Blue Mesa Water Database

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Blue Mesa



Water Summary
Today is day 355 of 365 for water year 2023. We are 97% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7499.35 on
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Nov 17, 2019

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Blue Mesa Dam Release Data
Blue Mesa is 20.05 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )

By content, Blue Mesa is 78.7% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
Total inflows for water year 2023: 1,046,009 acre feet

This is 113.42% of the average of 922,229 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2023: 679,244 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 601,296 acre feet
During WY 2023, water storage has risen by 362,547 AF and total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 366,765 AF
Inflows for WY 2023 are 160.63% of WY 2022          Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 132.34% of the September 22nd avg. Click for Details

Blue Mesa is up 49.92 feet from one year ago.    Blue Mesa is down 13.12 feet from the high for water year.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -3.36 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Wed, Sep 20, 2023
7499.35
-0.21
652,824
794
1654
69.1
32.7
Tue, Sep 19, 2023
7499.56
-0.45
654,559
-209
1654
68.9
35.4
Mon, Sep 18, 2023
7500.01
-0.39
658,285
186
1802
72.1
34.0
Sun, Sep 17, 2023
7500.40
-0.33
661,521
620
1988
70.9
29.7
Sat, Sep 16, 2023
7500.73
-0.22
664,265
1077
1985
68.5
28.8
Fri, Sep 15, 2023
7500.95
-0.22
666,097
940
1848
63.7
36.3
Thu, Sep 14, 2023
7501.17
-0.22
667,932
498
1408
67.6
35.1
Wed, Sep 13, 2023
7501.39
-0.22
669,769
626
1537
68.0
32.0
Tue, Sep 12, 2023
7501.61
-0.22
671,608
676
1588
70.3
32.7
Mon, Sep 11, 2023
7501.83
-0.22
673,449
726
1638
74.7
38.5
Sun, Sep 10, 2023
7502.05
-0.22
675,292
726
1639
75.9
36.5
Sat, Sep 09, 2023
7502.27
-0.22
677,138
723
1638
79.5
35.6
Fri, Sep 08, 2023
7502.49
-0.22
678,986
722
1638
79.7
34.3
Thu, Sep 07, 2023
7502.71
-0.22
680,836
721
1638
79.3
34.2
Averages of List
7501.18
-0.26
668,040
630.4
1689.6
72.0
34.0

Averages for September 20th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (07-03-1970)
7492.75
6.6
614,312
752.44
1432.70
70.22
34.74
All-Time
7493.01
6.34
616,193
755.13
1414.16
70.22
34.74

Last 10 September 20th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Tue, Sep 20, 2022
7449.43
49.92
306,189
429
1300
80.0
32.0
Mon, Sep 20, 2021
7441.47
57.88
264,712
243
1566
65.0
39.0
Sun, Sep 20, 2020
7473.21
26.14
457,741
410
1480
75.0
42.0
Fri, Sep 20, 2019
7510.92
-11.57
753,853
737
1602
75.0
36.0
Thu, Sep 20, 2018
7447.27
52.08
297,524
252
900
68.0
35.0
Wed, Sep 20, 2017
7511.07
-11.72
755,163
626
1888
73.0
39.0
Tue, Sep 20, 2016
7502.65
-3.30
683,290
796
1791
55.0
37.0
Sun, Sep 20, 2015
7509.49
-10.14
741,424
741
1293
73.0
28.0
Sat, Sep 20, 2014
7493.29
6.06
607,179
689
1234
78.0
37.0
Fri, Sep 20, 2013
7454.82
44.53
340,114
1059
989
71.0
32.0
Averages of List
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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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