Blue Mesa

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