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<br />Canejas River near Mogote, Colo.
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<br />Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat 37003'20" j long 106Q11'2011, in SEt sec.
<br />R. 7 E., on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridgi on State Highway 174,
<br />quarters of a mile downstream from Fox Creek and 52 miles west of Mogote.
<br />gage is 8,240 ft.
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<br />Drainage area.--282 sq mi.
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<br />Average discharge.--50 years (1904, 1912-60), 341 cfs (246,900 acre-ft per year).
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<br />Extremes.--1903-5, 1911-60: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs Oct. 5, 1911 (gage height,
<br />S.50 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs: minimum daily determined, 10 cfs
<br />July 18, 1904. \
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<br />Remarks.--Records good except those for winter
<br />station for irrigation of about 500 acres.
<br />Reservoir.
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<br />months, which are fair. Diversions above
<br />Since 1951 flow partly regulated by Platoro
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<br /> Monthlv and vearlv discharp;e in cubic eet per secan
<br /> Second- Maximum Minimum Runoff
<br /> Month Mean in
<br /> foot-days daily daily Acre-feet
<br />January. 1,336 51 35 43.1 2,650
<br />February 1,213 51 35 41.8 2,410
<br />MaI'ch. . 3,349 295 36 108 6,640
<br />April. 16,283 888 152 543 32,300
<br />May. . 27,148 1,370 348 876 53,850
<br />June 35,765 2,050 452 1,192 70,940
<br />July , 7,870 416 138 254 15,610
<br />August 2,650 152 38 85.5 5,260
<br />September. 1,317 53 38 43.9 2,610
<br />october. 1,936 90 41 62.5 3,840
<br />November . . . 5,677 680 40 189 11,260
<br />December , 1,279 46 36 41.3 2,540
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<br />San Antonio River at Ortiz, Colo.
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<br />Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat 370001, long 106002', in New Mexico in sec. 19,
<br />T. 32 N., R. 9 E., on left bank a quarter of a mile south of New Mexico-Colorado State
<br />line, half a mile south of Ortiz, and half a mile upstream from Los Pinos River.
<br />Altitude of gage is 8,000 ft.
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<br />Drainage area.--110 sq mi.
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<br />Avera)>;e discharge.--20 years (1941-60), 26.4 cfs (19,110 acre-ft per year).
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<br />Extremes.--1920, 1925-60: Maximum discharge, 1,750 cfs Apr. 15, 1937 (gage height,
<br />5.3S ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs: no flow at times.
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<br />Remarks.--Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. A few small diversions above station
<br />for irrigation.
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<br /> Monthlv and vearlv dischar~e in cubic feet per second
<br /> Second- Maximum Minimum Runoff
<br /> Month Mean in
<br /> foot-days daily daily Acre-feet
<br />January. . 62 - - 2 123
<br />February 43.5 - - 1,5 8S
<br />March. 1,969.5 228 - 63.5 3,910
<br />April. 6,245 436 30 208 12,390
<br />May. 1,532 88 12 49.4 3,040
<br />June . . 123.3 12 0 4.11 245
<br />July 0 0 0 0 0
<br />August . 2,2 1.3 0 .07 4.4
<br />September. 0 0 0 0 0
<br />October. . 135.5 11 0 4.37 269
<br />November , . . 156.0 12 1.8 5.20 309
<br />December 108.5 - - 3.5 215
<br />calenaar year 1960 . . 10 377 .5 436 0 28.4 20.590
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