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<br />Horse Lake Creek above Heron Reservoir, near Los Ojos, N. Mex.
<br />Locatlon.--water_stage recorder, lat 36042'24", long 106044'42", in Tierra Amarllla Grant, on right
<br />bank 3.7 miles northwest of Heron Dam, 7.8 miles downstream from Horse Lake, and 9.9 miles west
<br />of Los Ojos. Datum of gage Is 7,188.85 ft above mean sea level. Prior to July I, 1971, at site
<br />1,100 ft upstream.
<br />Drainaqe area.--45 sq mi, approximately.
<br />Averaqe dlscharqe.-_ll years (1963-73) 1.10 ft3/s (797 acre-ft per year).
<br />Extremes.--1963_81: Maximum discharge, 3,960 ft3/s July 30, 1968 (gage height, 4.9 ft): no flow
<br />most of time.
<br />RemarkS.--Records good. Diversions above station for Irrigation of meadows and for off-channel
<br />stock tanks.
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<br />Month
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<br />Monthly and yearly discharge, in cubic feet per second
<br />Second- Maximum Minimlml Mean
<br />foot-days daily daily
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<br />RUnoff in
<br />acre-feet
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<br />January
<br />February
<br />Mar:-ch
<br />April
<br />May
<br />June
<br />July
<br />August
<br />Septembe r
<br />October
<br />November
<br />December
<br />Calendar year 1981
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<br />1.94 0.28 0 0.065 3.8
<br />11.27 1.8 0 .36 22
<br />.38 .13 0 .013 .8
<br />.01 .01 0 0 .02
<br />.47 .17 0 .015 .9
<br />0 0 0 0 0
<br />1.67 1.2 0 .054 3.3
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<br />Willow Creek below Heron Dam, N. Mex.
<br />Location.--Totallzlng flowmeters, lat 36039'56", long 106042'12", in Tlerra Amarilla Grant, In
<br />outlet conduits at Heron Dam, 0.2 mile Upstream from Rio Chama, 5.1 miles northeast of El Vado
<br />Dam, and 8.7 miles southwest of Los Ojos.
<br />Drainaqe area.--193 sq mi.
<br />Averaqe discharqe.__ll years (1971-81) 92.9 ft3/S(67,310 acre-ft per year).
<br />Extremes.--1971_81: Maximum daily disCharge, 2,220 ft3/s Dec. 12, 1973: no flow at times.
<br />RemarkS.--Recards excellent. Flow completely regulated by Heron Dam.
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<br />Monthly and yearly diSCharge, in cubic feet per second
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<br /> Month Se cond- Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff in
<br /> foot-days daily daily acre-feet
<br />January 2,613 521 0 84.3 5,lBO
<br />February 177 25 0 6.32 351
<br />March 479 28 0 15.5 950
<br />April 479 111 0 16.0 950
<br />May 1,096 250 0 35.4 2,170
<br />June 900 250 0 30.0 1,790
<br />July 7,379 1,070 0 238 14,640
<br />August 6,396 1,230 0 206 12,690
<br />September 1,003 335 0 33.4 1,990
<br />October 510 164 0 16.5 1,010
<br />Novembe r 543 180 0 18.1 1,OBO
<br />December 12,775 2,130 0 412 25,340
<br />Calendar year 19B1 34,350 2,130 0 94.1 68,130
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