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<br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION REPORT
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<br />Conejos River near Mogote, Colo.
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<br />Locatlon.--Water-stage recorder, lat 37003'2011, long 106011120", in SEt sec.
<br />R. 'I E., on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridg~ on State Highway 174,
<br />quarters of a mile downstream from Fox Creek and 5t miles west of Mogote.
<br />gage is 8,240 ft.
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<br />Drainage area.--282 sq mi.
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<br />Average discharge.--49 years (1904, 1912-59),342 cfs (247,600 acre-ft per year).
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<br />34, T. 33 N.,
<br />three-
<br />Alt i tude of
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<br />Extremes.--1903-5, 1911-59: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs Oct. 5, 1911 (gage height,
<br />8.50 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs; minimum daily determined, 10 cfs
<br />July 18, 1904.
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<br />Remarks.--Records good except those for winter
<br />station for irrigation of about 500 acres.
<br />Reservoir.
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<br />months, which are fair. Diversions above
<br />Since 1951 flow partly regulated by Platoro
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<br /> Monthlv and yearly di8char~e, in cubic feet per second
<br /> Second- Maximum Minimum Runoff
<br /> Month Mean in
<br /> root-days daily daily Acre-feet
<br />January. . 1,295 59 25 41.8 2,570
<br />February 1,248 55 34 4-4.6 2,480
<br />March. 1,840 79 40 59.4- 3,650
<br />April . 4,141 252 79 138 8,210
<br />May. . 18,220 1,180 321 588 36,140
<br />June . . . 19 J 7 45 1,230 206 658 39,160
<br />July . . . . 18,188 924 143 587 36,080
<br />August . . . . 4,517 277 67 146 8,960
<br />September. . . 1,291 61 34 43.0 2,560
<br />October. . . . 3,752 152 84 121 7,440
<br />November . 2,798 166 50 93.3 5,550
<br />December 1 519 57 42 49.0 3 010
<br />Calen ar year 1959 . 78,554 i ","'U <0 UO "OO,OUU
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<br />San Antonio River at Ortiz, Colo.
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<br />Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat 370001, long 106002r, in New Mexico in sec. 19,
<br />T. 32 N., R. 9 E., on left bank a quarter of a mile south of New Mexico-Colorado state
<br />line, half a mile south of Ortiz, and half a mile upstream from Los Pinos River.
<br />Altitude of gage is 8,000 ft.
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<br />Drainage area.--110 sq mi.
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<br />Average discharge.--19 years (1941-59), 26.3 cfs (19,040 acre-ft per year).
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<br />Extremes.--1920, 1925-59: Maximum discharge, 1,750 cfs Apr. 15, 1937 (gage height,
<br />5.38 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs; no flow at times.
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<br />Remarks.--Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. A few small diversions above station
<br />lor irrigation
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<br /> Monthlv and vearlv dlachar~e, 1n cubic feet per second
<br /> Second- Maximum Minimum Runoff
<br />Month Mean in
<br /> foot-days daily daily Acre-feet
<br />January. . . . 55.8 - - 1.8 111
<br />February . . 84 - - 3 167
<br />March. . . . 279 - - 9 553
<br />April. . . 998 76 14 33.3 1,980
<br />May. . 1,637.5 120 4.1 52.8 3,250
<br />June 39.7 4.3 0 1.32 79
<br />July . 0 0 0 0 0
<br />August . . 23.1 5.8 0 .75 46
<br />September. . . . .1 .1 0 .003 .2
<br />October. . . . 161.1 11 0 5.20 320
<br />November . . . 154.9 10 1.8 5.16 307
<br />December . . . . 77 .5 - - 2.5 154
<br />t;81.enaar year l.~b~ . . . 3,o'!U.-f EU u 9.62 6,970
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