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<br />Reservoirs in Rio Grande Basin in Colorado Or New Mexico
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<br />Fuchs Reservolr.--Starf gage in sec. 2, T. 37 N'J R. 4 Eo, on East Pinos Creek.
<br />1939; capacity, 237 acre-feet with 2 feet of flash boards in spillway, Pinos
<br />Rio Grande below station near Del Norte.
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<br />Completed in
<br />Creek enters
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<br />Month-end gage helght~ in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
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<br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Cal. yr.
<br />Gage height 15.8 16.5 17.2 17. 2 17 .2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 -
<br />Contents 207 223 238 238 238 238. 238 238 238 238 238 238 -
<br />Change +15 +16 +15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +46
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<br />Platoro Reservoir.--Water_stage recorder in NW%SW% sec. 22, T. 36 N., R. 4 E., on ConeJos River.
<br />~ompleted in 1951; capacity, 60,000 acre-feet at crest of spillway. Reservoir is used for
<br />irrigation and floOd control. Storage arrects Conejos Index SUPply.
<br />Month end elevation in feet and contents in acre feet
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<br />Date Elevation Contents Change in Contents
<br />December 31, 1971 9,946.0 a4,000 -
<br />January 31, 1972 - b4,000 0
<br />February 29 9,945.5 3,900 -100
<br />March 31 9,947.3 4,400 +500
<br />April 30 9,947.6 4,500 +100
<br />May 31 9,947.2 4,400 -100
<br />June 30 9,947.4 4,400 0
<br />July 31 9,947.4 4,400 0
<br />August 31 9,947.3 LJ,400 0
<br />September 30 9,947.3 4,400 0
<br />October 31 9,947.4 4,400 0
<br />j'lovember 30 - b2,900 -1,500
<br />December 31 - b2,gOO 0
<br />Calendar year 1972 - - 0
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<br />a - Revised
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<br />b - Estimated
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<br />'Truj 1110 Meadows Reservoir. --In sec. 5, T. 32 N., R. 5 E., on Los Pinos River. Completed in
<br />195{; capacity, 913 acre-feet. Water is used for fish Culture. Storage affects Conejos
<br />Index Supply. Storage removed from debit status by exchange of transmountain water. (See
<br />minutes of meeting on February 19, 1960.)
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<br />Month-end gage height, In feet, and contents, in acre-feet
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<br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Cal. yr,
<br />Gage height 31,0 ,~1. 0 31. 0 _?1. 0 31. 0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 ,~1.0 ,51.0 -
<br />Contents 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 -
<br />Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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<br />Heron Reservoir.-_Lat 36"39'56", long l06"42'121!, at dam on Willow Creek. Storage began in
<br />October 1970. CapaCity, 400,070 acre-feet at elevation 7,186.1 (low point on crest of
<br />spillway); dead storage, 1,470 acre-feet at elevation 7,003.0 ft. As of Decemcer 31, 1972
<br />storage included 1,380 acre-feet of Rio Grande water. Used for storage of transmountain
<br />water.
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<br />Month-end elevation in feet and contents in acre feet
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<br />Date Elevation Contents Change in Contents
<br />December 31, 1971 7,079.3 42,630 -
<br />January 31, 1972 7,079.4 42,750 +120
<br />February 29 7,080,0 43,430 +680
<br />!~arch 31 7,083.2 47,260 +3,830
<br />April 30 7,089.6 55,760 +8,500
<br />May 31 7,093.6 61,970 +6,210
<br />June 30 7,094.9 63,680 +1,710
<br />July 31 7,088.5 54,210 -9,470
<br />August 31 7,084.9 49,400 -4,810
<br />September 30 7,084.9 49,400 0
<br />October 31 7,096.3 65,920 +16,520
<br />tJovember 30 7,098.3 69,210 +3,290
<br />December 31 7,088.2 53,800 -15,410
<br />~alendar year 1972 - - +11,170
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