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<br />STREAM FLOW
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<br />Los Pinos River near Ortiz, Colo.
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<br />Location.--Water_singe recorder, lat 36058', long 106'03', in New Mexico in N~ sec,34, T,32 N" R,8 E" on left
<br />bank 1 mile south of New MexiCO-Colorado state line, 2 miles southwest of Ortiz, and 2~ miles upstream from
<br />mouth, Altitude of gage is 8, 100 ft.
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<br />D:rainage area,--167 sq mi.
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<br />Average discharge._. 48 years (1915-20, 1925-66), 124 cis (90,500 acre.ft per year),
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<br />Extremes.--1915_20, 1925-66: Maximum discharge, 3,160 cfs May 12, 1941 (gage height, 5,77 ft, site and datum
<br />then In use), from rating Curve extended above 1,600 cfs; minimum observed, 4,0 cfs Dec. 17, 1945,
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<br />Remarks.--Records good except those fox wInter months, which are fair, Diversion above station for IXrlgatlon,
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<br />Month
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<br />Monthly and yearly diSCharge, in cubic feet per second
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<br />Second_ Maximum Minimum
<br />foot. days daily daily
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<br />589
<br />532
<br />1,517
<br />8,854
<br />15,361
<br />4,319
<br />1,191
<br />879
<br />459
<br />454
<br />446
<br />637
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<br />19
<br />19
<br />48,9
<br />295
<br />496
<br />144
<br />38,4
<br />28,4
<br />15.3
<br />14,6
<br />14.9
<br />20,5
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<br />96.5
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<br />Mean
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<br />Runoff in
<br />Acre-feet
<br />1,170
<br />1,060
<br />3,010
<br />17,560
<br />30,470
<br />6,570
<br />2,360
<br />1,74.0
<br />910
<br />900
<br />885
<br />1,260
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<br />69,890
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<br />January "",..,........,......
<br />February , , , . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . , . , ,
<br />March .,.. ..,..,.""..,...,.,
<br />April..,................"", .
<br />May",..,.,."".,...", .,..,
<br />June.."...",.,.,. ....,.....
<br />July,............ .,.,..,....,.
<br />August ',...".,.."...",.,."
<br />September ,.".".........."..
<br />October .,.,......,.."........
<br />November. ...... ..."..".., ,.
<br />December .,',."...,.........,
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<br />132
<br />660
<br />780
<br />343
<br />91
<br />71
<br />22
<br />18
<br />23
<br />79
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<br />780
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<br />148
<br />277
<br />58
<br />25
<br />15
<br />13
<br />12
<br />9.0
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<br />Calendar year 1966 ,."""",.
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<br />35, 238
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<br />9.0
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<br />Canejos River near La Sauses, Colo.
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<br />Location.--Water_stage recorders, lat 37' 18', long 105045', in secs.2 and 11 (two channels), T,35 N" R,ll E., on
<br />left bank of main channel 100 ft downstream from bridge on state Highway 158 and on right bank of secondary
<br />channel 130 ft downstream from bridge, half a mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles nOrth of La Sauses,
<br />Datum of gage on main channel is 7,495.02 ft and on secondary (south) channel is 7,495,89 ft above mean sea
<br />leVels (levels by Bureau of Reclamation),
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<br />Draina'fi!:e atea,--887 sq mi.
<br />Average discharge._-45 years (1922-66), 190 cfs (137, 600acre_ft per year).
<br />Extremes,--1921-<36: Maximum discharge, 3,890 cfs May 15, 1941; no flow at times in 1934, 1948, 1950-51, 1953-56,
<br />1958-64, 1966.
<br />Remarks,--Records fair above 10 cfs and poor below, Diversions for irrigation of about 75,000 acxes above station.
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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 dally daily Acre-feet
<br />January ..,",."...,.......". 2,656 112 69 85.7 5,270
<br />February . , , . . , . . . . , . . , . . . , . . . . 2,547 124 77 91,0 5,050
<br />March ............... .,.,..." 5,624 326 118 181 11,160
<br />April .,.,.,',..,.".,.".",. 7,969 402 163 266 15,810
<br />May ....,..,........."....... 13,133 968 145 424 26,050
<br />June ',.......,....,..""..". 3,655,1 660 4,5 122 7,250
<br />July ,..".,.,..,.....,........ 75,0 4,9 ,7 2,42 149
<br />4ugust ..,........".........., 795.0 153 ,7 25.6 1,580
<br />~eptember ..,.,..".,."".... ,9 ,6 0 , 03 1.8
<br />)ctober ',.,..........".""., 217 29 0 7.00 430
<br />iovember ,...,",..,.....,..,. 9,832 631 31 328 19,500
<br />)ecember .,..,..,..,.,...,.... 2,057 180 34 66,4 4,080
<br />~alendar Year 1966 , . . . , . . . . . . 48,561. 0 968 0 133 96,320
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