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<br />C\l RIO CHAMA NEAR TIERRA AMARILLA, N. ~IEX.
<br />C~: LOCATION - Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 deg. 34 min., long. 106 deg. 43 min., iri NWY4
<br />C) see 15, T. 27 N., R. 2 E. (projected survey), 1.5mlles downstream from El Vado Dam,
<br />..-l 2.7 miles upstream from Rio Nutrias, and 13 miles southwest of Tierra Amaralla.
<br />C' RECORDS AVAILABLE - October 1935 to December 1941; October 1913 to November
<br />C' 1916, unregulated records at site 1.5 miles upstream and to independent datum, pub-
<br />lished as Rio Chama near El Vado and near Tierra Amarilla, all in reports of Geo-
<br />logical Survey. October 1913 to September 1916, February 1920 to December 1924 in
<br />reports of State Engineer. January 1941 to December 1941 in report of Rio Grande
<br />Compact Commission.
<br />EXTREMES - Maximum discharge during year, 6,010 second-feet May 17 (gage height
<br />6.89 feet); minimum daily, 1.3 second-feet Nov. 26.
<br />1934-41 (regulated): Maximum discharge, that of May 17,1941; maximum gage height,
<br />9.63 feet May 30, 1937, former site and datum; minimum daily discharge, 1.2 second-
<br />feet Dec. 3, 1939. During period of unregulated records, there was a peak of 4,860
<br />second-feet May 10, 1916, former site and datum.
<br />REMARKS - Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow
<br />regulated by storage in El Vado Reservoir (capacity, 200,342 acre-feet at gage height
<br />of 6,902.0 feet, which is top of spillway gate). Diversions for irrigation above'station.
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<br />Day
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<br />25
<br />26
<br />27
<br />28
<br />29
<br />30
<br />31
<br />
<br />Jan.
<br />3.8
<br />3.8
<br />3.8
<br />3.8
<br />3.6
<br />3.8
<br />3.8
<br />3.6
<br />3.8
<br />3.8
<br />3.8
<br />3.8
<br />3.8
<br />3.6
<br />3.6
<br />3.8
<br />3.8
<br />4.7
<br />4.7
<br />4.7
<br />4.7
<br />4.7
<br />4.7
<br />4.7
<br />4.7
<br />4.7
<br />4.7
<br />4.7
<br />4.7
<br />4.7
<br />35
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<br />Feb.
<br />512
<br />980
<br />631
<br />425
<br />420
<br />420
<br />415
<br />4lO
<br />4lO
<br />405
<br />400
<br />174
<br />8.2
<br />8.2
<br />8.7
<br />8.7
<br />8.2
<br />8.7
<br />8.7
<br />9.8
<br />11
<br />9.8
<br />11
<br />11
<br />11
<br />8.7
<br />8.7
<br />8.7
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<br />Discharge, in second-feet, calendar year 1941
<br />Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.
<br />8.2 18 20 3,280 887 430 698
<br />8.7 340 24 3,280 601 681 686
<br />8.7 837 176 3,280 500 958 656
<br />9.2 1,030 724 3,280 974 1,130 674
<br />11 676 1,850 3,280 966 1,450 680
<br />9.8 328 2,330 3,700 958 1,390 585
<br />9.2 328 2,820 4,400 852 1,450 405
<br />8.7 332 3,200 4,310 782 1,220 395
<br />8.7 139 3,520 4,3lO 782 1,070 415
<br />8.2 16 3,690 4,220 602 1,070 395
<br />8.2 16 3,950 3,180 516 1,030 547
<br />8.7 . 16 4,220 2,260 516 1,030 817
<br />8.'{ 17 4,500 1,800 516 1,070 817
<br />9.2 17 5,080 1,590 516 1.070 817
<br />11 17 5.800 1,590 516 1,070 817
<br />11 17 6,OlO 1.440 5lO 1,070 810
<br />11 17 6,OlO 1,070 516 1,070 8lO
<br />11 19 5.800 777 456 1,070 8lO
<br />11 19 5.800 729 420 1.030 810
<br />11 19 5,590 953 420 1,070 518
<br />14 19 4,680 1,230 420 852 305
<br />11 20 3,860 1.230 425 3lO 305
<br />12 23 3,860 1.150 425 3lO 243
<br />12 18 3.950 982 425 300 128
<br />227 19 4,040 1.280 425 296 128
<br />375 19 4.680 1.450 430 292 128
<br />380 25 5,590 1.500 425 292 128
<br />430 22 5,800 1,190 425 282 128
<br />246 20 5,180 887 425 392 138
<br />19 20 4,590 887 425 716 128
<br />18 4.040 430 692
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<br />Second-
<br />Month foot-days
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<br />January h .h"h"hhhh..hn"h.mm'.hnmm.m"hm 159.9
<br />February ..m.........mmmn.nnm..nmn...n...m.... 5,751.1
<br />March hn.h.n.nnm........mn.nm.nnn.mnmh..n.hh 1,935.2
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<br />~~l~b':'rb~l: ....:::.......:.......::.:.:.......:.::.:.: U;::i
<br />November .m...mnn.h..mn......m..nhhh.n.m...... 16,987
<br />December n....mnm..........h..mm.h.nhnnh....nh.. 2.871
<br />Year mnmnh..nm'mh....h....... .................n.295.517.2
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<br />Maximum
<br />35
<br />980
<br />430
<br />1.030
<br />6,010
<br />4,400
<br />974
<br />1.450
<br />817
<br />1,270
<br />1,270
<br />95
<br />6.010
<br />
<br />Oct.
<br />128
<br />128
<br />134
<br />131
<br />128
<br />131
<br />539
<br />998
<br />990
<br />990
<br />990
<br />990
<br />1.0lO
<br />998
<br />990
<br />990
<br />990
<br />990
<br />990
<br />990
<br />982
<br />672
<br />138
<br />138
<br />134
<br />134
<br />134
<br />138
<br />134
<br />822
<br />1,270
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<br />Nov.
<br />1,270
<br />1.270
<br />1,270
<br />1,270
<br />1,270
<br />975
<br />248
<br />248
<br />248
<br />337
<br />532
<br />527
<br />527
<br />527
<br />527
<br />527
<br />527
<br />527
<br />532
<br />532
<br />527
<br />532
<br />532
<br />538
<br />538
<br />275
<br />84
<br />90
<br />90
<br />90
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<br />Dec.
<br />
<br />92
<br />92
<br />92
<br />92
<br />95
<br />
<br />95
<br />92
<br />92
<br />95
<br />95
<br />
<br />95
<br />95
<br />95
<br />95
<br />92
<br />
<br />92
<br />92
<br />92
<br />92
<br />92
<br />
<br />92
<br />95
<br />92
<br />92
<br />92
<br />
<br />92
<br />92
<br />90
<br />90
<br />90
<br />90
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<br />Minimum
<br />3.6
<br />8.2
<br />8.2
<br />16
<br />20
<br />729
<br />420
<br />282
<br />128
<br />128
<br />84
<br />90
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<br />3.6
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<br />Run-off in
<br />Mean acre-feet
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<br />5.16 317
<br />205 11.410
<br />62.4 3,840
<br />147 . 8,770
<br />3.916 240,800
<br />2,150 128,000
<br />564 34,630
<br />844 51.890
<br />497 29,600
<br />610 37,530
<br />566 33.690
<br />92.6 5,690
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<br />8lO
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<br />586,200
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