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<br />Montezuma Creek near Bluff, Utah <br /> <br /> <br />STATION DATA~SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN <br /> <br />8 I <br /> <br />86 <br /> <br />FLOODS OF SEPT. 1970 IN ARIZ., UTAH, COLO., AND N. <br />(56) 09378600. <br /> <br />MEX. <br /> <br />(59) 09379080. Chinle Wash tributary near Rock Point, Ariz. <br /> <br />(Crest-stage station) <br /> <br />Location. --Lat 38018'3011, long 109017'35" in NW1SW.l. <br />Juan County. about 100 ft (30 m) above b'ridge ... St ~ s~:. 16, T. 40 S., R. 24 E,. San <br />(5.8 mi or 9. 3 km by creek) above mouth and o~4 a. e(23'ghkmw)ay 262, 3.4 mi or 5.5 krn <br />, ml southeast of Bluff. <br /> <br />Drainage area. --I, 200 mi2 (3 100 km2) . <br />, , approXimately. <br /> <br />Gal{~-heig:ht record. --Crest stages only. Altitude of gage pri r t S t <br />discharge was 4,490 ft (1, 369 m), from topogr-aphic map. 0 0 ep ember 1970 peak <br /> <br /> <br />Dischar~e record: --Stag~-.discharge relation prior to the flood of Sept. 6. 1970, has no <br />relatIon to ratmg condlhons during or Subsequent to that n d <br />determined by slope-area measurement of peak flow. 00 . The maximum was <br /> <br />(Crest-stage station) <br /> <br />Location. --Lat 360471, long 110040', Apache County. a~ Navajo Reservation Fload No.1! <br />4,5 mi (7. 2 kIn) north of Rock Point, <br /> <br />Drainage area. --2. 5 mi2 (6.5 km2). <br /> <br />Gag:e-height record. --Crest stages only. Altitude of gage is 5,000 ft 0, 520 Ill), from <br />topographic map. <br /> <br />Discharge record, --Stage-discharge relation defined by theoretical rating developed on <br />the digital computer, <br /> <br />~. --S~pt. 4-18, 1970: Discharge, 40.500 ft3/s (1,150 m3/,] Se t 8 ( <br />undetermmed). p , gage height, <br />1959 to August 1970: Discharge. 1.500 fi3/s (42 5 m3/ ) A 2, 1964 (gage <br />height. 16.70 ft or 5.090 m). . s ug. <br /> <br />Maxima. --Sept. 4-18, 1970: Discharge. 216 fi3/s (6. 12 m3/s) Sept. 5 (gage height. <br />--s.69ft or 1.734 m, from gage; 5.68 ft or 1.731 m, from high-water profile). <br />1964 to August 1970: Discharge. 25 n3/s or O. 71 m3/s (estimate,~) 1965 (gage <br />height, 3.84 ft or 1. 170 m), <br /> <br />(60) 09379200. Chinle Wash near Mexican Water. Ariz. <br /> <br />Remarks. --The crest-stage station and all points at datum 1 <br />the flood. contra were destroyed during <br /> <br />Location. --Lat 36056138", long 109042'36", in sec. 19, T. 41 N., R. 25 E. (unsurveyed) <br />Apache County, in Navajo Indian Reservation, in midstream 150 ft (46 km) upstream <br />from bridge on U.S. Highway 164, 3 mi (5 kIn) upstream from Walker Creek, 4 mi <br />(6 km) west of Mexican Water. 5 mi (8 krn) downstream from Laguna Creek, and 6 n <br />(10 km) upstream from Arizona-Utah State line. <br /> <br />(57) 09378650. Recapture Creek near Bluff, Utah <br /> <br />(Miscl;?-llaneous sHe) <br />Location. --Lat 37018'45", long 109027'15" in W1Wl. 13 <br />Jua C t 2 . (3 ) . l' 2 sec. . T. 40 S., R 22 E San <br />noun y, rol km above mouth and 5 mi (8 km) east of Bluff.' ., <br />Drainage area. ~-203 mi2 (526 krn2), approximately. <br />Maximum. --Sept. 4-18. 1970: Discharge, 4 240 f 3/ ( 3 <br />area measurement of peak flow. . t s 120 m Is) Sept. 5, by slope_ <br /> <br />Drainage area. --3, 660 mi2 (9,480 km2). approximately, of which 360 mi2 (930 km2) is <br />noncontributing. <br /> <br />Gag:e-height record. --Water-stage recorder graph except Sept. 10-13, 17. 18, Altitud <br />of gage is 4,720 ft (1, 439 m). from topographic map. <br /> <br />Discharge record. uStage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements <br />below 500 fiii/s (14 m3/B) and by slope-area measurements at 2,070 and 3,280 fi3/s <br />(58.6 and 92.9 m3/s). Discharge Sept, 10-13, 17. 18 estimated on basis of normal <br />recession. <br /> <br />(581 09379030. Black Mountain Wash near Chinle, Ariz. <br /> <br />(Crest-stage station) <br />Location. --Lat 36020'00" long 109037'25" A h C <br />1 . () , . pac e ounty, at Navajo Highway 8 <br />nu 2 km south of Many Farms and 13 mi (21 km) north of Chinle. . <br />Drainage area. --80. 7 mi2 (209.0 km2), <br /> <br />Gage.height record. hCrest stages only. Altitude of gage is 5,200 ft (1,585 m), from <br />topographic map. <br /> <br />Maxima. --Sept. 4-18, 1970: Discharge. 9,880 ft3/s (280 m3/s) 0230 hours Sept. 7 <br />(gage height. 7.55 ft or 2.301 m). <br />1950 to August 1970: Discharge, 3,280 ft3/s (92,9 m3/s) Aug. 1, 1964 (gage <br />height, 6.32 fi (1. 926 m). from floodmark). <br /> <br />Discharge :e.cord, --Stage-discharge relation defined by theoretical rating developed <br />on the dlgltal computer above 700 fi3/s (20 m3/s) and by estimates and computations <br />of now through culverts below 700 fi3/s (20 m3/s). <br /> <br />~,--Sept. 4-18. 1970: Discharge, 640 ft3/s (18. 1 m3/a) Se t 5 ( a e hei ht <br />5.46 fi or 1.664 m. from gage; 5.65 ft or 1. 722 m, from high-:~ter ;r~file) g , <br />.1963 to August 1970: Discharge, 1,560 ft3/s (44.2 m3/a) Aug 1 1968 ( . <br />heIght. 8. 14 ft or 2.481 m). ., gage <br /> <br />Day <br />Sept. 4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br /> <br />Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, <br />Discharge Day Discharge <br />3, 0 Sept. 9 42 <br />433 10 30 <br />435 11 20 <br />4.070 12 10 <br />231 13 5.0 <br /> <br />1970 <br /> <br />Day <br />Sept. 14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br /> <br />Discharge <br />68 <br />290 <br />74 <br />30 <br />15 <br /> <br />Gage height. in feet, and discharge. in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1970 <br /> <br />Hour Gage Discharge Hour Gage Discharge Hour Gage Discharj <br /> height height height <br />Sept. 4 Sept. 6*-Con. Sept. 8*-Con, <br />2400 2.03 3 2100 3. 88 483 0800 3,00 175 <br />Sept. 5' 2300 4. 02 569 1200 2.85 108 <br />0700 2.04 3 2400 4.40 850 1600 2,73 70 <br />0900 2,15 8 Sept. 7' 2000 2.68 62 <br />1000 2.52 43 0100 6.45 4,780 2400 2.67 59 <br />1100 4.20 695 r 0200 7. 45 9,050 Sept. 14' <br />1200 3.93 513 0230 7.55 9,880 0400 2.92 140 <br />1300 4.95 1,420 0400 7.50 9,300 1200 2.72 68 <br />1500 4,55 975 0600 7.14 7,500 2400 2.55 40 <br />1600 4. 66 1.080 0800 6.78 6.020 Sept. 15' <br />