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<br />36 WEST(PN BUUI,OAR-r W"T[~ BULLtlltJ 10'6. IIHERI,A,I<)tJ,AL BOUNO'>'P.T N~[! W'dE_ COMMISSION
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<br />COLORADO RIVER AT MIGUEL C. RODRIGUEZ IN MEXICO. DISCHARGES
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<br />DESCRIPrIO!l: \I"ter~st.age recor.:ler Eo-nd eab1e'o'9j' loeat~d 1n Maxieo on t.he left bfonlt of the Colorado River about
<br />2~.5 OlJ.le6 ()9.~ kID) do..rnst.reB.JII from the southerly 1nt.emational boun~. ~~.5 OlJ.les (71.6 kID) dovT1stre!Llll
<br />fl'"Olll ~relos i.Ib.lIl a.n.d ~.5 1lll1e~ (7.2 kID) upst.re.... from t.he $onorfl_Beja Ce.liforn.!.. railroad brld8e The zero
<br />ofthego.gelsatllleaHsee.level,U.S.C."G.S.dst.'lIII.
<br />RH:OP.ffi: B/lsed on23<J.oubleanJ. ) 51ngleeurre"tlV-ter 1Il"",urementslllbdedurlfl&the year and acontlnuous
<br />record ofgaoehe1g.hts. [Rtaobta!nednndi'uTnlshedby the Mex.1CIlI1. Sectlon of theColllllllEs10n. fl'"OlllJlille
<br />1951 to July 195L, discharges \lere cOlllp.lted fl'"Olll gage h~Jght. records !)ailed on d.B.lli g'4!ie rendings at
<br />6:00 11.111., Pac1f1c StllI1.dIIrd Tll11e. A continuous record of gage helght~ Obtalned since Ju.ly 21. 195L. Records
<br />avllilllble: June 1951 thl"OUflh 1916.
<br />REMAPY,S: Because of the discharge of drainage \laters to the Col,;,rodo River IlIIDl!dlnte11 belov ~relos Dam. the
<br />d!v"rslon by p.unps &.long both banks of the !'1.ver Me. been sus~nded. Bet.ter utilizatlon o!1rr4Jlt1~ IotB.lers
<br />hhs reduced the "aste I""tUITlS t.oamJ.n1mWII, ""dthe novat Rodriguez e.tat1on condsts "",stly of the o:\nll....ge
<br />"sters mentioned "bove and. seep'g" from C"-lWS \lh1ch run p;.rallel and adjacent to the river at h1gh,,:,r ele_
<br />""t10n.~. Because of " tropical disturb"""" "h1ch occurred in the basin during the "",nth of Septelll!;er. the
<br />norm'l.l:l"lO\lof the r1ver increBEed, fl./1dthed15chllrges"ereestilllbted from theretlng eurve extended to "
<br />~t~e of 50.0 feet (15.25 =) B.!,d a lIle.\101UJ1l1ll"'L5ured die.chfLrge or 1,910 s"cond_feet (5~.11ll]/sec). The re,-t 01
<br />th" ~eeJ:'. the 10\1 fl",,~ "ere metlsured by "Ildlng.
<br />EXTREMES: Slnce Jllnuary 1. 1952: lobJ<1= "'lOan dhlly gage height, 53.28 feet (16.24m) onJllnU&r~ 4. 195~ with
<br />adischarge of18,500 lIe:ond..feet (5241113/s"c); m1n1[!1.1!1lllleaJl dallYliitlgehe1ght.37.1)fe"t (l1.50m)On
<br />July 18aru:i 19, 1910W1tha.:lhchargeof2.3sec,;,nd_fe"t(0.oa~/Eec); lIl'tJd.lBWIlllleandallj'discharg". 20,200
<br />~eco"d_feet (571 mJ/~e':J on Decerober 19, 1052 "1th a I\Ilge he1ght of 52]0 feet (15.94 m); m1ni= lIIelln (\Bjl~
<br />d1scharge.noflovonval"lOusoccIIE10ns.
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<br />Mean Daily Diachar&"e in Second.Feet 1976 - Annual and Period Summary
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<br />D., Jill. hb. Mire" A.p,il M., Ju"e July AUI. Sept. Oel. No.. DK.
<br />, "3 ?3.6 '" 90.6 90.1 93.6 81.6 68.'l 76.6 <)64 '" W
<br />, H" fj6,5 1[2 90.8 GO.l 92.5 ;;,5 68.5 66.1. 392 Hl9 '13
<br />. "5 63.9 '18 90.8 ?O.l 91.8 65.5 68.2 72.4 ," "5 '15
<br />. H>6 ~2. 7 '" 90.9 <;10.4 91.1 8~ .4 1,)1..'3 74.5 155 18<J '"
<br />, '" '''' no 87.9 911 90.~ 8).) 0:.1.5 76.) '" 116 HB
<br />. Hl" 12.0 H., 90.8 91.5 &),3 82,6 66.1 18.8 '33 no '"
<br />7 no ;,5 '" 93.6 918 dB,b 31.5 66.~ 18.6 ," >68 '"
<br />, ''1 8,5 "" 90.6 92.2 81.9 80.5 !{;.O 18.6 "3 '" 123
<br />, ll2 9.5 '" 82.] 92.9 86.9 19.5 65.7 lB.o 119 ,60 "5
<br />" H3 U "" 85.1 9).2 0;" lB.l. 66.0 71.7 116 155 "6
<br />n '" ", 989 90.6 9)tJ 85.5 11.3 66.L 1).1 '16 15' "B
<br />.. '1' U 09.9 00.8 ?~ .3 3~ .8 76.3 66.1 61.2 '" '" no
<br />.. ll5 53.0 91.1 10.5 946 8).1 75-9 61.5 '''' ," "3 '3'
<br />u '1' 97.1 91.1 69.6 ?50 e).v 15.6 61.9 'I" H3 '38 '"
<br />" 114 '" 9~ .; 1~ .~ o~.) 3).1 75.2 68.2 689 no '34 '3'
<br />" '13 '" 953 "8 96.1 84,0 1~ .9 63.5 650 H'" '3' '3'
<br />" ll3 236 05.] ''''' 06.1. a:..8 7~ .5 68.9 243 "'d '30 '"
<br />" He 261 95.3 4" 96.1. 85.1 74.2 60.2 '" "'3 '''' '3'
<br />" He "5 05.] 5" 96.1 85.3 1).6 69.6 "3 H>6 127 '3'
<br />20 ll2 '" 9].6 392 96.1 66.2 13.5 10.3 '15 ,'" "5 '"
<br />" "' 191 9).6 "\5 95.1 as.9 73.1 10.6 He "'5 '" '"
<br />" no 'OJ 93.0 '" 05.1 87.6 72.1 71.0 "8 "j ,,, 132
<br />" no '" 95.] ", 95.3 81.9 12.4 n 3 H" W. 119 1)2
<br />.. H" no 0).6 15' ?5.3 8~.6 12.0 10.6 "3 "5 '" '"
<br />" ">9 no ?3.6 "3 95.) &;l.o 71.1 69.6 99.9 ,,6 '15 '"
<br />" H" m 9].6 '" ?5.0 51.1 71.) 66.5 98.5 "'6 ," 1)2
<br />" '" '89 91.3 HO 95.0 90.1 11.0 01.8 ,,4 '''' He '3'
<br />" 94.3 m 91.3 "0 94.6 90.8 70.6 61.1 b'" '" HO '3'
<br />" 87.2 '" 93.6 >'3 '14.6 89,' 10.) 66.0 .140 '" "" '"
<br />" 30.2 95.3 '54 '14.) 88.6 69.6 65.0 ,790 ,OJ HO >'5
<br />" 12.7 953 9~. ] 69.2 64.) 99.2 >'9
<br />,.. ).518.0 4.663.1 2,6)3.6 2.106.5 ~ .652 2 3.996
<br />3.)10.4 ).2))1 2.9124 2,365.0 7,342.0 4.246
<br /> Cur,.."t y"r 1976 'e,iod 1951-1916
<br /> htrern. Gle. Exlrern, Seco"c1.f..t A...rll' Totll A.c,e-Feel
<br />MOllth Feet Hilh - L~ Secorrd-
<br /> Hilh L~ D., D., Fe,t Acre.hlt A.'.'lle M",rnurn Minirnurn
<br />Jan. 41.e6 41.44 " n5 3' 72.1 "J 6,506 194.~10 1.047.1)2 ~26
<br />Feb. 4).93 39.50 " 295 n ", '" 6.918 12:2,600 696,~61 3"
<br />-, 43.2~ ~1 .27 , '" '" 9" H" 6,~1] 86.646 807, 3~2 0
<br />''''', 45.24 ~1.01 " 576 " 61.1 455 9,250 57.216 500,983 0
<br />'"' 42.15 42.1) ." 96.4 . , 00.1 9].9 5.176 73,c:i>6 732,815 0
<br />,~ ~2.6d 42.26 , 93.6 " 6).0 61.9 5,224 )~ ,963 557 .~60 9
<br />,w., ~2 .26 ~1.51 , 87.6 " (io,' 16.3 4.691 19,0)2 264.561 9
<br />''''' ~1 17 41.24 " 71.3 " 6~. ] 67.6 ~ ,178 21,1397 3<::9.)20 0
<br />Sel't. 50.0) 40.52 30 01,910 , 66.4 ," 15 ,55~ ~3, 196 572.551 0
<br />"c, 45.90 41.93 , 964 " '19,2 '50 0.248 12,113 169.939 2.459
<br />ll.:>v. 42.59 41.c:i> , '93 '9 '" '" 6,425 118 ,~54 900.391 5.135
<br />De,'. 4lI.l) ~1 .e6 3' >'9 , n, 129 1,926 150.50:. 1,060,167 687
<br /> 50.0) 39.50 1,010 5,J 125 90,230 9'l2,88.2 1,92],600 25.036
<br />Ye"rly f:le.ten Cub1c f:le.ter~ perSec".:l Tho~Ban<u of Cubic Ioleters
<br /> 15.25 1204 I 54.1 10.1613.5) lll.297 1.212.312 C;;,1.73.655T)0.882
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