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<br />'-:-Location,hWater_stage recorder, lat 36058'56", long 106004'23", in New Mexico
<br />() sees. 26 and 27, T. 32 N" R. 8 E., on left bank 0.9 mile South of New
<br />line, 2.1 miles Southwest of Ortiz, and 2.9 miles UPstream from mouth.
<br />8,040 ft.
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<br />Los Pinos River near Ortiz, Colo.
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<br />Al ti tude of gage is
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<br />Drainaqe area.--167 sq mi.
<br />Average dlscharge.__63 years 11915-20, 1925-81), 119 ft3;s (86,220 acre-ft per year).
<br />Extremes.--1915_20, 1925-81, Maximum diSCharge, 3,160 ft3;s May 12, 1941 (gage height, 5.77 ft,
<br />site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 1,600 ft3;s: minimum Observed,
<br />4.0 Et3;s Dec. 17, 1945.
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<br />Remarks.--Records good except those for winter months, which are fair.
<br />far irrigation.
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<br />Diversions above station
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<br />Monthly and Yearly diSCharge, in cubic feet per second
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<br /> Mon th Se cond- Max imum Minimum Mean RUnoff in
<br /> foot-days daily daily acre-feet
<br />January 485 20 12 15.6 962
<br />February 407 19 12 14.5 807
<br />March 483 18 13 15.6 958
<br />Apr il 4,346 329 17 145 8,620
<br />May 5,982 540 126 193 11,870
<br />June 2,631 195 21 87.7 5,220
<br />July 741 42 17 23.9 1,470
<br />August 753 56 11 24.3 1,490
<br />September 786 49 17 26.2 1,560
<br />October 1,372 92 18 44.3 2,720
<br />November 643 29 13 21. 4 1,280
<br />December 487 21 10 15.7 966
<br />Calendar year 1981 19,116 540 10 52.4 37,920
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<br />Conejos River near Lasauses, Colo.
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<br />LOcation.--Water_stage recorders lat 37018'01", long 105044'47", In sees. 2 and 11 (two Channels),
<br />T. 35 N., R. 11 E., on left bank of main channel 125 feet downstream from bridge on State
<br />Highway 158 and on left bank of seCOndary channel 230 ft Upstream from bridge, 1.0 mile Upstream
<br />from mouth, and 2.1 miles north of Lasauses. Datum of gage on main channel is 7,495.02 ft and
<br />on secondary (south) channel is 7,496.89 ft above mean sea level Ilevels by Bureau of
<br />Reclamation) .
<br />Drainaqe area.--887 sq mi.
<br />Average dlscharqe.__60 years (1922-81), 179 ft3;s 1129,700 acre-ft per year).
<br />Extremes.--1921_81: Maximum diSCharge, 3,890 ft3;s May 15, 1941; no flow at times In Some years.
<br />Remarks.--Records good except those for winter months, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation
<br />of about 75,000 acres above station.
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<br />Monthly and yearly diSCharge, in cubic feet per second
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<br /> Month Second_ Max imum Hinimum Nean Runoff in
<br /> foot-days daily daily acre-feet
<br />January 1,394 55 37 45.0 2,760
<br />February 1,389 66 36 49.6 2,760
<br />March 1,813 70 34 58.5 3,600
<br />Apr il 1,245.1 161 3.6 41. 5 2,470
<br />May 1,681.9 141 4.6 54.3 3,340
<br />JUne 210.05 39 .53 7.00 417
<br />July 6.08 .83 0 .20 12
<br />August 2.62 .41 0 .085 5.2
<br />September 2.70 .26 0 .090 5.4
<br />October 4,188.80 304 0 135 8,310
<br />November 3,014 137 48 100 5,980
<br />December 1,413 68 28 45.6 2,~OO
<br />Calendar year 1981 16,360.25 304 0 44.8 32,450
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