Blue Mesa
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Water Summary
Today is day 220 of 366 for water year 2024.
We are 60% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7486.82 on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on May 6, 2024
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Elevation & Content |
Water Inflow Data |
Blue Mesa Dam Release Data | Blue Mesa is 32.58 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )
By content, Blue Mesa is 66.68% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
| Total inflows for water year 2024: 279,691 acre feet
This is 94.84% of the average of 294,907 acre feet | Total releases for water year 2024: 348,025 acre feet
This is % of last year's release of 712,035 acre feet |
During WY 2024, water storage has fallen by 85,368 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 68,334 AF |
Inflows for WY 2024 are 92.82% of WY 2023
 
Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 69.30% of the avg. Click for Details
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Blue Mesa is up 19.78 feet from one year ago. Blue Mesa is up 2.14 feet from the low for water year.
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Last 14 Measurements Blue Mesa is up 1.42 feet over these measurements
DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
CHANGE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
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 |
Wed, Apr 24, 2024 |
7485.40 |
0.14 |
542,261 |
2193 |
1645 |
63.9 |
33.3 |
Averages of List |
7486.34 |
0.11 |
549,383 |
1744.1 |
1301.9 |
53.2 |
31.2 |
Averages for May 7th
AVERAGE TYPE |
ELEVATION |
CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
Since Filled (07-03-1970) |
7470.36 |
16.46 |
446,148 |
2293.81 |
1276.02 |
61.44 |
31.53 |
All-Time |
7470.26 |
16.56 |
445,182 |
2361.57 |
1260.70 |
61.44 |
31.53 |
Last 10 May 7th's data records
DATE MEASURED |
ELEVATION |
TODAY vs THEN |
CONTENT |
INFLOW (cfs) |
OUTFLOW (cfs) |
HIGH TEMP |
LOW TEMP |
Sun, May 07, 2023 |
7467.04 |
19.78 |
411,795 |
3571 |
35 |
53.6 |
34.7 |
Sat, May 07, 2022 |
7441.48 |
45.34 |
264,761 |
1707 |
423 |
74.0 |
29.0 |
Fri, May 07, 2021 |
7458.39 |
28.43 |
357,389 |
1225 |
1699 |
71.0 |
28.0 |
Thu, May 07, 2020 |
7482.25 |
4.57 |
522,522 |
1895 |
1060 |
65.0 |
26.0 |
Tue, May 07, 2019 |
7459.97 |
26.85 |
371,060 |
3405 |
702 |
68.0 |
38.0 |
Mon, May 07, 2018 |
7478.08 |
8.74 |
492,098 |
1211 |
1523 |
72.0 |
32.0 |
Sun, May 07, 2017 |
7500.20 |
-13.38 |
662,990 |
3322 |
1689 |
68.0 |
41.0 |
Sat, May 07, 2016 |
7489.14 |
-2.32 |
574,672 |
2164 |
1018 |
53.0 |
35.0 |
Thu, May 07, 2015 |
7492.93 |
-6.11 |
604,329 |
2542 |
1809 |
57.0 |
35.0 |
Wed, May 07, 2014 |
7484.25 |
2.57 |
537,420 |
3668 |
336 |
57.0 |
28.0 |
Averages of List |
7475.82 |
11.00 |
482,983 |
2546 |
980 |
62.1 |
30.7 |
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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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