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<br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION REPORT
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<br />Canejos River near Mogote, Colo.
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<br />.:=..; Location.--Water~stage recorder, lat 37003'20", long 106011'20", in SEt sec.34, T.33 N.. R.7 E., on right hank
<br />20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 174, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Fox Creek
<br />and 5i miles west of Mogote. Altitude of gage is 8,240 it.
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<br />Drainage area.--282 sq mi.
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<br />Average discharge.--54 years (1904, 1912-64), 334 cis (241,800 acre-ft per year).
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<br />Extremes.--1903-5, 1911-64: Maximum discharge, 9,000 ds Oct. 5,1911 (gage height, 8.50 ft, from rating curve
<br />extended above 3,000 cfs; minimum daily determined, 10 cfs July 18, 1904.
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<br />Remarks.--Records good except those for winter months, which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation
<br />of about 500 acres. Since 1951 flow partly regulated by Platoro Reservoir.
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<br /> Monthlv and Yearly discharue in cubic feet per second
<br />Month Second- Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff in
<br /> foot-days daily daily Acre-feet
<br />January 840 36 20 27.1 1,670
<br />February 872 51 21 30.1 1,730
<br />March 1,321 71 34 42.6 2,620
<br />April. 4,349 260 54 145 8,630
<br />May 31,140 2,180 161 1,005 61,770
<br />June 19,231 1,430 248 641 38,140
<br />July 4,885 248 112 158 9,690
<br />August 8,069 S12 68 260 16,000
<br />September. 2,117 95 47 70.6 4,200
<br />October. 1,558 77 39 50.3 3,090
<br />November. *5,878 647 40 *196 * 11, 660
<br />December. 1,342 47 38 43.3 2,660
<br />Calendar year . *81,602 2,180 20 223 *161,900
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<br />* Revised Feb. 25, 1965.
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<br />San Antonio River at Ortiz, Colo.
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<br />Location.--Water-stage recorder, !at 37000\ long 106002', in New Mexico in sec. 19, T.32 N., R.9 E., on left bank
<br />a quarter of a mile south of New Mexico-Colorado State line, half a mile south of Ortiz, and half a mile upstream
<br />from Los Pinos River. Altitude of gage is 8,000 ft.
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<br />Drainage area.~-110 sq mi.
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<br />Average discharge.--24 years (1941-64), 26.0 cis (18,820 acre-ft per year).
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<br />Extremes.--1920, 1925-64: Maximum discharge, 1,750 cfs Apr. 15, 1937 (gage height, 5.38 it), from rating curve
<br />extended above 1,100 cis; no flow at times.
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<br />Remarks. --Records good above 10 cis and fair below. A few small diversions above station for irrigation.
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<br /> Monthly and yearly discharge in cubic feet per second
<br />Month Second- Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff in
<br /> foot-days dally daily Acre-feet
<br />January 15.5 - - 0.5 31
<br />February 29.0 - - 1.0 58
<br />March 139.5 - - 4.5 277
<br />April. 1,612 114 - 53.7 3,200
<br />May 2,449 182 15 79.0 4,860
<br />June 118 15 0 3.93 234
<br />Juty 35.8 9.7 0 1.15 71
<br />August 87.5 12 0 2.82 174
<br />September. 22.3 5.7 0 .74 44
<br />October. 37.6 2.3 .4 1.21 75
<br />November. 75.9 5.4 .6 2.53 151
<br />December. 68.2 - - 2.20 135
<br />Calendar year 1964 4,690.3 182 0 12.8 9,310
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