July 31, 2011 Lake Dillon Level Continues to Rise

July 31, 2011 - The inflow into the lake is still high and when we get the afternoon rains it adds to the level of the lake and the outflows. The lake is now 8 inches above the full mark and going over the Glory Hole spillway.

July 27, 2011 Lake Dillon Now Full and Going Over Spillway

July 27, 2011 - The water level in Lake Dillon is not reported at 9017.33 or 4" over the full altitude. This means water is flowing over the spillway into the lower Blue River. The inflows have dropped considerably to 886 cubic feet per second and outflows to 559. This is relieving the threat of flowing below the dam.

July 21, 2011 Lake Dillon now 2" below Spillway and Being Totally Full!

July 2, 2011 - The high outflows into the Blue River continue but the water level continues to inch upward. The are only 2 inches to go before water flows over the spillway and the lake is full. Of course the lake can still become over-filled as the spillway cannot prevent the water level from getting higher if there is high run-off coming into the lake.

July 16, 2011 High Outflows Continue and Water over Banks Upstream and Downstream

July 16, 2011 - The high flows from this Winter's deep snow melt are overflowing banks. A road with culverts washed out in north Breckenridge 2 days ago. Water is over banks along the Blue River above the Dillon Reservoir and the Blue River below the reservoir. In the South Forty subdivision, water is approaching the yards of houses along the river. The lake/reservoir continues to inch upwards to the full mark and is within a few inches but there has been no update on the actual level in a couple days.

July 11, 2011 Lake Dillon 1 Foot Below the Brim

July 11, 2011 - Lake Dillon level is at the verge of filling with water going over the spillway especially with the rain that is expected tomorrow. The level is now at 9,015.82 feet altitude which is 1.2 feet below going over the spillway.

July 9, 2011 Flows to Increase From Lake Dillon Out the Blue River

July 9, 2011 - Denver had very heavy rainfall and flooding this past week. Denver has requested that more water be released out the Blue River to the Western watershed so the Roberts Tunnels will have minimal flows Eastward to the Platte River and to Denver.

July 7, 2011 Lake Dillon Level Getting Close to the Full Level

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