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<br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION
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<br />Reservoirs in Rio Grande Basin in Colorado
<br />(Constructed or enlarged since 1937)
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<br />Mill Creek Reservoir.--In sec. 16, T. 39 N., R. 3 E., on Mill Creek.
<br />43 acre-ft. Capacity based on elevation above bottom of outlet.
<br />mountain water, by exchange, in 1976.
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<br />Completed in 1953; capacity,
<br />Includes 43 acre-ft of trans-
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<br /> Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
<br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. CaLyr.
<br />Gage height 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 i5.0 15.0 15.0
<br />Contents 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 "
<br />Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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<br />Fuchs Reservoir.--Staff gage in sec. 2, T. 37 N., R. 4 E., on East pinos Creek. Completed in 1939;
<br />capacity, 237 acre-ft with 2 feet of flash boards in spillway. pinos Creek enters Rio Grande
<br />below station near Del Norte.
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<br />Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
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<br />Month
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<br />Jan.
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<br />Feb.
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<br />Apr.
<br />
<br />May
<br />14.2
<br />170
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<br />June
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<br />July
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<br />Sept.
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<br />Oct.
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<br />Nov.
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<br />Ca1.yr.
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<br />Dec.
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<br />Aug.
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<br />Mar.
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<br />-15
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<br />3.6
<br />16
<br />-97
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<br />11.2
<br />113
<br />-57
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<br />14 .2
<br />170
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<br />Gage height
<br />Contents
<br />Change
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<br />14 .2
<br />170
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<br />14.2
<br />170
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<br />170
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<br />-169
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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 />Completed 1n 1951; capacity, 59,570 acre-ft at crest of spillway. Reservoir is used for
<br />irrigation and flood control. Storage affects Conejos Index Supply.
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<br />Month-end elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
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<br />Date
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<br />Elevation
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<br />Contents
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<br />Change in Contents
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<br />December 31, 1979
<br />January 31, 1980
<br />February 29
<br />March 31
<br />April 30
<br />May 31
<br />June 30
<br />July 31
<br />Augus t 31
<br />September 30
<br />October 31
<br />November 30
<br />December 31
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<br />a30,480
<br />a30,480
<br />a30,480
<br />30,690
<br />20,500
<br />14,200
<br />42,040
<br />36,370
<br />19,690
<br />19,690
<br />19,690
<br />19,690
<br />19,690
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<br />+210
<br />-10,190
<br />-6,300
<br />+27,840
<br />-5,670
<br />-16,680
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<br />9,999.6
<br />9,983.8
<br />9,972.0
<br />10,014.4
<br />10,007.3
<br />9,982.4
<br />9,982.4
<br />9,982.4
<br />9,982.4
<br />9,982.4
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<br />Cale~dar year 1980
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<br />-10,790
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<br />a - Estimated
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<br />Tru;i110 Meadows Reservoir.--In sec. 5. T. 32 N., R. 5 E., on Los pinos River. Completed in 1957;
<br />capac1ty, 913 acre-ft. Water is used for fish culture. Storage is transmountain water, by
<br />exchange, in 1959.
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<br /> Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
<br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Ca1.yr.
<br />Gage height 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0
<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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