McPhee Water Database

McPhee Reservoir, Dolores River, Telluride, SW Colorado

McPhee

Water Summary
Today is day 184 of 365 for the Water Year 2023. We are 50% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6870.82 on Mar 30, 2023
McPhee was last within 2" of this elevation on Mar 29, 2023

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data McPhee Dam Release Data
McPhee is 58.18 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6929.00 )

By content, McPhee is 49.85% of Full Pool (381,051 af)
Total inflows for water year 2023: 30,427 acre feet

This is 68.86% of the March 30th average of 44,185 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2023: 942 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 2,462 acre feet
During WY 2023, water storage has risen by 6,513 AF and total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 29,485 AF
Inflows for WY 2023 are 122.73% of WY 2022          Rivers feeding McPhee are running at 43.16% of the Apr 2nd avg. Click for Details

McPhee is up 5.20 feet from one year ago.    McPhee is at high for water year and up 2.49 feet from the low.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
McPhee is up 1.27 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Thu, Mar 30, 2023
6870.82
0.10
189,970
184
12
45.1
28.9
Wed, Mar 29, 2023
6870.72
0.04
189,701
103
11
60.4
28.2
Tue, Mar 28, 2023
6870.68
0.05
189,593
115
11
51.1
19.0
Mon, Mar 27, 2023
6870.63
0.06
189,459
129
11
44.8
17.6
Sun, Mar 26, 2023
6870.57
0.05
189,298
115
11
39.7
21.4
Sat, Mar 25, 2023
6870.52
0.07
189,164
142
11
35.6
17.8
Fri, Mar 24, 2023
6870.45
0.09
188,976
169
11
40.3
24.4
Thu, Mar 23, 2023
6870.36
0.12
188,735
209
11
41.2
23.2
Wed, Mar 22, 2023
6870.24
0.17
188,414
276
12
n/a
n/a
Tue, Mar 21, 2023
6870.07
0.13
187,961
221
11
n/a
n/a
Mon, Mar 20, 2023
6869.94
0.17
187,614
274
11
n/a
n/a
Sun, Mar 19, 2023
6869.77
0.12
187,163
206
11
n/a
n/a
Sat, Mar 18, 2023
6869.65
0.10
186,844
179
11
n/a
n/a
Fri, Mar 17, 2023
6869.55
0.12
186,580
206
11
n/a
n/a
Averages of List
6870.28
0.10
188,534
180.57
11.14
44.78
22.56

Averages for April 2nd

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CHG vs TODAY CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled
6887.88
0.26
256,786
599.64
170.13
66.00
28.00
All-Time
6887.88
0.26
256,786
599.64
170.13
66.00
28.00

Last 10 April 2nd's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Sat, Apr 02, 2022
6866.42
4.40
178,480
310
7
65.0
25.0
Fri, Apr 02, 2021
6862.82
8.00
169,625
135
0
72.0
30.0
Thu, Apr 02, 2020
6899.04
-28.22
279,983
-16
35
61.0
29.0
Tue, Apr 02, 2019
6862.67
8.15
169,267
350
41
n/a
n/a
Mon, Apr 02, 2018
6898.21
-27.39
276,955
68
51
n/a
n/a
Sun, Apr 02, 2017
6916.01
-45.19
346,523
947
1183
n/a
n/a
Sat, Apr 02, 2016
6894.67
-23.85
264,264
247
54
n/a
n/a
Thu, Apr 02, 2015
6873.46
-2.64
197,198
493
25
n/a
n/a
Wed, Apr 02, 2014
6872.32
-1.50
194,047
297
29
n/a
n/a
Tue, Apr 02, 2013
6870.27
0.55
188,494
149
31
n/a
n/a
Averages of List
6881.59
-10.77
226,484
298
146
66.0
28.0


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Measurements are taken at 11:59 pm of the date listed
Temperature data is from Lewis, 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 * 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):    Lewis, CO Weather
Water data sourced from McPhee Source Data
Weather forecast for Lewis, CO
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McPhee Reservoir, Dolores River, Telluride, SW Colorado