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<br />00 <br />t'- 42 <br />C\l <br />(1'"'_ <br />C..:.. <br />~ <br />-- <br /> <br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION REPORT <br /> <br />STORAGE RESERVOIRS <br /> <br />Reservoirs in Rio Grande Basin in Colorado <br />(Constructed or enlarged since 1937) <br /> <br />Trout Lake.--Staff gage in sec.12, T.39 N., R.3 W., on tributary to Trout Creek. Completed about 1932; capacity, <br />198 acre-it; enlarged in 1948 to a capacity of 320 acre-ft. Only the storage in excess of 198 acre-it is subject <br />to terms of Rio Grande Compact. <br /> <br /> Month~end gage heilrht in feet and contents in acre-feet <br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Mav June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Ca!. vr. <br />Gage height - - - 4,8 4.8 3.2 - - - - - - - <br />Contents 60 81 104 112 112 73 0 0 0 0 7 55 - <br />Change +22 +21 +23 +8 0 -39 0 0 0 0 +17 +38 +17 <br /> <br />Jumper Creek Reservoir.uIn see.5, T.39 N., R.2 W., on Jumper Creek, tributary to Trout Creek. Completed in <br />1951; capacity, 38 acre-ft. Capacity table based on elevation above bottom of outlet. <br /> <br /> Month-end gage height in feet and contents, in acre-feet <br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Cal. yr. <br />Gage height 10.0 10.0 10.0 10,0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 <br />Contents 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 <br />Cbange 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <br /> <br />Alberta Park Reservoir.--In sec.34, T.38 N., R.2 E., on Pass Creek. Completed in 1953; capacity, 598 acre-feet. <br />Capacity table based on elevation above bottom of outlet. <br /> <br /> Month-end gage height in feet, and contents, in acre-feet <br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. A r. Ma June Jul Au Se t. Oct. Nov. Dec Cal. r. <br />Gage height 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 <br />Contents 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 598 <br />Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <br /> <br />Shaw Lake.--In sec.5, T.38 N., R.2 E., on tributary to Lake Creek. Capacity, 638 acre-ft by 1916 decree; <br />enlarged in 1955 to 681 acre-ft. Only the storage in excess of 638 acre-ft is subject to terms of Rio Grande <br />Compact. <br /> <br /> Month-end gage height in feet and contents in acre-feet <br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. A r. Ma June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Cal.yr. <br />Gage height 2.0 2.0 7.3 6.1 2.5 2.5 2,5 <br />Contents 26 30 35 37 37 177 141 49 49 49 55 67 <br />Change +4 +4 +5 +2 0 +140 -36 -92 0 0 +6 +12 +45 <br /> <br />