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Gunnison River / Aspinall Unit Temperature Analysis -Phase I <br />Page 9 <br />Table 1: Mean Annual Morphometric and Hydrologic Characteristics <br />for Blue Mesa Reservoir During the Period 1969-2000 <br />Parameter Value (English) Value (Metric) _ _ <br />Volume <br />Maximum Total 940,800 AF 1.16 x 109 m' <br />Mean Tota] 566,577 AF 0.70 x 109 m3 <br />Mean Epilimnion 166,577 AF 0.2 x 109 m' <br />Mean Hypolimnion 400,000 AF 0.49 x 109 m3 <br />Surface area <br />Maximum Lake 9,180 Acres 37.1 x 106 mZ <br />Mean 7,100 Acres 28.7 x 106 m2 <br />Thermocline 5,500 Acres 22.2 x 106 m2 <br />Elevation <br />Maximum 7,519.4 ft (msl) 2,291.9 m (msl) <br />Mean 7,487 ft (msl) 2,282.1 m (msl) <br />Bottom 7,260 ft (msl) 2,212.9 m (msl) <br />Outlet 7,367 ft (msl) 2.245 m (msl) <br />Depth <br />Mean Iake 79.8 ft 24.3 m <br />Maximum lake 342 ft 104 m <br />Average thermocline depth 72 ft 22 m <br />Hypo thickness 72 ft 22 m <br />Flow <br />Inflow 963,962 AF/yr 1.19x109 m3/yr <br />Outflow 803,814 AF/yr 0.99x109 m3/yr <br />Residence time <br />Inflow (Volume/Inflow) 7 months 7 months <br />Outflow (Volume/Outflow) 8.5 months 8.5 months <br />ieooo <br />isooo <br />iaooo <br />izooo <br />ioaoo <br />u <br />3 <br />0 <br />LL 8000 <br />6000 <br />4000 <br />2000 <br />0 <br />1/1195 <br />1/1/96 12/31196 12/31!97 12!31/98 12/31199 - 12/30/00 <br />Figure 5. Blue Mesa Reservoir Inflows and Releases (9995-2000). <br />-inflow <br />-- outtlow <br />Hydrosphere Resource Consultants <br />