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<br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION REPORT
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<br />Canejos River near Mogote, Colo.
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<br />Location. --Water-stage recorder. lat 37"03'20", long 106011'20", in SEt sec. 34, T. 33 N., R. 7 E., on right
<br />bank. 20 ft downstream from bridge on state Highway 174, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Fox
<br />Creek and 5j miles west of Mogote. Altitude of gage is 8,240 ft.
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<br />Draina!2;e area. --282 sq mt.
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<br />Average discharge. --60 years (1904, 1912-70), 336 cfs (243,400 acre-ft per year).
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<br />Extremes. --1903-05, 1911-70: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs Oct, 5, 1911 (gage height, 8.50 ft, from rating
<br />curve extended above 3,000 cis; minimum daily determined, 10 cfs July 18, 1904.
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<br />Remarks. --Records good except those for winter months, which are fair. Diversions above station for
<br />irrigation of about 500 acres. Since 1951 flow partly regulated by Platoro Reservoir.
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<br /> Monthlv and vearlv discharue in cubic feet ner second
<br />Month Second- Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff in
<br /> foot-days dally daily Acre-feet
<br />January 1.720 67 45 55.5 3,410
<br />February 1,629 67 50 58.2 3,230
<br />March 2,007 79 53 64.7 3,980
<br />April 4,131 304 63 138 8,190
<br />May 38.307 1,940 163 1,236 75, 980
<br />June 30,567 1,530 720 1,019 60,630
<br />July 10,882 670 143 351 21,580
<br />August 4,753 232 102 153 9,430
<br />September 13,129 1,750 124 438 26,040
<br />October 4,132 173 89 133 8,200
<br />November 5,441 428 58 181 10,790
<br />December 2,066 94 49 66.6 4,100
<br />Calendar year 1970 118,764 1,940 45 325 235,600
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<br />San Antonio River at Ortiz, Colo.
<br />Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat 37'U0', long 106"02', in New Mexico in sec. 19, T. 32 N., R. 9 E., on
<br />left bank a quarter of a mile south of New Mexico-Colorado state line, half a mile south of Ortiz, and half a
<br />mile upstream from Los Pinos River. Altitude of gage is 8,000 ft.
<br />Drainage area.~-110 sq mi.
<br />Average discharge. --30 years (1941-70), 25.7 cis (18,620 acre-ft per year).
<br />Extremes.--1920, 1925~70: Maximum discharge, 1,750 cfs Apr. 15, 1937 (gage height, 5.38 ft), from rating
<br />curve extended above 1,000 cfs; no flow at times.
<br />Remarks. --Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. A few small diversions above station for irrigation.
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<br /> Monthlv and vearlv diSCharge in cubic feet ner second
<br />Month Second- Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff in
<br /> foot-days dally daily Acre-feet
<br />January 107.6 - - 3, 47 213
<br />February 119.2 - - 4.26 236
<br />March 193.2 9.0 5.0 6,23 383
<br />April 1,373.3 158 3.8 45.8 2,720
<br />May 4,446 343 22 143 8,820
<br />June 253.1 17 1.2 8.44 502
<br />July 49.95 5.0 .45 1. 61 99
<br />August 46.61 8.0 .04 1. 50 92
<br />September 58.05 7.5 .20 1. 94 115
<br />October 109.0 5.8 1.8 3.52 216
<br />November 99.9 5.0 2.2 3. 33 198
<br />December 105.0 - - 3.39 208
<br />Calendar year 1970 6,960.91 343 .04 19.1 13,810
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