WSP04315

• File Number: 8510.100.60
• Description: Rio Grande Compact Commission
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 1/1/1959
• Title: Report of the Rio Grande Compact Commission 1959
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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STORAGE IN RESERVOIRS

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Reservoirs in Rio Grande Basin in Colorado
(Constructed or enlarged since 1937)

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Platoro Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder in NWkswk sec. 22, T. 36 N., R. 4 E., on Conejos
River. Completed in 1951; capacity, 60,000 acre-ft at crest of spillway. Reservoir is
used for irrigation and flood control. Storage affects Conejos Index Supply.

Month-end elevat1on~ in feet, and oontents, 1n acre-feet

Date Elevation Contents Change in contents
December 31, 1958 . . 10,003.7 34,030 -
January 31. 1959 . . . . . 10,003.7 34,030 0
February 28 . 10,003.7 34,030 0
March 31 . 10,003.7 34,030 0
April 30 . . 10,003.7 34,030 0
May 31 . . . . 10,003.7 34,030 0
June 30 . . . . . . 10,003.7 34,030 0
July 31 . 9,946.0 4,010 -30,020
August 31 . . . 9,946.0 4,010 0
September 30 9,946.0 4,010 0
October 31 . . . 9,946.0 4,010 0
November 30 . . . . 9,946.0 4,010 0
December 31 . . 9,946.0 4,010 0
Calendar year 1959 - - -30 020

TrUXillo Meadows Reservoir.--In sec. 5, T. 32 N., R. 5 E., on Los Pinos River. Completed
n 195'l; capacity, 913 acre-ft. Water is used for fish culture. Storage affects
Conejos Index Supply. Storage removed from debit status by exchange of transmountain
water (See minutes of meeting Feb. 19, 1960).

Month-end lZalle hellZht 1n feet, and contents 1n acre-f'eet
Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Calendar
Month year
1958 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959
Gage height 31. 31.C 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.( 31. 3l. -
Contents 913 13 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 -
Change 1~ contents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reservoirs in Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico
(Constructed or enlarged since 1929)

Carson Reserv01r.--Water-stage recorder in NtNWk sec..12, T. 25 N., R. 10 E., on Aguaje de
1a Petaca. Completed in 1935; capacity, 5,684 acre-ft as determined by a survey in
1941. Little storage value has been realized because of porosity of basin.

Month-end Q'aJl"e heiJl"ht in feet and contents 1n acre-f'eet
Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. !calendar
Month year
1958 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959 1959
Gage height - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Contents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Change 1n contents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 b 0 0