Blue Mesa Water Database

Blue Mesa, Gunnison, Crested Butte, Montrose

Blue Mesa



Water Summary
Today is day 60 of 366 for water year 2024. We are 16% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7491.83 on Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Nov 28, 2023

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Blue Mesa Dam Release Data
Blue Mesa is 27.57 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )

By content, Blue Mesa is 71.38% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
Total inflows for water year 2024: 86,669 acre feet

This is 122.64% of the average of 70,669 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2024: 98,576 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 712,035 acre feet
During WY 2024, water storage has risen by 301,787 AF yet total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 11,907 AF
Inflows for WY 2024 are 135.9% of WY 2023          Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 114.01% of the November 30th avg. Click for Details

Blue Mesa is up 46.99 feet from one year ago.    Blue Mesa is up 0.65 feet from the low for water year.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is up 0.53 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Wed, Nov 29, 2023
7491.83
-0.01
592,064
376
412
36.3
4.1
Tue, Nov 28, 2023
7491.84
0.02
592,143
372
288
44.6
0.5
Mon, Nov 27, 2023
7491.82
0.00
591,985
295
291
36.7
-9.0
Sun, Nov 26, 2023
7491.82
0.01
591,985
355
311
33.8
-9.9
Sat, Nov 25, 2023
7491.81
0.04
591,906
455
292
30.9
4.0
Fri, Nov 24, 2023
7491.77
0.17
591,590
984
303
36.4
19.5
Thu, Nov 23, 2023
7491.60
-0.04
590,247
133
289
46.2
23.8
Wed, Nov 22, 2023
7491.64
0.03
590,563
403
280
51.1
12.6
Tue, Nov 21, 2023
7491.61
0.06
590,326
520
278
43.0
10.2
Mon, Nov 20, 2023
7491.55
0.05
589,853
488
285
42.1
16.2
Sun, Nov 19, 2023
7491.50
0.07
589,458
561
278
39.8
24.1
Sat, Nov 18, 2023
7491.43
0.06
588,906
533
290
46.4
10.0
Fri, Nov 17, 2023
7491.37
0.07
588,433
565
283
48.4
22.1
Thu, Nov 16, 2023
7491.30
0.08
587,881
619
297
44.6
25.2
Averages of List
7491.64
0.04
590,524
475.6
298.4
41.5
11.0

Averages for November 29th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (07-03-1970)
7484.96
6.87
552,587
463.51
878.43
35.69
7.05
All-Time
7485.32
6.51
555,280
463.02
887.46
35.69
7.05

Last 10 November 29th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Tue, Nov 29, 2022
7444.84
46.99
281,813
163
448
21.6
3.6
Mon, Nov 29, 2021
7431.88
59.95
219,386
395
189
54.0
11.0
Sun, Nov 29, 2020
7464.53
27.30
399,755
331
231
31.0
-2.0
Fri, Nov 29, 2019
7497.77
-5.94
643,124
583
989
47.0
23.0
Thu, Nov 29, 2018
7437.97
53.86
249,540
498
595
26.0
12.0
Wed, Nov 29, 2017
7499.72
-7.89
659,045
519
805
48.0
15.0
Tue, Nov 29, 2016
7492.60
-0.77
601,722
311
665
27.0
3.0
Sun, Nov 29, 2015
7499.79
-7.96
659,620
509
1292
32.0
14.0
Sat, Nov 29, 2014
7491.88
-0.05
596,049
606
365
48.0
6.0
Fri, Nov 29, 2013
7459.31
32.52
367,008
454
205
35.0
8.0
Averages of List
7472.02
19.82
467,515
448
542
37.4
7.2


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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):    Gunnison, CO Weather
Water data sourced from Blue Mesa Source Data
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