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<br />N <br />1:"- <br />C\l <br />C'!'") <br />C') <br /> <br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION REPORT <br /> <br />36 <br /> <br />Rio. Grande near Lobato 5, Cola. <br /> <br />~.. <br />'-' <br /> <br />Location.--Water-stage recorder, !at 37005', long 105045', in sec.22, T.33 N., R.ll E., on right bank just down- <br />stream from highway bridge, 6 miles north of Colorado-New Mexico State line, 10 miles east of Lobatos, and <br />14 miles east of Antonito. Datum of gage is 7,426.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. <br /> <br />Drainage area.--7,700 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq roi in closed basin in San Luis Valley). <br /> <br />Average discharge.--64 years (1900-64), 616 cfs (446,000 acre-ft per year). <br /> <br />Extremes,--1899-1964: Maximum discharge observed, 13,200 cfa June 8,1905, (gage height, 9.1 it), from rating <br />curve extended above 8,000 cis; no flow at times in 1950-51, 1956. <br /> <br />Remarks.--Records good except those for winter months, which are fair. Natural flow of streams affected by <br />transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and <br />return flow from irrigated areas. <br /> <br /> Monthly and yearly discharQ'e in cubic feet per second <br />Month Second- Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff in <br /> foot-days dailv daily Acre-feet <br />January. 3,525 145 90 114 6,990 <br />February 3,730 150 105 129 7,400 <br />March 6,734 275 155 217 13,360 <br />April. 2,609 227 19 87.0 5,170 <br />May *2,267 196 29 * 73.1 *4,500 <br />June- . *916 54 *12 *30.5 *1,820 <br />July *264.9 15 4.5 *8.55 *525 <br />August 539.5 47 4.0 17.4 1,070 <br />September 297.0 20 5.0 9.90 589 <br />October. 805.6 40 7.0 26.0 1,600 <br />November. 4,780 513 39 159 9,480 <br />December. *2,490 115 60 *80.3 *4,940 <br />Calendar year 1964 *28,958.0 513 4.0 *79.1 *57,440 <br /> <br />* Revised Feb. 25, 1965 <br /> <br />Rio ehama below El Vado Dam, N. Mex. <br /> <br />Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat 36034'50", long 106043'30", in Tierra Amarilla Grant, 1.5 miles downstream <br />from EI Vado Dam, 2.7 miles upstream from Rio Nutrias, and 13 miles southwest of Tierra Amarilla, Rio <br />Arriba County. Datum of gage is 6,696.12 it above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to October 1935, at <br />site 1.5 miles upstream and October 1935 to September 1938, at site 1.1 miles upstream at different datum. <br /> <br />Drainage area.--877 sq mi. <br /> <br />Average discharge.--4 years (1914, 1921-23), 444 cis prior to completion of dam; 29 years (1936-64) 383 cfs <br />(272,200 acre-it per year) subsequent to completion of El Vado Dam. <br /> <br />Extremes.--HH4-16, 1920-24, 1936-64: Maximum discharge observed, 9,000 cfs May 22, 1920 (gage height, 12 it); <br />no flow Mar. 25, 26, 31,1955. <br /> <br />Remarks.--Records are good except those for some winter months, which are (Klor. Diversions above station for <br />irrigation of about 8,000 acres. Since 1935 flow regulated by El Vade Reservoir. <br /> <br /> Monthlv and vearlv dischanze in cubic feet ner second <br />Month Second- Maximum Minimum Meau Runoff in <br /> foot-days Acre-feet <br />January. 1,020 42 25 32.9 2,020 <br />February 851 34 28 29.3 1,690 <br />March 2,013 254 36 64.9 3,990 <br />April . 7,771 544 92 259 15,410 <br />May 25,568 1,080 430 825 50,710 <br />June 5,988 430 27 300 11, 880 <br />July 2,074 420 16 66.9 4,110 <br />August 5,756 840 36 186 11,420 <br />Septemb er 3,933 630 22 131 7,800 <br />October. 778 30 21 25.1 1,540 <br />November. 7,932 962 26 264 15,730 <br />December. 1,520 85 42 49.0 3,010 <br />Calendar year 1964 65,204 1,080 16 178 129,300 <br /> <br />