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<br />co <br />...., <br />00 <br /> <br />, ~-' <br /> <br />C) <br />~) <br /> <br />--,; ,"-,~ .' ",',,, <br /> <br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMlSStON REPORT <br /> <br />Reservoirs in Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico <br />(Constructed or enlarged since 1929) <br /> <br />46 <br /> <br />McClure (Granite Point) Reservoir.-Water-stage recorder In NE1/45W1/4 see, 24, T. 17 N.. R. 10 E" on Santa Fe River, Original <br />reservoir completed in 1926. capacity, 561 acre-ft; in 1935, permanent flash boards were installed in spillway increasing capacity to <br />650 acre-it; in 1947 both dam and spillway were reconstructed increasing capacity to 2,6J5 acre-ft (gage height, 96.6 ft, crest of <br />spillway). In 1953 spillway was equipped with radial gates that opened automatically, Increasing capacity to over 3,000 aCrP.-ft. In <br />1972, radial gates were removed decreasing capacity to 2,615 acre-ft. In 1989, modifications to the dam and spillway increased <br />capadty to 2.813 acre-ft. In 1995, modification to the dam and spillway increased capacity to 3.257 acre--ft. No dead storage. <br />Altitude of gage is 7,790 ft. Water is for municipal use in Santa Fe. Storage includes both Rio Grande water and transmountain <br />water by exchange. Only the storage of Rio Grande water in excess of 1,061 acre-feet is subject to terms of Rio Grande Compact. <br /> <br /> Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet <br /> Change Pte-compact <br />Date Gage height Contents in contents water 1M water <br />December 31, 1995 7,866.69 1,900 0 937 <br />January 31,1996 7,866.78 1,910 +10 973 937 <br />February 28 7.866,97 1,920 +10 983 937 <br />March 31 7,867,04 1,930 +10 993 937 <br />April 30 7,862.85 1,670 -260 733 937 <br />May 31 7,846.88 710 -960 0 710 <br />June 30 7.834.74 496 .214 6 490 <br />July 31 7.841,79 704 +208 219 485 <br />August 31 7.836,54 544 -160 59 485 <br />September 30 7.837,43 569 +25 84 485 <br />October 31 7,84lJ.20 652 +83 167 '485 <br />November 30 7,849.32 988 +336 503 485 <br />December 3) 7.853.74 1,180 +192 695 485 <br />Calendar year 1996 -720 <br /> <br />Nichols Reservoir.-Water-stage recorder in SE1/4NE1/4 sec. 21, T.17 N., R. JO E., on Santa Fe River. Completed in 1942; capadty, 685 <br />acre.ft at gage height 167.0 feet (crest of splJlway), dead storage, 14 acre-ft at gage height 121.1 feet. Datum of gage is 7,313.2 feet above <br />mean sea level, datum of 1929. Water is for municipaJ use in Santa Fe. Storage includes both Rio Grande water and transrnountain <br />water by exchange. <br /> <br />Da.. <br /> <br />December 31, 1995 <br />January 31. 1996 <br />February 28 <br />March 31 <br />April30 <br />May 31 <br />June 30 <br />July 31 <br />August 31 <br />September 30 <br />October 31 <br />November 30 <br />December 31 <br />Calendar year 1996 <br /> <br />Month..nd gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet <br /> <br />Gage height <br /> <br />Contents <br /> <br />Change In contents <br /> <br />TM water <br /> <br />164.07 <br />162.28 <br />161,00 <br />153,86 <br />148.35 <br />159.03 <br />154.22 <br />160,45 <br />159.45 <br />162.53 <br />163.42 <br />163.21 <br />158.68 <br /> <br />550 <br />552 <br />518 <br />353 <br />2S4 <br />468 <br />360 <br />503 <br />478 <br />559 <br />583 <br />577 <br />460 <br /> <br />+2 <br />.34 <br />,165 <br />-99 <br />+214 <br />-108 <br />+143 <br />-25 <br />+81 <br />+24 <br />-6 <br />-117 <br />-90 <br /> <br />198 <br />198 <br />198 <br />198 <br />198 <br />254 <br />255 <br />2S6 <br />256 <br />256 <br />256 <br />256 <br />2S6 <br /> <br />"Gage height corrected for change in gage dahJm on January 1, 1995. <br /> <br />