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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.-In sec. 16, T. 39 N., R 3 E., on Mill Creek. Completed in 1953; capacity, 43 acre-it
<br />above bottom of outlet Includes 43 acr~ft of transmountain water, by exchange, in 1976.
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<br />Capacity based. on elevation
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<br /> Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
<br /> Calendar Year 1997
<br />Month Jan. Feb, Mar. Apr. May June July Aug, Sept Oct Nov, Dec. Cal.yr,
<br />Cage height 15.0 15.0 15,0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15,0 15,0 15,0 15.0 15,0
<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 see. 2, T. 37N., R. 4 E., on East Pinos Creek. Completed in 1939; capacity, 237 acre-it 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-<!nd gage height, in feet, and cunten!s, in acre-feet
<br /> Calendar Year 1997
<br />Month Jan. Feb, Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept Oct Nov. Dec. Cal.yr.
<br />Gage height 12.4 14.7 16.8 172 172 172 13.6 15,7 17.2 17,2 172 172
<br />Contents 136 182 229 238 238 238 159 205 238 238 238 238
<br />Change +46 +46 +47 +9 0 0 -79 +46 +33 0 0 0 +148
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<br />Platoro Reservoir.-Water-stage recorder in NWl/4sec. 22, T. 36N., R. 4 E., on ConejosRiver. Completed in 1951; capacity, 59,570 acre-
<br />ft at crest of spillway. Reservoir is used for irrigation and flood control. Storage affects Conejos Index Supply. Contents include
<br />3,0J0 aae-ft of transmOWltain water stored. by exchange in April 1985 on behalf of the Colorado Division of Wildlife.
<br />Month-end elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
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<br />Dale Elevation Contents Change in Contents
<br />Decembe< 3~ 1996 9,986.09 27,917
<br />January 3~ 1997 9,986.68 22.204 +355
<br />February 28 9,987.12 22,471 +267
<br />March 31 9,98825 23,163 +692
<br />April 30 9,989.05 23,659 +496
<br />May 31 9,995.75 28,018 +4,359
<br />June 30 10,OlS,72 45,685 +17,667
<br />July 31 10,00958 38,148 -7,537
<br />August3l 10,005.02 34,639 -3,509
<br />September 30 10,001.73 32,211 -2,428
<br />Octob... 31 9,994,47 27,158 -5,053
<br />November 30 9,994.92 27,459 +301
<br />December 31 9,995.60 27,917 +458
<br />Calendar year 1997 +6,068
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<br />Truilllo Meadows Reservoir.-In see. 5, T.32 N" R. 5 E., on Los Pinos River. Completed in 1957; "'pacity, 913 acre-It Water is used for
<br />fish culture. Storage is transmoWlbUn water, by exchange, in 1959.
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<br /> Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
<br /> Calendar Year 1997
<br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June july Aug. Sept Oct Nov. Dec. Cal,yr.
<br />Gage height 31.0 3LO 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31,0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0
<br />Contents 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913
<br />Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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