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<br />RIO GRANDE BELOW CABALLO DAM, N. MEX.
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<br />':.LOCATION _ Water-stage recorder, lat. 32 degrees 53 min., long. 107. degrees 18 min"
<br />'_.:':> in NE'!4SW1f4 sec.' 30, T. 16 S., R. 4 W., Bureau of Reclamation surveys, 600 feet up.
<br />stream from Bojorquez Bridge, 4,200 feet downstream from Cabello Dam, 1'14 miles
<br />downstream from Apache Canyon, l1h miles upstream from Percha Diversion Dam,
<br />3 miles northeast of Arrey, and 5 miles south of Caballo. Prior to Oct, 7, 1938, water-
<br />stage recorder at site 50 feet upstream, datum 2 feet higher; Oct. 7-13, 1938, at site
<br />50 feet upstream, datum 1 foot higher; Oct. 13 to Nov. 9, 1938, at site 50 feet upstream
<br />present datum.. Zero of gage is 4,145,9 feet above mean sea level
<br />
<br />RECORDS AVAILABLE _m January 1938 to December 1941.
<br />
<br />EXTREMES _ Maximum daily discl1arge during the year, 2,360 second.feet July 10;
<br />minimum daily discharge, 1.4 second-feet January 1-6 and 16-22,
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<br />REMARKS _ Records good. Considerable diversion above station for irrigation. Flow
<br />regulated by CabaJlo Reservoir (capacity when constructed, 345,900 acre-feet) and
<br />Elephant Butte Reservoir (capacity when constructed, 2,638,000 acre-feet),
<br />Total runoff in acre-feet includes runoff for Bonita ditch, which is not shown in
<br />daily discharge or total second-foot-days.
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<br />24
<br />25
<br />26
<br />27
<br />28
<br />29
<br />30
<br />31
<br />
<br />Jan,
<br />
<br />1.4
<br />1.4
<br />1.4
<br />1.4
<br />1.4
<br />
<br />1.4
<br />1,5
<br />1,5
<br />1.5
<br />1.5
<br />
<br />1.5
<br />1.5
<br />1.5
<br />1.5
<br />1.5
<br />
<br />1.4
<br />1.4
<br />1.4
<br />1.4
<br />1.4
<br />
<br />1.4
<br />1.4
<br />1.5
<br />1.6
<br />1.6
<br />
<br />1.6
<br />1.6
<br />1.8
<br />2.5
<br />2,5
<br />2.5
<br />
<br />DisCharge, in second-feet, 1941
<br />
<br />Feb. Mar. Apr. May
<br />
<br />2,2 361 1,850 1,380
<br />2.1 193 1,960 1,310
<br />2.0 4.2 1,960 1,260
<br />2.0 3.9 1,990 1,250
<br />2.0 3.9 2,110 1,250
<br />
<br />2.0 3.9 2,180 1,270
<br />2,1 3.9 2,210 1,530
<br />2.1 3,9 2,120 1,540
<br />2.2 3.9 2,050 1,690
<br />2.2 3.9 1,940 1,770
<br />
<br />2.3 512 1,930 1,730
<br />2.3 842 2,150 1,730
<br />2.3 971 2,150' 1,660
<br />2.3 1,090 2,160 1,880
<br />2.3 1,080 2,140 1,850
<br />
<br />2.2 1,030 2,110 1,770
<br />2.2 790 2,110 1,690
<br />2,2 546 2,110 1,650
<br />2.2 715 2,090 1,690
<br />2.2 871 1,990 1,630
<br />
<br />27,3 947 1,990 1,640
<br />631 1,110 1,990 1.630
<br />631 1,210 2,050 1,430
<br />557 1,310 1,780 1,100
<br />379 1,420 1,740 1,200
<br />
<br />470 1,510 1,500 1,120
<br />470 1,490 1,400 1,210
<br />453 1,520 1,400 1,370
<br />1.700 1,480 1,470
<br />1,750 1,440 1,510
<br />1,860 1,650
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<br />-_._~------_._~-_...-
<br />
<br />June
<br />
<br />1,670
<br />1,660
<br />1,770
<br />1,810
<br />1,810
<br />
<br />1,810
<br />1,810
<br />1,810.
<br />1,810
<br />1,810
<br />
<br />1,790
<br />1,770
<br />1,750
<br />1,640
<br />2,030
<br />
<br />2,030
<br />2,120
<br />2,300
<br />2,340
<br />2,280
<br />
<br />2,310
<br />2.350
<br />2,270
<br />2,190
<br />2,060
<br />
<br />2,020
<br />2,020
<br />2,020
<br />2,020
<br />2,020
<br />
<br />July
<br />
<br />2,000
<br />1,740
<br />1,840
<br />1,840
<br />2,000
<br />
<br />2,170
<br />2,110
<br />2,100
<br />2,180
<br />2,36D
<br />
<br />2,290
<br />2,290
<br />2,280
<br />2,150
<br />2,110
<br />
<br />2,170
<br />2.180
<br />2,190
<br />2,270
<br />2.260
<br />
<br />2,180
<br />2,100
<br />2,010
<br />2,110
<br />2,070
<br />
<br />2,080
<br />2,050
<br />1,940
<br />1,960
<br />1,960
<br />2,020
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<br />Second-
<br />Month foot.days
<br />January ......~......m.m.mm.m...m.... ._..m.mm.m 48,9
<br />February ..m..mm.~...m~m........m......m..........m 3,661.7
<br />March m...m...m.........m.m..~mm.m......m~..~m.... 24,859.5
<br />April .....m....m.m...m..m....m.. m......m.............. 58,080
<br />May ....mm.mm......m....m.m...m....................m.. 46,860
<br />June ....m'..mmmh~...m.m.........m.....m............h.. 59,100
<br />July ....m.~...........~..........m.m.'mmm..m"m..m.h... 65,010
<br />August m.m.......m'~........_m.m....m....'....m....m.. 55,690
<br />September ..m...~......_..mm.m_.m....mm........m 31,448.3
<br />October "......................h...~.........~......m..._.m... 2,132.6
<br />November ................m......h..'mm'm..'..~............ 2,855.3
<br />December' m.....~~..m......m...m...........m..~m..m... 5,317
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<br />y ear ..m...........~........mmm..mm....m.........355,063,3
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<br />Aug.
<br />1,980
<br />2,080
<br />2,070
<br />2,070
<br />2,070
<br />2,070
<br />1,980
<br />1,900
<br />2,250
<br />2,130
<br />2,120
<br />2,180
<br />1,530
<br />1,150
<br />1,170
<br />i,510
<br />1,610
<br />1,560
<br />1,500
<br />1,560
<br />
<br />1,570
<br />1,700
<br />1,780
<br />1,690
<br />1,650
<br />1,670
<br />1,770
<br />1,770
<br />1,800
<br />1,900
<br />1,900
<br />
<br />Maximum
<br />2.5
<br />631
<br />1,860
<br />2,210
<br />1,880
<br />2.350
<br />2,360
<br />2,250
<br />1,880
<br />330
<br />647
<br />885
<br />
<br />2,360
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<br />Sept.
<br />
<br />1,880
<br />1,770
<br />1,590
<br />1,550
<br />1,590
<br />
<br />1,700
<br />1,680
<br />1,680
<br />1,660
<br />1,530
<br />
<br />1,480
<br />1,400
<br />1,290
<br />1,270
<br />1,270
<br />
<br />1,210
<br />1,080
<br />1,040
<br />1,030
<br />1,170
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<br />871
<br />12,2
<br />6.4
<br />171
<br />233
<br />
<br />312
<br />529
<br />424
<br />13,3
<br />6.4
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<br />~1inimum
<br />1.4
<br />2
<br />3.9
<br />1,400
<br />1,100
<br />1,640
<br />1,740
<br />1,150
<br />6.4
<br />3
<br />4
<br />8.8
<br />
<br />1.4
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<br />Oct.
<br />
<br />5.8
<br />5.8
<br />4.9
<br />4,5
<br />4.0
<br />
<br />3,7
<br />3,1
<br />3.1
<br />104
<br />330
<br />
<br />330
<br />330
<br />330
<br />296
<br />203
<br />
<br />124
<br />3,3
<br />3~3
<br />3.3
<br />3.3
<br />
<br />3.3
<br />3.0
<br />3,1
<br />3.3
<br />3.4
<br />
<br />3,2
<br />3.3
<br />3.7
<br />3.7
<br />3.7
<br />3.8
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<br />Nov.
<br />
<br />4.0
<br />4.2
<br />4.3
<br />43
<br />4.4
<br />
<br />4.4
<br />4.4
<br />4.5
<br />220
<br />770
<br />
<br />647
<br />618
<br />4:8
<br />8,1
<br />7,1
<br />
<br />5,6
<br />5.8
<br />5.8
<br />5.1
<br />5,3
<br />
<br />5.5
<br />5.8
<br />5.8
<br />6,0
<br />60
<br />6,5
<br />6.8.
<br />6,8
<br />7.4
<br />8.4
<br />
<br />Dee
<br />
<br />8.8
<br />9.2
<br />JO,7
<br />11.1
<br />259
<br />
<br />835
<br />738
<br />678
<br />678
<br />673
<br />
<br />558
<br />19,9
<br />19,9
<br />21,2
<br />25,1
<br />
<br />26.4
<br />29
<br />32
<br />35
<br />38
<br />
<br />42,5
<br />45.7
<br />50,8
<br />55.9
<br />57,6
<br />
<br />55.9
<br />59.3
<br />57.6
<br />61
<br />62.7
<br />62.7
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<br />Run-off in
<br />Mean acre.feet
<br />
<br />1.6 97
<br />131 7,273
<br />802 49,303
<br />1,93l> 115:317
<br />1,512 93,063
<br />1,970 117,3%
<br />2,097 129,124
<br />1,796 110,531
<br />1,048 61391
<br />68.8 4,230
<br />95.2 5~660
<br />171 10,550
<br />
<br />973
<br />
<br />704,795
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