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<br />I ~ocation. --Water-stage recorder, lat 32053' 05", long 107017' 30", in NE~SW~ sec. 30,
<br />T. 16 S., R. 4 W., 600 ft upstream from BoJarquez Bridge, 4,200 ft downstream from
<br />Caballo Dam, 1 1/3 miles upstream from Percha diversion dam, and 3 miles northeast
<br />of Arrey. Datum of gage is 4,140.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Oct. 13,
<br />1938, to Dec. 31, 1945, at datum 5.0 ft higher.
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<br />Draina~e area.--30,200 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in
<br />San Luis Valley, Colo.).
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<br />Rio Grande below Caballo Dam, N. Mex.
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<br />Avera~e dischar~e.--22 years (1938-59), 954 cfs (690,700 acre-ft per year).
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<br />Extremes.--1938-59: Maximum daily discharge, 7,650 cfs May 20, 1942; minimum daily,
<br />0.1 cfs Oct. 31 to Nov. 14, 1954, Nov. 7 to Dec. 31, 1955.
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<br />Remarks.--Records good. Considerable diversion above station for irrigation. Flow
<br />regulated by Caballo and Elephant Butte Reservoirs.
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<br /> Monthlv and_yearly discharge in cubic feet per second
<br /> Second_ Maximum Minimum Runoff
<br /> Month Mean in
<br /> foot-days daily daily Acre-feet
<br />January. 102.0 3.7 3.1 3.29 202
<br />February 163.1 8.0 3.6 5,82 324
<br />March. . . 63~610 2,690 8.0 2,052 126..200
<br />April. . . . . 36 J 458 1,940 701 1,215 72,310
<br />May. . 42,080 1,750 1,090 1,357 83,460
<br />June 65,120 2,790 1,500 2,171 129 J 200
<br />July . . 67,040 2,480 1,610 2,163 133,000
<br />August . . 43,937 2,360 493 1..417 87,150
<br />September. . 27,970.5 2,680 1.2 933 55 .. 490
<br />October. 38.9 1.4 1.2 1.25 77
<br />November . . 35.8 1.4 1.0 1.19 71
<br />December . . . 35.5 1.2 1.0 1.15 70
<br />IJ8J.enu8r year .1.::1'0:1 . . 346,590.8 2,790 1.0 950 687,600
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<br />Bonito ditch below Caballo Dam, N. Mex.
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<br />Records available.--January 1938 to December 1959. Published as SUPPlementary data with
<br />Rio Grande below'Caballo Dam in U.S.G.S. Water-Supply Papers beginning with October
<br />1947.
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<br />Remarks.--Ditch diverts directly from Caballo Reservoir for irrigation of lands on right
<br />bank of river. The total release from Project Storage, as used in computations of
<br />Compact Commission, is the' combined flow of this ditch and Rio Grande below Caballo Dam.
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<br /> Monthlv and_yearly discharj2;e in cubic feet per second
<br /> Second_ Maximum Minimum RUnoff
<br /> Month Mean in
<br /> foot-days dally daily Acre-f'eet
<br />January. . 0
<br />February . . 0
<br />March. . . . 249
<br />April. . . 77
<br />May. . . . . 216
<br />June . . 210
<br />July . 209
<br />August . 175
<br />September. . . . . 81
<br />October. . . . 0
<br />November . . . . . . 0
<br />December . . . . 0
<br />~~J.enuar year . . . . . . 1,220
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