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<br />Horse Lake Creek above Heron Reservoir, near Los Ojos, N. Mex.
<br />Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat 36042'24", long 106044'42", in Tierra Amarilla Grant, on
<br />bank 3.7 miles northwest of Heron Dam, 7.8 miles downstream from Horse Lake, and 9.9 miles
<br />of Los OJ os'. Datum of gage is 7,188.85 it above mean sea level. Prior to July 1, 1971 at
<br />1,100 ft upstream.
<br />Drainage area.--45 sq mi, approximately.
<br />Average discharqe.--l1 years (1963-73) 1.10 ft3/s (797 acre-ft per year).
<br />Extremes.--1963-79: Maximum discharge, 3,960 ft3/s July 30, 1968 (gage height, 4.9 it); no flow most
<br />of time.
<br />Remarks.--Records good.
<br />tanks.
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<br />site
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<br />Diversions above station. for irrigation of meadows and for off-channel stock
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<br />Month
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<br />Monthly and yearly discharge, in cubic feet per second
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<br />Second- Max imum Min imum 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 />March
<br />April
<br />May
<br />June
<br />July
<br />August
<br />September
<br />October
<br />November
<br />December
<br />Calendar year 1979
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<br />636.7 61 3.3 21.3 1,200
<br />40.14 4.2 .26 1.29 80
<br />1.06 .24 0 .035 2.1
<br />0 0 0 0 0
<br />0 0 0 0 0
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<br />0 0 0 0 0
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<br />Willow Creek below Heron Dam, N. Mex.
<br />Location.--Totalizing flowrneters, lat 36039'56", long 106042'12", in Tierra Amarilla Grant, in outlet
<br />conduits at Heron Dam, 0.2 mile upstream from Rio Chama, 5.1 miles northeast of El Vado Dam, and
<br />8.7 miles southwest of Los Ojos.
<br />Drainage area.--193 sq mi.
<br />Averaqe discharge.--9 years (1971-79) 89.6 ft3/s (64,920 acre-ft per year).
<br />Extremes.--1971-79: Maximum daily discharge, 2,220 ft3/s Dec. 12, 1973; no flow at times.
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<br />Remarks.--Records 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 Second- Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff in
<br /> foot-days daily daily acre-feet
<br />January 0 0 0 0 0
<br />February 0 0 0 0 0
<br />March 4,115 607 0 133 8,160
<br />April 9,938 1,080 0 331 19,710
<br />May 1,449 196 0 46.7 2,870
<br />June 235.3 40 0 7.84 467
<br />July 172.1 29 0 5.55 341
<br />August 197 56 0 6.35 391
<br />September 523.5 116 0 17.4 1,040
<br />Dc tober 410.5 74 0 13.2 814
<br />November 487 487 0 16.2 966
<br />December 25,712 1,050 0 829 51,000
<br />Calendar year 1979 43,239.4 1,080 0 118 85,770
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