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<br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION
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<br />Reservoirs in Rio Grande Basin in Colorado
<br />(Constructed or enlarged since 1937)
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<br />Mill Creek Reservoir.-fn sec. 16, T. 39 N., R. 3 E., on Mill Creek. Completed in 1953; capacity, 43 acre-ft. Capacity based on elevation
<br />above bottom of outlet. Indudes 43 acre-ft of transmountain water, by exchange, in 1976.
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<br /> Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
<br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dee. Cal.yr.
<br />Cage height IS.O 15.0 ]5.0 15.0 15.0 ]5.0 15.0 IS.O 15.0 15.0 15.0 IS.O
<br />Contents 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43
<br />Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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<br />Fuchs Reservoir.-Staff gage in sec. 2, T. 37 N" R. 4 E" on East Pinos Creek. Completed in 1939; capacity, 237 acre-ft with 2 feet of flash
<br />boards in spillway. Pinos Creek enters Rio Grande below station near Del Norte,
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<br /> Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
<br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Cal.yr.
<br />Gage height 10.9 13.0 15.1 17.2 ]7.2 17.2 9.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 10.5
<br />Contents ]09 147 191 238 238 238 103 0 0 0 45 102
<br />Change +32 +38 +44 +47 0 0 -135 -103 0 0 +45 +57 +25
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<br />PI.toro Reservoir.--Water_stage recorder in NWI /4 sec. 22, T. 36 N., R. 4 E., on Conejos River. Completed in 1951;capadty, 59,570 acre-
<br />ft al crest of spillway. Reservoir is used for irrigalion and flood control. Storage affects Cone;,s Index Supply. Conlents include
<br />3,000 acre-ft of transmountain water stored by exchange in April 1985 on behalf of the Colorado Division of Wildlife.
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<br />Month-end elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
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<br />Date Elevation Contents Change in Contents
<br />D~mber 31, 1993 10,014.69 42,195
<br />January3I,1994 10,014.54 42,154 -41
<br />February 28 10,014.97 42,510 +356
<br />March 31 10,015.49 42,944 +434
<br />April 30 10,016.62 43,893 +949
<br />May31 10,019.60 46,446 +2,553
<br />lune 30 10,027.53 53,533 +7,087
<br />fuly 31 10,017.92 44,999 -8,534
<br />r\.ugust 31 10,012.55 40,523 -4.476
<br />~ptemher 30 10,012.02 40,094 -429
<br />)ctob<,r31 10,011.10 39,354 -740
<br />\/ovember 30 10,01236 40,369 +1,015
<br />)ecember 31 10,012.89 40,799 +430
<br />:aJendaryear J994 -1,396
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<br />'miillo Meadows Reservoir.-In sec. 5, T. 32 N., R. 5 E., on Los Pinos River. Completed in 1957; capacity, 913 acre-ft. Waler is used for
<br />fish culture. Storage is transmountain water, by exchange, in 1959.
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<br /> Month-end gage height, in fee~ and contents, in acre-feet
<br />onth Jan. Feb. Mar, Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Cal.yr.
<br />'ge height 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 28.0 31.0
<br />mtents 913 913 913 913 913 913 588 588 588 588 713 913
<br /> 0 0 0 0 0 , 0 -325 0 0 0 +125 +200 0
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