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<br />STORAGE IN RESERVOIRS
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<br />Reservoirs in Rio Grande Basin in Colorado or New Mexico
<br />(Constructed or enlarged since 1937)
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<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.
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<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
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<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.
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<br />Month.end elevation in feet and contents in acre-feet
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<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
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<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.)
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<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
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<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.
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<br />Month end elevation in feet and contents in acre feet
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<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
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