Blue Mesa Water Database

Blue Mesa, Gunnison, Crested Butte, Montrose

Blue Mesa



Water Summary
Today is day 299 of 366 for water year 2024. We are 82% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 7496.61 on Thursday, July 25th, 2024
Blue Mesa was last within 3" of this elevation on Jun 29, 2024

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Blue Mesa Dam Release Data
Blue Mesa is 22.79 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 7519.40 )

By content, Blue Mesa is 75.99% of Full Pool (829,500 af)
Total inflows for water year 2024: 794,703 acre feet

This is 98.47% of the average of 807,047 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2024: 782,530 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 712,035 acre feet
During WY 2024, water storage has fallen by 8,069 AF yet total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 12,173 AF
Inflows for WY 2024 are 83.87% of WY 2023          Rivers feeding Blue Mesa are running at 86.45% of the avg. Click for Details

Blue Mesa is down -13.79 feet from one year ago.    Blue Mesa is down 3.14 feet from the high for water year.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Blue Mesa is down -2.83 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Thu, Jul 25, 2024
7496.61
-0.26
630,378
1041
2086
86.3
42.0
Wed, Jul 24, 2024
7496.87
-0.30
632,493
1307
2517
83.6
40.8
Tue, Jul 23, 2024
7497.17
-0.21
634,936
1148
1990
82.6
37.7
Mon, Jul 22, 2024
7497.38
-0.31
636,650
1073
2328
77.4
38.7
Sun, Jul 21, 2024
7497.69
-0.21
639,183
1290
2134
79.1
41.7
Sat, Jul 20, 2024
7497.90
-0.23
640,901
1293
2220
76.6
42.6
Fri, Jul 19, 2024
7498.13
-0.12
642,785
1323
1796
80.3
43.3
Thu, Jul 18, 2024
7498.25
-0.34
643,770
947
2332
84.4
41.4
Wed, Jul 17, 2024
7498.59
-0.14
646,562
1634
2191
81.4
41.2
Tue, Jul 16, 2024
7498.73
-0.30
647,713
1409
2631
82.4
42.7
Mon, Jul 15, 2024
7499.03
-0.07
650,184
1476
1743
84.4
41.1
Sun, Jul 14, 2024
7499.10
-0.12
650,761
1400
1875
84.3
44.1
Sat, Jul 13, 2024
7499.22
-0.22
651,751
1340
2232
86.7
42.8
Fri, Jul 12, 2024
7499.44
-0.17
653,568
1395
2080
86.6
40.9
Averages of List
7498.15
-0.21
642,974
1291.1
2153.9
82.6
41.5

Averages for July 25th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (07-03-1970)
7501.19
-4.58
679,880
1591.49
1790.75
79.75
50.65
All-Time
7501.29
-4.68
680,542
1598.46
1776.95
79.75
50.65

Last 10 July 25th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Tue, Jul 25, 2023
7510.40
-13.79
746,917
1156
1886
88.5
42.3
Mon, Jul 25, 2022
7460.83
35.78
372,270
1047
1342
75.0
54.0
Sun, Jul 25, 2021
7457.84
38.77
354,101
1468
1512
80.0
53.0
Sat, Jul 25, 2020
7487.10
9.51
558,989
1046
1411
72.0
55.0
Thu, Jul 25, 2019
7519.15
-22.54
827,494
3071
2677
80.0
50.0
Wed, Jul 25, 2018
7466.51
30.10
412,597
554
1594
84.0
54.0
Tue, Jul 25, 2017
7517.80
-21.19
815,167
2151
1806
77.0
55.0
Mon, Jul 25, 2016
7513.57
-16.96
777,172
1233
1702
82.0
46.0
Sat, Jul 25, 2015
7517.11
-20.50
808,904
1649
1443
78.0
46.0
Fri, Jul 25, 2014
7500.49
-3.88
665,378
1525
2376
75.0
51.0
Averages of List
7494.96
1.65
632,972
1501
1947
80.0
49.0


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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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