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<br />Curecanti Unit-Blue Mesa Reservoir
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<br />Chan 3/ Blue Mesa
<br />Reservoir
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<br />STATISTICS
<br />ACTIVE STORAGE-
<br />RESERVOIR
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<br />{ACRE.
<br />FEETl
<br />829,523
<br />249,395
<br />81,070
<br />9180ACAES
<br />24MILES
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<br />ELEVATION
<br />(HEn
<br />7519
<br />7438
<br />7393
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<br />MAXIMUM STORAGE
<br />RATED HEAD
<br />MINIMUM POWER
<br />SURFACE AREA (FULLI
<br />RESERVOIR LENGTH (FULL)
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<br />POWER PLANT
<br />NUMBER OF UNITS 2
<br />TOTAL CAPACITY OF UNITS' 60,000 KILOWATTS
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<br />At the end of September 1975, Blue Mesa Reser-
<br />voir had 695,000 acre-feet of active water storage,
<br />with a water surface elevation of 7,504 feet. The
<br />reservoir was drawn down to elevation 7,468 feet,
<br />60 percent of the long-time average. During April-
<br />July 1976, inflow to Blue Mesa was 477,000 acre-
<br />leet, with a 1976 water year total 01 729,000 acre-
<br />feet. The seasonal high water level for the reser-
<br />voi r was elevation 7,498 feet and an active storage
<br />of 645,000 acre-feet. During water year 1976, a mini-
<br />mum flow of 200 ft'/s was maintained below Gun-
<br />nison Tunnel to protect the fishery.
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<br />The March 1, 1976, forecast of the April-July 1976
<br />inflow to Blue Mesa was 610,000 acre-feet. The
<br />flood control regulations did not require evacua-
<br />tion of space during the snowmelt season; conse-
<br />quently. the operation of Blue Mesa did not in-
<br />clude releases for 1I00d control. (Chart 3.)
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<br />From May 1 through September 30, 1976, con-
<br />trolled releases from Blue Mesa provided down-
<br />stream flows that were compatible with construc-
<br />tion activities at the Crystal Dam site.
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