Blue Mesa Water Database

Blue Mesa, Gunnison, Crested Butte, Montrose

Blue Mesa



Water Summary
Today is day 351 of 366 for water year 2024. We are 96% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7489.26 on Sunday, September 15th, 2024
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Jun 18, 2024

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Blue Mesa Dam Release Data
Blue Mesa is 30.14 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )

By content, Blue Mesa is 68.95% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
Total inflows for water year 2024: 906,301 acre feet

This is 98.93% of the average of 916,106 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2024: 950,797 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 712,035 acre feet
During WY 2024, water storage has fallen by 66,540 AF and total outflows have exceeded total inflows by 44,496 AF
Inflows for WY 2024 are 87.03% of WY 2023          Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 150.86% of the avg. Click for Details

Blue Mesa is down -11.69 feet from one year ago.    Blue Mesa is down 10.49 feet from the high for water year.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -1.86 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Sun, Sep 15, 2024
7489.26
-0.17
571,907
832
1484
66.6
37.0
Sat, Sep 14, 2024
7489.43
-0.17
573,230
795
1447
73.9
34.6
Fri, Sep 13, 2024
7489.60
-0.18
574,555
776
1469
72.6
42.0
Thu, Sep 12, 2024
7489.78
-0.14
575,959
912
1448
73.9
39.3
Wed, Sep 11, 2024
7489.92
-0.15
577,053
886
1461
74.5
38.1
Tue, Sep 10, 2024
7490.07
-0.15
578,225
840
1416
75.5
36.9
Mon, Sep 09, 2024
7490.22
-0.14
579,399
876
1413
76.1
36.9
Sun, Sep 08, 2024
7490.36
-0.13
580,495
876
1374
76.8
37.0
Sat, Sep 07, 2024
7490.49
-0.09
581,514
914
1254
77.2
38.1
Fri, Sep 06, 2024
7490.58
-0.13
582,220
931
1430
77.8
35.3
Thu, Sep 05, 2024
7490.71
-0.13
583,240
923
1422
75.7
37.2
Wed, Sep 04, 2024
7490.84
-0.13
584,262
975
1474
78.4
40.7
Tue, Sep 03, 2024
7490.97
-0.15
585,284
958
1537
77.6
38.9
Mon, Sep 02, 2024
7491.12
-0.11
586,464
1086
1506
76.9
39.2
Averages of List
7490.24
-0.14
579,558
898.6
1438.2
75.3
37.9

Averages for September 15th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (07-03-1970)
7493.57
-4.31
620,393
775.96
1427.31
70.39
36.61
All-Time
7493.80
-4.54
622,101
774.71
1413.34
70.39
36.61

Last 10 September 15th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Fri, Sep 15, 2023
7500.95
-11.69
666,097
940
1848
63.7
36.3
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
7451.00
38.26
314,819
474
1556
69.0
44.0
Wed, Sep 15, 2021
7443.86
45.40
276,767
15
1170
80.0
33.0
Tue, Sep 15, 2020
7474.67
14.59
467,906
518
1246
76.0
34.0
Sun, Sep 15, 2019
7511.82
-22.56
761,731
687
1599
76.0
31.0
Sat, Sep 15, 2018
7448.25
41.01
302,867
219
900
79.0
32.0
Fri, Sep 15, 2017
7512.45
-23.19
767,271
844
1938
68.0
42.0
Thu, Sep 15, 2016
7503.70
-14.44
692,074
708
1750
66.0
33.0
Tue, Sep 15, 2015
7510.37
-21.11
749,060
971
1481
69.0
46.0
Mon, Sep 15, 2014
7494.16
-4.90
614,091
804
1310
75.0
37.0
Averages of List
7484.85
4.41
559,342
644
1601
72.4
34.7


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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
*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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