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<br />,>'- <br />~,' <br /> <br />~! <br /> <br />'" <br />~ <br />e'I') <br />C"';i <br />C) <br /><;:. <br /> <br />Reservoirs in Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico <br />(Constructed or enlarged since 1929) <br /> <br /><:; <br /> <br />STORAGE IN RESERVOms <br /> <br />Abiquiu Reservoir. --Waier-siage recorder in SWi sec. 8, T. 23 N" R. 5 E" on Rio Chama. Completed in Fehruary <br />1963; capaclly, 1,225,000 aCre-ft at elevalion of 6,350.0 ft (crest of SPillway), Reservoir is operated by Corps <br />of Engineers for flood control and sediment storage. <br /> <br /> - <br /> Date Elevation Contents Change in contents <br />December 31, i965 ......."..". 6, 08i. 30 1,220 - <br />January 31, 1966....."....".. . - 0 -1,220 <br />February 28 ,,'. ....,.....".,. - 0 0 <br />March 31 . . , . , , . , , . . . . . . , . . , '" 6, 105. 50 3,740 +3,740 <br />April 30 . , . . , . . . , . , . . . , . . . , . . . 6,099,75 2, 310 -1,430 <br />May 31 . . . . . . . , . . . . , . , , . , , . . , , 6,100,41 2,450 +140 <br />June 30 .,",.,.".....""..... 6, 142. 60 24, 490 +22,040 <br />July 31 . . , , . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 6,143.00 24,850 +360 <br />August 31 .....,..,.,..".,..,., 6,141. 69 23,700 -1,150 <br />September 30 ,.,.,.,...,...... 6,141. 20 23,280 -420 <br />October 31 .........,....,...... 6,140,86 22,990 -290 <br />November 30 ..,..""."..,.". 6,092.72 1,100 -21,890 <br />December 31 , . . , . . . . . . , , , . , . . , , 6,069. 28 2 -1,098 <br />Calendar year 1966 . . , , . . . , , , . - - -1,218 <br /> <br />Month~end elevation in feet and contents in acre feet <br /> <br />McClure (Graniie Paint) Reservoir, --Water-stage recorder in NEiswi sec, 24. T, 17 N" R. 10 E" on Santa Fe River, <br />Original reservoir, capacity, 561 acre-ft, completed in 1926 and noi Subject to terms of Rio Grande q"mpaci; in <br />1935, permaneot flash boards were installed in Spillway increasing capacity to 650 acre-ft; in i947 both dam and <br />spillway were raised increasing Capaclly io 3, 090 acre-ft (gage heighi, 103, I ft, at whIch radial gates open <br />automatically). <br /> <br /> Month-end gage height in feet and contents in acre.feet <br /> Date Gage height Contents Change in contents <br />December 31, 1965 ..,........,.. 99,0 2,790 - <br />January 31, 1966 . . , , . . , . . . . . . . . . 97.8 2,700 -90 <br />February 28 .........,..,,,,.,,, 96,4 2,600 -100 <br />March 31 , . . , , , , , . . . . . , . . , . , . , . . 100,6 2,910 +310 <br />April 30 ...,.....,.,..,......... 103,2 3,100 +190 <br />May 31 ,......,..,..""",.,.., 103,2 3, 100 0 <br />June 30 , . . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . , . . , . 100.4 2,890 -210 <br />July 31 ,.....,..",...........,. 100.8 2,920 +30 <br />August 31 .,......,..,..,.,.... 102,2 3,030 +110 <br />September 30 .........,.....".. 99,9 2,850 -180 <br />October 31 , . , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . , . , . 95, 3 2,520 -330 <br />November 30 . , . . . . , , , . . , . . . . . . . 89,8 2,150 -370 <br />December 31 ..........,......,. 87,9 2,020 -130 <br />Calendar year 1956 ...".",,,,, - - -770 <br /> <br />Nichols Reservoir, --Water-stage recorder in E;\NEi sec, 21, T. 17 N" R. 10 E., on Santa Fe River, Compleied in <br />H142; capacity, 796 acre-ft. Water is for municipal use in Santa Fe, <br /> <br /> Month-end gaR;e height in feet and contents in acre-feet <br /> Date Gage height Contents Change in contents <br />!ecember 31, 1965 . . . . . , , . . . , , , . 167,3 695 - <br />anuary 31, 1966 , . , . , . , , , , . . . , . . 167,3 695 0 <br />'ebruary 28 "'" ........,..... 164,7 617 -78 <br />[arch 31 .....,.....,.."""", 167,4 698 +81 <br />pril 30 .,.,...".....,..,.,.... 167,4 698 0 <br />ay 31 ..",.,..""............ 167,3 895 -3 <br />me 30 .........,...,."""., 162,4 555 -140 <br />Ily 31 ..,.,..........,......,.. 155.2 380 -175 <br />IgtIst 31 ..,.,..,...."......... 159,5 479 +99 <br />ptember 30 . . . , . . , . . . . , . , , . . . . 151,4 306 -173 <br />tober 31 .,......,....."..", 15!. 2 302 -4 <br />vember 30 .,.,',.,."..,...., 157,8 440 +138 <br />cember 31 ..,........,...".. 15!. 2 302 -138 <br />lendar year .,..,.,...,...,... - - -393 <br /> <br />45 <br /> <br /> <br />t~f~~~i~;c~:~~~ <br />~~;:.....".,- .:t"~~.~n ,~'~ "~"~' <br /> <br />~it~~ <br />, <br />"it,'!. <br />~""i~' ,,: <br /> <br />