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<br />CONEJOS RIVER NEAR LA SAU8E8, COLO.
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<br />LOCATION ~ Two . water-stage recorders, lat. 37 degrees 23 nUn., long. 105 degrees 45
<br />min, in sec. 2, T. 35 N., R. 11 E., half a mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles. north
<br />of LaSauses.
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<br />DRAINAGE AREA - 887 square miles.
<br />RECORDS AVAILABLE ,'- October 1933 to December 1941 in reports of Geological Sur-
<br /> vey. March 1921 to December 1941 in reports of State Engineer. January 1941 to
<br /> December 1941 in r'eport of Rio Grande Compact Commission.
<br />EXTREMES _ Maximum discharge during year, 3,890 second-feet May 15; minimum.
<br /> daily discharge, 10 second-feet Aug. 10.
<br /> 1921-41: Maximum discharge, 3,890 second-feet May 15, 1941; no flow July 21 to
<br /> Sept. 8, 1934,
<br />REMARKS _ Records exceIlent except those for periods of ice effect, Jan. 2 to 22. Feb. 5
<br /> and 6, and Dec, 5-14, all of which are good. Diversions above station for irrigation,
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<br /> Discharge, in second-feet, calendar year 1941
<br />Day Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
<br />1 73 73 103 169 280 . 1,920 1,280 43 21 207 302 86
<br />2 72 70 113 161 457 1,920 1,160 29 20 192 285 83
<br />3 66 69 122 142 602 1,900 1,010 16 20 194 277 83
<br />4 66 72 131 130 820 2,010 957 13 18 253 261 86
<br />5 66 75 152 121 878 1,890 1,040 10 18 253 256 67
<br />6 60 78 136 120 1,050 1,820 1,300 11 18 230 246, 71
<br />7 64 71 135 101 1,540 1,680 1,370 12 17 224 236 79
<br />8 64 69 122 89 1,980 1,970 1,230 12 16 207 226 84
<br />9 67 72 115 90 2,340 2,310 1,200 21 17 210 215 82
<br />10 67 72 104 103 2,680 1,880 1,080 25 18 204 198 83
<br />11 62 74 108 117 2,990 1,510 977 31 17 191 195 79
<br />12 69 77 107 104 3,170 1,280 993 30 16 189 190 77
<br />13 n 81 10& 104 3,430 1,130 1,030 25 ~ 17 183 170 74
<br />14 71 84 110 108 3,720 996 984 24 24 374 159 75
<br />15 71 84 128 83 3,820 946 900 24 25 514 151 69
<br />16 72 86 150 81 3,760 944 818 32 26 451 144 69
<br />17 69 88 167 70 3,510 952 730 46 30 413 136 73
<br />18 65 93 194 65 3,310 1,090 651 44 30 391 134 71
<br />19 65 93 237 73 3,350 1,320 630 40 29 370 123 64
<br />20 68 93 264 67 3,370 1,570 628 40 24 362 95 65
<br />21 67 95 289 53 2,680 1,760 724 38 22 358 91 72
<br />22 66 93 286 52 2,180 1,780 613 39 47 362 84 82
<br />23 66 98 271 54 2,120 1,820 547 41 52 357 75 78
<br />24 65 99 276 53 1,950 1,740 474 37 69 370 72 85
<br />25 68 107 273 49 2,100 1,810 409 32 69 351 72 64
<br />26 69 114 297 52 2,330 1,880 344 29 71 368 74 71
<br />27 68 110 283 57 2,540 1,920 276 28 64 357 79 69
<br />28 69 103 253 83 2,770 1,820 230 27 59 353 83 62
<br />29 70 217 139 2,7M 1,730 188 23 77 360 88 54
<br />30 72 194 209 2,420 1,520 132 23 129 338 88 59
<br />31 71 180 2,100 85 22 321 62
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<br /> Second- Run-off in
<br /> Month foot-days Maximum Minimum Mean acre-feet
<br />January un__._..__...__._..________n_.n___n____.____.__nu.... 2,100 73 60 67.1 4,170
<br />February ..____________.._____.____.._______.______,__._____m'__ 2,393 114 69 85.5 4,750
<br />March __....__.__.__........___~__..~_..___'___.___..______.._.....___ 5,623 297 103 181 11,150
<br />April _____.._____n.._n_..___n______u___nh....__""_n_...________ 2,899 209 49 96.6 5,750
<br />May __~~.~_.m...__..__...__..__________ ____~_________m____.__'____. 73,007 3,820 280 2,355 144,800
<br />June ___...___..____.________...._______~__________________........____~. 48,818 2,310 944 1,627 96,830
<br />July __....__..__.._________,....____,______~______..____ _________..~___ 23,990 1,370 85 774 47,580
<br />August _~______..__......m.'__._________.____________._______~___..__ 867 46 10 28.0 1,720
<br />September ..__n..n__.___u_________n_n_..n_____________nn__ 1,080 129 16 36,0 2,140
<br />October __._n..__..___________________.______________________________ 9,507 514 183 307 18,860
<br />November .___.._'__,:____...__________________~______.m____~.__... 4,805 302 72 160 9,530
<br />December _nh...........___.........__.....__.._n___......._____ 2,278 86 54 73.5 4,520
<br /> Year __~__~______.______.. ._~______~_______m_m_____~______l77 ,3&7 3,820 10 485.9 351,800
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