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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />, I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />, I <br /> <br />Table II-3 <br /> <br />SELECTED STREAM GAGES OF THE UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN IN COLORADO <br /> <br />USGS iI <br /> <br />STREAM GAGING STATION <br /> <br />DRAINAGE <br />AREA <br />(SQUARE MI) <br /> <br />YEARS <br />OF <br />RECORD <br /> <br />AVG. <br />FLOW <br />(AF) <br /> <br />MAX. <br />FLOW <br />(CFS) <br /> <br />---------------------------------------------------------------~------------------ <br /> <br />8217500 Rio Grande at Wagonwheel Gap, Co 780 1952-1985 378200 5190 <br />8218500 Goose Creek at Wagonwheel Gap, Co 90 1955-1985 44260 879 <br />8219500 S. Fork Rio Grande at S. Fork, Co 216 1911-22,37-85 153600 8000 <br />8220000 Rio Grande near Del Norte, Co 1320 1890-1985 653500 18000 <br />8221500 Rio Grande near Monte Vista, Co 1590 1927-1980 239800 18500 <br />8223000 Rio Grande at Alamosa, Co 1710 1913-1985 181100 14000 <br />8246500 Conejos River near Mogote, Co 282 1904-05,12-85 242000 9000 <br />8247500 San Antonio River at Ortiz, Co 110 1940-1985 18690 1750 <br />8248000 Los Pinos River near Ortiz, Co 167 1916-20,25-85 86940 3160 <br />8249000 Conejos River near LaSauses, Co 887 1922-1985 135500 3890 <br />8251500 Rio Grande near Lobatos, Co 4700(1) 1931-1985 313700 13200 <br />(1) DOES NOT INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 3,000 SQUARE MILES IN CLOSED BASIN. <br /> <br />etc.). Studies to date have yet to establish a definite relationship between <br /> <br /> <br />surface and ground water, and ground water was not considered in this study except <br /> <br />implicitly in the return flow analysis. <br /> <br />11.4 WATER USE <br /> <br />The following sections provide a perspective on the historic and current use of <br /> <br /> <br />water in the Rio Grande Basin within Colorado. <br /> <br />11.4.1. Institutional Setting <br /> <br />Allocation of water to water rights in the Rio Grande Basin within Colorado is <br /> <br /> <br />performed by the Colorado State Engineer and his agents: the Division 3 (Rio Grande <br /> <br /> <br />Basin) Engineer, and several Water Commissioners. See Sections III and IV for <br /> <br /> <br />additional information on water rights administration and the Rio Grande Compact. <br /> <br />16 <br />