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<br />('1"') <br />00 <br />[... <br />M <br />) <br /> <br />STORAGE IN RESERVOIRS <br /> <br />47 <br /> <br />Reservoirs in Rio Grande Basin in Colorado or New Mexico <br />(Constructed or enlarged since 1937) <br /> <br />'- <br /> <br />Fuchs Reservo1T.--Staff gage in sec. 2, T. 37 N., R. 4 E., on East Pinos Creek. Completed in <br />1939; capac1ty. 237 acre-feet with 2 feet of flash boards in spillway. Pinos Creek enters <br />Rio Grande below station near Del NOTte. <br /> <br /> Month~end ~age helRht. in feet and contents, Ln acre~ eet <br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Cal. yr. <br />Gage height 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 - <br />Contents 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 - <br />Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <br /> <br />f <br /> <br />Platoro Reservoir.-~Water-stage recorder in NW~SW~ sec. 22, T. 36 N.. R. 4 E., on Canejas River. <br />Completed 10 1951; capacity. 60,000 acre-feet at crest of spillway. Reservoir is used for <br />irrigation and flood control. Storage affects Conejos Index Supply. <br /> <br />Month.end elevation in feet and contents in acre-feet <br /> <br /> Date Elevation Contents Change in Contents <br />December 31, 1972 - a2.900 - <br />January 31, 1973 - a2,900 0 <br />February 28 - a2,900 0 <br />March 31 - a3,OOO +100 <br />April 30 9,948.0 4,600 +1,600 <br />May 31 9,967.1 11,800 +7,200 <br />June 30 9,999.8 31,300 +19,500 <br />July 31 10,007.5 36,900 +5,600 <br />August 31 10,007.6 37,000 +100 <br />September 30 10,007.5 36,900 -100 <br />October 31 - a36,900 0 <br />November 30 - a36,900 0 <br />December 31 - a36,900 0 <br />Calendar year 1973 - - +34,000 <br /> <br />a Estimated <br /> <br />Trujillo Meadows Reservoir.--In sec. 5, T. 32 N., R. 5 E., on 40S Pinos River. Completed in <br />1957; capac1ty, 913 acre-feet. Water is used for fish culture. Storage affects Conejos <br />Index Supply. Storage removed from debit status by exchange of trans mountain water. (See <br />minutes of meeting on Feb. 19, 1960.) <br /> <br /> Month-end 2a2e hei2ht in feet and contents in acre-feet <br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Ca1.yr <br />Gage height 31.0 31. 0 31. 0 31. 0 31. 0 31. 0 31. 0 31.0 31. 0 31. 0 31.0 31.0 - <br />Contents 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 - <br />Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <br /> <br />Heron Reservoir.--Lat 36039156", long 106Q42'12". at dam on Willow Creek. Storage began in <br />October 1970. Capacity, 401,300 acre-feet at elevation 7,186.1 (low point on crest of <br />spillway); dead storage, 1,340 acre-feet at elevation 7,003.0 ft. Used for storage of <br />transmountain water. As of Dec. 31, 1973 storage included 1,990 acre-feet of Rio Grande <br />water. <br /> <br />Month end elevation in feet and contents in acre feet <br /> <br /> - '. - <br /> Date Elevation Contents Change in Contents <br />December 31, 1972 7,088.23 53,840 - <br />January 31, 1973 7,089.36 55,420 +1,580 <br />February 28 7,090.27 56,710 +1,290 <br />March 31 7,091.37 58,310 +1,600 <br />April 30 7,098.55 69,630 +11,320 <br />May 31 7,120.69 118,400 +48,770 <br />June 30 7,137.49 171,300 +52,900 <br />July 31 7,144.53 197,700 +26,400 <br />August 31 7,144.60 198,000 +300 <br />September 30 7,144.81 198,800 +800 <br />October 31 7,144.75 198,500 -300 <br />November 30 7,143.92 195,300 -3,200 <br />December 31 7,133.05 156,000 -39,300 <br />Calendar year 1973 - - +102,160 <br /> <br /> <br />--", -~ ,;" <br />