77.0
39.2
n/a
Sun, May 18, 2008
7470.09
0.74
436402
5758
3232
75.2
33.8
n/a
Fri, May 18, 2007
7492.32
0.84
599512
3531
184
n/a
n/a
n/a
Thu, May 18, 2006
7499.11
0.70
654046
3785
886
n/a
n/a
n/a
Wed, May 18, 2005
7457.61
0.08
358377
2374
2056
n/a
n/a
n/a
Tue, May 18, 2004
7479.82
0.32
504682
1905
716
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sun, May 18, 2003
7449.01
0.65
307047
2880
1066
n/a
n/a
n/a
Sat, May 18, 2002
7477.03
-0.16
484580
923
1484
n/a
n/a
n/a
Averages of List
7478.91
0.38
505062.50
3319.40
1883.60
63.50
35.15
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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