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<br />Horse Lake Creek above Heron Reservoir, near Park View, N. Mex.
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<br />Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat 36042'24", long 106044'42", in Tierra Amarilla Grant, on right bank
<br />3.7 miles northwest of Heron Dam, 7.8 miles downstream from Horse Lake, and 9.9 miles west of Park View.
<br />Datum of gage is 7,188.85 ft above mean sea level. Prior to July 1, 1971 at site 1,100 ft upstream.
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<br />DrainaRe area.--45 sq md. approximately.
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<br />AveraRe discharRe.--ll years (1963-73) 1.10 cfs (797 acre-ft per year).
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<br />Extremes.--1963-76: Maximum discharge, 3,960 cfs July 3D, 1968 (gage height, 4.9 ft); no flow most of time.
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<br />Remarks.--Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation of meadows and for off-channel stock tanks.
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<br />MOnthly and yearly discharge. in cubic feet per second
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<br /> Month Second- Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff in
<br /> foot-days daily daily acre-feet
<br />January - - - - -
<br />February - - - - -
<br />March - - - - -
<br />April 1. SO .20 0 .05 3.0
<br />May .29 .11 0 .01 .6
<br />June 0 0 0 0 0
<br />July .02 .02 0 .001 0
<br />Augus t 0 0 0 0 0
<br />September 2.21 1.1 0 .07 4.4
<br />Dc tober - - - - -
<br />November - - - - -
<br />December - - - - -
<br />Calendar year 1976 - - - - -
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<br />Willow Creek below Heron Dam, N. Mex.
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<br />Location.--Totalizing flowmeters, lat 36039'5611, long 106042'12", in Tierra Amarilla Grant, in outlet con-
<br />duits at Heron Dam, O.~mile upstream from Rio Chama, 5.1 miles northeast of El Vado Dam. and 8.7 miles
<br />southwest of Park View.
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<br />DrainaRe area.--l93 sq mi.
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<br />AveraRe dlscharRe.--5 years (1971-76) 84.5 cfs (61,220 acre-ft per year).
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<br />Extremes.--1971-76: Maximum daily discharge, 2.220 cfs Dec. 12, 1973; no flow at times.
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<br />Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow completely regulated by Heron Dam.
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<br />Monthly yearly discharge, in cubic feet per second
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<br /> Month Second- Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff in
<br /> foot-days daily daily acre-feet
<br />January 8.144 1,370 0 263 16,150
<br />February 0 0 0 0 0
<br />March 1,620 820 0 52.3 3.210
<br />April 15,506 1,500 0 517 30,760
<br />May 0 0 0 0 0
<br />June 890.7 166 0 29.7 1,770
<br />July 680.7 70 0 22.0 1,350
<br />Augus t 703.1 85 0 22.7 1,400
<br />September 395 79 0 13.2 783
<br />October 202 45 0 6.52 401
<br />November 169.4 29 0 5.65 336
<br />December 21,538.2 2,160 0 695 42,720
<br />Calendar year 1976 49,849.1 2.160 0 136 98,880
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