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<br />1.5 The Flood of June 1985 <br /> <br />Hot temperatures <br />the upper reaches of <br />unusually rapid runoff <br /> <br />and <br />the <br />from <br /> <br />an unusually heavy late snowpack in <br />Rio Grande basin combined to cause <br />June 8 through June 14, 1985. <br /> <br />The following peak discharges were recorded on the stream <br />gages at Del Norte, Monte Vista, and Alamosa: <br /> <br />RECORDED PEAK DISCHARGES <br /> <br /> Peak <br />Location Date Time Discharge <br />Del Norte Monday, June 9. 1985 7:00 A.M. 9.040 cfo <br />Monte Vista Monday, June 9, 1985 3:00 P.M. 6.000 cfs <br />Alamosa Wednesday, June 11, 1985 Mid-Nite 4,420 cfs <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />Stream gaging station on the Rio Grande at <br />State Bridge about six miles upstream of Del <br />Norte. This station is equipped with remote <br />sensing devices and is part of the state' 5 <br />satellite monitoring network. The flow in the <br />river during the damage survey was 1,730 cubic <br />feet per second (cfs). <br /> <br />7 <br />