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<br />3625 <br /> <br />PART I <br />GENERAL REPORT OF THE RIO GRANDE JOINT <br />INVESTIGATION <br /> <br />OR.G."~IZATIOS <br />ACKNOWI,F:DCoMENT <br /> <br />Section I. Introdul'tion and Summary <br /> <br />The Upper Rill GrlLlhlc Ba~in <br />Historical background <br />The Rio Grande compact <br />Previous in\'estigations <br />The Present In\"estigation <br />Origin and history <br />Purpoec lLnd scope <br />The problem <br />Summary of findings <br />Water supply <br />Wo.ter lIseg and requirementi> <br />Storage, importatioll, CLnd salvage of .....ater <br />Availo.bility and use of water unllcr given rondit.io~lg <br /> <br />Section 2. Water Supply <br /> <br />Description of basin <br />The San Luis Aection <br />The Middle section <br />The Elephant Butte-Fort Quitman section <br />C1imatological and related data <br />Temperatures <br />Precipitation <br />Snow surveys <br />Evaporn.tion <br />Run-off <br />Run.off at key stations, 1890-1935 <br />Total water production from run-off, 1800-1035 <br />Rio Grande run-uff corrected for prcsent development <br />Correction for San Luis Valley development <br />Correctiun for Middle Valley development <br />Correction of pl\8t flow, Otowi Bridge and San <br />Marcial <br />Return water <br />The Sn.n Luis section <br />The Middle section <br />The Eleplu\Dt Butte-Fort Quitmnll section <br />G round water <br />San Luis Valley <br />Unconfined or shallow ground water <br />Confined or artesian watcr <br />Middle Valley <br />Movement of grollnd water <br />W:lter table fluctuations <br />Sllllrct~ of grounu water <br />Depth tu gruund water <br />Ctllltlilitlll~ hefore ur:lill:lKC <br />RincIJu. ~1csilla., nn<l EI l':l~.o V ~lt\cys <br /> <br />1'&1;:"& <br />o <br /> <br />Contents <br /> <br />G <br /> <br />Quality of water <br />Rio GrnndcJ Del Norte tll Fl.rt QlIit.llliLlI <br />TJle Sa.1l Llliz; seciioll <br />The i\Iidt.llc sectiun <br />The Elephant But,te-Fort QuitlHall sectiull <br />Contrul of salinity <br /> <br />7 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />10 <br />10 <br />12 <br />12 <br />12 <br />14 <br />15 <br />iii <br /> <br />Section 3. Irrigation Development <br /> <br />Histnry of clc'nlopment <br />The San Luis sectiull <br />AcrC'llge irrigated <br />The Middle section <br />Acreage irrigated <br />The Elephant Butte-Fort Quitman sectiun <br />Acreage irrigated <br />Present de\'cli1pment <br />The San Luis section <br />The Middle section <br />The Eleplumt Butte-Fort Quitman section <br /> <br />See-lion 4. Water Uses and Requirements <br /> <br />19 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />23 <br />23 <br />23 <br /> <br />For irrigation <br />Irrigated and other water-commminp; areas, 1936 <br />Diversions by major canal systems, ]936 <br />Consumptive use of water <br />Definitions <br />Past investigations <br />Bureau of Agricultural Engineering Investigations <br />Basin tota.Is of supply and use <br />Di....ersion requirements of major units <br />The San Luis section <br />The Middle section <br />The Elephnnt Butte-Fort Quitma.n section <br />Uses and requirements other than for irrigation <br />Use by cities, towns, and villages <br />Ese for power purposes <br /> <br />2!i <br /> <br />25 <br />26 <br />28 <br />28 <br />29 <br />29 <br />37 <br /> <br />46 <br />47 <br />49 <br />53 <br />55 <br />[.5 <br />.'jl) <br />;'0 <br />57 <br />:is <br />r)8 <br />r.n <br />rl!) <br />liO <br />Iii! <br />Cl2 <br /> <br />Section 5. Storage Development <br /> <br />Present development <br />Proposed de\"elopment <br />Colorado projects <br />Wagon Wheel Cap Reservoir <br />Vego.-Syl\'cstre Reservo\r <br />Conejos Reser\'oirs <br />New Mexicu projects <br />State Line R{'scn'oir <br />Smaller prnjeds <br />Fh)tl(l ~l\l\tr\lll'y reBCl'\'\lirs <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />Page <br />62 <br />fi2 <br />H:~ <br />04 <br />04 <br />05 <br /> <br />66 <br />60 <br />68 <br />68 <br />70 <br />71 <br />74 <br />75 <br />75 <br />78 <br />82 <br /> <br />87 <br />87 <br />88 <br />88 <br />88 <br />89 <br />89 <br />92 <br />93 <br />93 <br />95 <br />99 <br />104 <br />104 <br />106 <br /> <br />107 <br />108 <br />108 <br />109 <br />113 <br />114 <br />11;' <br />11r. <br />116 <br />\1fJ <br />