Blue Mesa Water Database

Blue Mesa, Gunnison, Crested Butte, Montrose

Blue Mesa



Water Summary
Today is day 361 of 365 for water year 2023. We are 99% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7498.20 on
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Nov 26, 2019

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Blue Mesa Dam Release Data
Blue Mesa is 21.2 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )

By content, Blue Mesa is 77.56% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
Total inflows for water year 2023: 1,062,930 acre feet

This is 114.16% of the average of 931,053 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2023: 698,920 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 601,296 acre feet
During WY 2023, water storage has risen by 353,082 AF and total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 364,010 AF
Inflows for WY 2023 are 161.75% of WY 2022          Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 106.49% of the September 27th avg. Click for Details

Blue Mesa is up 50.39 feet from one year ago.    Blue Mesa is down 14.27 feet from the high for water year.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -3.19 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Tue, Sep 26, 2023
7498.20
-0.20
643,359
2575
1653
72.5
31.7
Mon, Sep 25, 2023
7498.40
-0.20
645,001
2402
1653
71.6
28.0
Sun, Sep 24, 2023
7498.60
-0.20
646,644
838
1654
68.5
30.7
Sat, Sep 23, 2023
7498.80
-0.20
648,289
837
1654
65.1
30.9
Fri, Sep 22, 2023
7499.00
-0.20
649,937
836
1653
67.0
33.5
Thu, Sep 21, 2023
7499.20
-0.15
651,586
1043
1653
68.6
32.3
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
Averages of List
7499.70
-0.24
655,719
933.1
1699.7
68.7
32.2

Averages for September 26th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (07-03-1970)
7491.74
6.46
606,590
786.96
1318.78
72.00
29.93
All-Time
7492.02
6.18
608,658
786.76
1304.69
72.00
29.93

Last 10 September 26th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Mon, Sep 26, 2022
7447.81
50.39
297,444
696
1200
76.0
30.0
Sun, Sep 26, 2021
7438.48
59.72
250,102
2718
1573
78.0
29.0
Sat, Sep 26, 2020
7471.59
26.61
446,596
475
1257
75.0
31.0
Thu, Sep 26, 2019
7509.71
-11.51
743,330
759
1576
n/a
n/a
Wed, Sep 26, 2018
7446.05
52.15
290,949
304
646
67.0
27.0
Tue, Sep 26, 2017
7509.38
-11.18
740,472
675
2539
64.0
21.0
Mon, Sep 26, 2016
7501.30
-3.10
672,070
695
1809
71.0
26.0
Sat, Sep 26, 2015
7508.49
-10.29
732,791
715
1396
78.0
32.0
Fri, Sep 26, 2014
7492.59
5.61
601,643
837
1421
77.0
39.0
Thu, Sep 26, 2013
7455.65
42.55
344,998
1259
922
69.0
37.0
Averages of List
n/a
n/a
n/a
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 = 1.9835 * Flow CFS
TP = Total Precipitation



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Water data sourced from Blue Mesa Source Data
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