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Dossier #816 · GRanD 541

Blue Mesa

🇺🇸United States · Gunnison River River

Built 1965 · Dam · data quality: Good

IrrigationHydroelectricityFlood controlRecreation
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
119 m
Crest length
580 m
Reservoir capacity
923.2 MCM
Reservoir area
30.3 km²
Average depth
30.5 m
Catchment
8,905 km²
Avg discharge
52,371 L/s
Elevation
2,288 masl
Degree of regulation
55.9 %

Notes

Built 1965

Provenance

Record 816 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 38.4537, -107.3336.