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<br />Reservoirs in Rio Grande Basin in Colorado
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<br />Squaw Lake.-Staff gage in see, 12, T, 39 N., R. 4 W.. on tributary to Squaw Creek, Completed in 1938; capacity, 162 acre,ll by 1953
<br />survey. Water is used for irri~ation below gaging station on Rio Grande near Del Norte,
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<br /> Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
<br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr, May June July Aug, Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Cal.yr.
<br />Gage height 2.5 3.8 5,0 9,\ 9.1 9.1 9.1 3,4 0,0 0,0 0,6 1.2
<br />Contents 42 64 86 162 \62 162 162 57 0 0 \0 20
<br />Change +22 +22 +22 +76 0 0 0 -105 -57 0 +10 +10 0
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<br />Rito Hondo Reservoir,--Staff gage in sec. 22, T, 42 N., R. 3 W" on Rita Hondo (Deep Creek) tributary to Clear Creek. Completed in
<br />1957; capacity, 561 acre-ft. Originally filled during May and June 1958 with transmountain water; storage is not in debit status. Water
<br />is used for fish culture.
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<br /> Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre.feet
<br />Month Jan. Feb, Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Cal.yr.
<br />Gage height 30.0 30.0 30,0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30,0 30.0 30,0 30.0 30.0
<br />Contents 561 561 561 561 561 561 561 561 561 561 561 561
<br />Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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<br />Hermit Lakes Reservoir No. 3.--ln see. 25, T. 41 N., R. 4 W., on South Clear Creek. Completed prior to 1960; capacity. 192 acre-ft.
<br />Capacity table based on elevation above bottom of outlet. Water is used for fish culture. Includes 169acre-ft of transmountain water
<br />by exchange in 1984 and 23 acre-ft of transmountain water by exchange in 1985.
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<br /> Month-end gage height, in leet, and contents, in acre-leet
<br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Cal.yr,
<br />Gage height 8.0 8,0 8.0 8,0 8,0 8,0 8.0 8,0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8,0
<br />Contents 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192
<br />Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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<br />Troutvale No.2 Reservoir.-Staff gage in El/2 see. 10, T. 41 N" R. 3 W., on South Clear Creek. Completed in 1940; capacity, 435 acre-ft.
<br />Condition of spillway limited storage to 168 acre-ft after May 1942. Repairs to spillway in 1947 increased capacity to 257 acre-ft.
<br />Water is used for fish culture with only occasional sale for irrigation. Storage omitted from accounting by action of Commission on
<br />Feb. 15, 1962,
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<br /> Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
<br /> Month Jan, Feb. Mar, Apr. May June July Aug, Sept. Ocl. Nov. Dec. CaLyr.
<br />, .Gage height 7.6 7,6 7.6 7.6 7,6 7,6 7.6 0.0 0.0 -6.9 6.9 6,9
<br /> Contents 257 257 257 257 257 174 257 0 0 213 213 213
<br /> Change 0 0 0 0 0 -83 +83 -257 0 +213 0 0 -l4
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