Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 200 of 366 for water year 2024.
We are 55% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7485.33 on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Apr 8, 2024
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Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 34.07 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 65.31% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2024: 211,397 acre feet
This is 95.92% of the average of 220,391 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2024: 291,630 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 712,035 acre feet |
During WY 2024, water storage has fallen by 96,716 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 80,233 AF |
Inflows for WY 2024 are 105.38% of WY 2023
 
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 133.02% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is up 33.42 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is up 0.65 feet from the low for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements Blue Mesa is down -0.49 feet over these measurements
DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
Wed, Apr 17, 2024 |
7485.33 |
0.48 |
541,731 |
1513 |
1271 |
57.3 |
33.3 |
Tue, Apr 16, 2024 |
7484.85 |
0.00 |
538,098 |
45 |
33 |
48.7 |
25.9 |
Mon, Apr 15, 2024 |
7484.85 |
0.16 |
538,098 |
948 |
327 |
46.3 |
29.2 |
Sun, Apr 14, 2024 |
7484.69 |
0.01 |
536,889 |
1514 |
1464 |
60.4 |
28.8 |
Sat, Apr 13, 2024 |
7484.68 |
-0.09 |
536,814 |
1103 |
1434 |
57.1 |
30.4 |
Fri, Apr 12, 2024 |
7484.77 |
-0.03 |
537,493 |
1300 |
1403 |
57.6 |
25.9 |
Thu, Apr 11, 2024 |
7484.80 |
-0.21 |
537,720 |
455 |
1244 |
53.0 |
23.0 |
Wed, Apr 10, 2024 |
7485.01 |
-0.14 |
539,307 |
776 |
1299 |
47.4 |
22.5 |
Tue, Apr 09, 2024 |
7485.15 |
-0.16 |
540,367 |
646 |
1246 |
46.7 |
20.0 |
Mon, Apr 08, 2024 |
7485.31 |
-0.16 |
541,579 |
738 |
1339 |
39.4 |
15.5 |
Sun, Apr 07, 2024 |
7485.47 |
-0.15 |
542,792 |
742 |
1305 |
37.3 |
21.3 |
Sat, Apr 06, 2024 |
7485.62 |
0.02 |
543,931 |
1442 |
1355 |
32.8 |
22.8 |
Fri, Apr 05, 2024 |
7485.60 |
-0.22 |
543,779 |
473 |
1306 |
54.7 |
29.6 |
Thu, Apr 04, 2024 |
7485.82 |
-0.16 |
545,451 |
710 |
1314 |
56.2 |
26.2 |
Averages of List |
7485.14 |
-0.05 |
540,289 |
886.1 |
1167.1 |
49.6 |
25.3 |
Averages for April 17th
AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7467.02 |
18.31 |
424,813 |
1328.48 |
1257.76 |
54.93 |
25.08 |
All-Time |
7466.77 |
18.56 |
422,944 |
1339.05 |
1275.96 |
54.93 |
25.08 |
Last 10 April 17th's data records
DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
Mon, Apr 17, 2023 |
7451.91 |
33.42 |
319,889 |
1732 |
147 |
56.5 |
24.4 |
Sun, Apr 17, 2022 |
7436.43 |
48.90 |
240,344 |
835 |
1256 |
58.0 |
29.0 |
Sat, Apr 17, 2021 |
7463.64 |
21.69 |
389,847 |
805 |
1467 |
43.0 |
23.0 |
Fri, Apr 17, 2020 |
7481.87 |
3.46 |
519,713 |
654 |
1424 |
53.0 |
20.0 |
Wed, Apr 17, 2019 |
7441.25 |
44.08 |
265,902 |
1604 |
727 |
60.0 |
27.0 |
Tue, Apr 17, 2018 |
7480.61 |
4.72 |
510,451 |
717 |
1407 |
50.0 |
26.0 |
Mon, Apr 17, 2017 |
7493.62 |
-8.29 |
609,797 |
3221 |
1050 |
64.0 |
25.0 |
Sun, Apr 17, 2016 |
7488.47 |
-3.14 |
569,499 |
1380 |
1251 |
42.0 |
26.0 |
Fri, Apr 17, 2015 |
7492.71 |
-7.38 |
602,590 |
1528 |
958 |
33.0 |
26.0 |
Thu, Apr 17, 2014 |
7469.94 |
15.39 |
435,390 |
1643 |
579 |
57.0 |
21.0 |
Averages of List |
7470.30 |
15.03 |
447,978 |
1523 |
1050 |
55.3 |
26.6 |
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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
*Air temp data is sourced from (Prev 24 Hr Extremes):
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Water data sourced from Blue Mesa Source Data
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