Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 221 of 366 for water year 2024.
We are 60% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7486.85 on Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on May 7, 2024
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Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 32.55 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 66.7% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2024: 282,444 acre feet
This is 94.17% of the average of 299,929 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2024: 350,516 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 712,035 acre feet |
During WY 2024, water storage has fallen by 85,138 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 68,072 AF |
Inflows for WY 2024 are 91.49% of WY 2023
 
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 57.70% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is up 18.76 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is up 2.17 feet from the low for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements Blue Mesa is up 1.17 feet over these measurements
DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
Wed, May 08, 2024 |
7486.85 |
0.03 |
553,309 |
1388 |
1256 |
45.3 |
20.4 |
Tue, May 07, 2024 |
7486.82 |
0.10 |
553,079 |
1641 |
1240 |
44.9 |
30.0 |
Mon, May 06, 2024 |
7486.72 |
0.05 |
552,314 |
1548 |
1341 |
42.8 |
26.3 |
Sun, May 05, 2024 |
7486.67 |
0.09 |
551,932 |
1778 |
1416 |
60.6 |
29.8 |
Sat, May 04, 2024 |
7486.58 |
0.03 |
551,244 |
1526 |
1395 |
59.4 |
27.4 |
Fri, May 03, 2024 |
7486.55 |
0.00 |
551,015 |
1372 |
1357 |
57.3 |
26.4 |
Thu, May 02, 2024 |
7486.55 |
-0.01 |
551,015 |
1419 |
1443 |
51.3 |
25.9 |
Wed, May 01, 2024 |
7486.56 |
0.11 |
551,091 |
1544 |
1106 |
58.9 |
38.0 |
Tue, Apr 30, 2024 |
7486.45 |
0.05 |
550,251 |
1360 |
1153 |
58.1 |
37.1 |
Mon, Apr 29, 2024 |
7486.40 |
0.13 |
549,869 |
1461 |
946 |
54.0 |
24.9 |
Sun, Apr 28, 2024 |
7486.27 |
0.17 |
548,877 |
1712 |
1045 |
48.0 |
32.1 |
Sat, Apr 27, 2024 |
7486.10 |
0.15 |
547,582 |
1904 |
1314 |
44.5 |
32.6 |
Fri, Apr 26, 2024 |
7485.95 |
0.27 |
546,439 |
2316 |
1267 |
49.1 |
35.8 |
Thu, Apr 25, 2024 |
7485.68 |
0.28 |
544,386 |
2644 |
1559 |
52.1 |
37.0 |
Averages of List |
7486.44 |
0.1 |
550,172 |
1686.6 |
1274.1 |
51.9 |
30.3 |
Averages for May 8th
AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7470.67 |
16.18 |
448,219 |
2423.81 |
1366.00 |
61.00 |
30.35 |
All-Time |
7470.58 |
16.27 |
447,392 |
2479.13 |
1351.05 |
61.00 |
30.35 |
Last 10 May 8th's data records
DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
Mon, May 08, 2023 |
7468.09 |
18.76 |
418,724 |
3541 |
35 |
59.9 |
28.6 |
Sun, May 08, 2022 |
7442.21 |
44.64 |
268,407 |
2508 |
660 |
70.0 |
39.0 |
Sat, May 08, 2021 |
7458.09 |
28.76 |
355,591 |
785 |
1679 |
61.0 |
30.0 |
Fri, May 08, 2020 |
7482.36 |
4.49 |
523,336 |
1833 |
1408 |
66.0 |
22.0 |
Wed, May 08, 2019 |
7460.99 |
25.86 |
377,372 |
3524 |
329 |
64.0 |
32.0 |
Tue, May 08, 2018 |
7478.09 |
8.76 |
492,170 |
1429 |
1379 |
73.0 |
30.0 |
Mon, May 08, 2017 |
7500.89 |
-14.04 |
668,679 |
3972 |
1088 |
66.0 |
32.0 |
Sun, May 08, 2016 |
7489.43 |
-2.58 |
576,918 |
2022 |
874 |
53.0 |
30.0 |
Fri, May 08, 2015 |
7493.03 |
-6.18 |
605,120 |
2361 |
1946 |
60.0 |
33.0 |
Thu, May 08, 2014 |
7485.06 |
1.79 |
543,510 |
3487 |
401 |
48.0 |
30.0 |
Averages of List |
7476.23 |
10.62 |
485,741 |
2570 |
1165 |
60.3 |
32.1 |
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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 = 1.9835 * Flow CFS
TP = Total Precipitation
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The water year runs from Oct 1 - Sept 30
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Water data sourced from Blue Mesa Source Data
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