WSP03154

• File Number: 8510.100.60
• Description: Rio Grande Compact Commission
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 1/1/1950
• Title: Twelfth Annual Report of the Rio Grande Compact Commission 1950
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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IN RESERVOIRS
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ACOI:lI1"A RESERVOIR - DellI and Starf gage located in sEt Sec. 29. f. 10 N., R. 7 W., on San Fidel Arroyo; water for reservoir 1& dl-
TeTted frOlll Rio San Jose. Total capaoity of reservoir, 850 acre~reet as determined by original 8urvey in 1937. Water 111 used
for in-igat1oD of hinds on Aooma and Lagunll Indian'RellerTatton. COlllpleted 1938.
NEW UGtrnA. RESERVOIR - Db:l and St.rf gage located in swl Sec. 1. T. 9 N., R. 6lf., on Rio San Jose. Total capacity of reset'Toir.
0B3 801'e-1"eet 1!L8 dlltennlned by survey in 1936. Water used for irrigation of lands on Laguna Indian ReBerTation. Completed 1934.
PAGUAT1!: REsERVOIR - Dam e.nd Starf gage located in NEl Seo. 26. T. 10 N., R. 5 'if., on Pllgull.te Cnek. Total capacity of rll8ervoir
9lb aore.f'eet III dllteTDIined by orl!';lnd lIU2'Tey. Water used ror irri!;ation of lands on Laguna India.n Reservation. Completed 1938.
Lut A(:OUI!A NEW LAGUNA . PAGUA TE
Day
of age- Contents Change Gagl!l- Contents Change Gage- Contents Change
Heit;ht Ae.-Ft. Ac.-Ft. Height Ac.-Ft. Ac.-Ft. Height Ao.-rt Ac.'-Ft.
'" Ft. Ft.
Dec. '4 . 790 - 220 - 0
Jan.'5 - .~ .4; - 210 -10 - 0
....b. . . 7 - 170 -40 - 0
II". . BI,4 . 4 - 1;0 -Wl - 0
Apr. - 607 -157 - 90 -40 - 0
...y . 491 -196 - 50 -40 - 0
June - ;50 -141 - 10 -Wl - 0
July - 29; - 57 - 0 -10 - 0
Aug. . 256 - ;7 - 0 0 - 0
Sep.. - 219 -37 - 0 0 - 0
Oot. . 0 -219 - 0 0 - B6
NOT. . i~ :2~ - 0 0 - 4.
000. - - 0 0 -
Y." -55 -
ELEPHANT BUTTE RESERVOIR - De.IlllUld gar.es located in NIf; Sec. 30. T. 13 s.. R. 3 W., on Rio Grende. Total capacity of' reservoir.
~.1<;7.600 acre-feet as determined by survey in 1946. Water is used for po_r development and irrigation in New Me:doo and Texu.
CABALLO RESERVOIR ~ De.II1 and gage. looated in swt 5ec.19. T. 16 s.. R. 4 w.. on Rio Gnode. Total capacity of reservoir, .345.870
aore-feet as dete~ined by original s\u'.,.ey. Water is used to irrigate hnda in Ne. Mexico and Texas.
PROJJ;}T STORAGE. The oombined .torage of Elephant Butte and Caballo RessrYoirs. Total Project Storage capacity, 2.543,100 aore.
feet in Cabdlo Reservoir is for flood control.
Contents in thousands of acre-teet
ELEPHANT BUTTE. CABALLO PROJECT STORAGE
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Ooy Ga.ge- Contents Chang< Gag... Contenta Change Gags. Contents Change
of Height Ac.-Ft Ac.-Ft Height Ac.-Ft Ac.-Ft Height Ac.- Ft Ac..ft.
Ft. Ft. Ft.
Dec.'lf. 4;;9.71 620.9 4166.41 194.7 815.6
Jan.'5 38.73 607.8 - 13.1 71.82 21,0.4 + 45.7 B4B.2 + 32.6
....b. 41.el 650.5 .. 42.7 74.'7 2']0.1 ... 29.7 920.6 .. 72.4
"'r. 42.16 656.2 . 5.7 69.60 220.6 - 49.; 877.0 - 4;.6
Apr. ;9.;9 616.9 - ;9.5 66.;' 194.4 - 26.4 811.1 - 65.9
..Y 33.78 541.7 - 75.0 6;.1.4 171.3 - 23.1 713.0 - 98.1
J_ 27.'00 " 457.5 -SL.2 60.10 lL6.2 - 25.1 603.7 -109.3
July 21.76 397.8 - 59.7 56.'t 134.2 - 12.0 532.0 - 71.7
Aug. 17.65 ;54.5 - 4;.; 02.7 55.5 - 76.7 410.0 .122.0
Sep. 15.55 m.4 - 21.1 ;6.96 4;.1 - 12.4 ;76.5 - ;;.5
Oct. 15.15 329.5 - ;.9 02.51 54.6 . 11.5 384.1 . 7.6
ov. lL.51 '23.2 - 6., 1.4.96 63.8 . 9.2 361.0 . 2.9
0.,. 1<;.75 335.1, + 12.2 46.65 70.6 . 6.6 1.06.0 . 19.0
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