Current Status
Last Updated: December 5, 2024
Aspinall Unit Reservoirs – As of December 4, 2024, releases from Crystal Dam are approximately 450 cfs. Flows of the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon are being maintained at about 450 cfs while the Gunnison Tunnel is intermittently diverting to fill Fairview Reservoir about 1 day every 2 weeks. Flows in the Whitewater Reach of the Gunnison River are about 1,050 cfs.
The unregulated inflow volume in November to Blue Mesa was approximately 32,000 af (107 percent of average). Unregulated Inflow volumes forecasted for Blue Mesa for the next three months (December, January, and February) are projected to be: 25,000 af (99 percent of average), 23,000 af (97 percent of average), and 22,000 af (98 percent of average), respectively.
The forecasted 2025 water year unregulated inflow volume to Blue Mesa is projected to be approximately 957,000 af (106 percent of average). The water supply period (April-July) for 2025 is forecasted currently for an unregulated inflow volume of to be 692,000 af of unregulated inflow (106 percent of average).
The Aspinall Unit Operations Group is an open public forum for information exchange between Reclamation and the stakeholders of the Aspinall Unit. The public is encouraged to attend and comments on the operations and plans presented by Reclamation at these meetings. Meeting notes from past working Group meetings are posted on the Operations Group webpage. For more information on this group and these meetings please contact Erik Knight in the Grand Junction Area Office at (970) 248-0629.
The next Operations Group meeting will be held January 23, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. The in-person meeting is to be determined and will be broadcast virtually. Contact Erik Knight in the Grand Junction Area Office at (970) 248-0629 to get more information regarding this Operation Group meeting.
Update 12/5/2024 - Nathaniel Todea
To view the most current reservoir elevation, content, inflow and release, click on: Blue Mesa Reservoir Data or Crystal Reservoir Data.
