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<br />09311000 HcElHO CREEk NEAR COLOAAaO-UTAH STAre LINE
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<br />lOCATION.--Lat )101q.Z1-. lonq 10qoQO'~~.. in NE~ s@e.t. T.35 N.. R.lD W.. "ontezu~ CQunty. HYdroloq,c
<br />Unit 14080l0l. on ,.qnt Dank 1.5 ~i Cl.. k., upstream from Coloraao-Utan State line. Z.O .. {l.i kml upstrea_
<br />fro~ VellawJdCket Creek. dnd Z.O mt 13.2 k., west of former to~n of MeEI.a.
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<br />DRAINAGE AREA.--34b miL (8qb k..l.
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<br />PERIOD OF AECORO.--Strea.flow reCOrdS. March \951 to current year. water-Qual.ty data dvailable. No~e.oer lq71
<br />to Septemoer 1Q81.
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<br />REv[SeQ ReCQROS.--wSP 19Z5: lq51-5l{"I. lQ51("I. wAD Colo. 1q71: Drainage area.
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<br />GAGE.--water-staqe recorder. AltitUde of gage is 4.6QO ft {l..qO _I. from topoqrapn,c map.
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<br />REMARKS.--Records gOOd. excepe tnose for .ineer perIOd. .nicn are poor. DIverSions for irrigaelon of about
<br />1.780 acres (7.l0 k.~l above station. One diversion aOOve station for irrigation of about 60 acres (l43.000 .~l
<br />belo.. Pare of flo. IS return .aeer fro~ irrigated landS of Montezuma Irrigation Olstrict IWdter i_POrted
<br />from Oolores River Oasin!. Several oQservaelons of speclfic-conduceance and .ater temperature .ere obtainea
<br />dnd are publisned elsewnere in thIS report.
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<br />AVERAGE OISCHAAGE.--31 years. ~5.6 fe'ls (l.Zql .~/sl. 33.040 acre-fe/yr (40.7 h.3/yrl.
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<br />EXTRE"ES FOR PERIOD OF RECOAO.--"axi~. diSCharge. 3.040 ft3/s (d6.r ~3/S1 Aug. 7. rq67. gage height. 7.58 ft
<br />(Z.310 mI. fro~ flooa.ark .n gage well. fro. ratIng curve extended above i.LOO ft3/s (59 .3/sl; ~aximu. gage
<br />nelghe. 8.lj ft (l.416 III! Sept. O. L'HO; m.nl""", daily diSCharge. 0.06 ft3/s (0.002 III.l/sl Sept. lJ. La. 1917.
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<br />EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Ma.iMu~ diSCharge. l.l10 ft3/s 1]4.6 ",3/s1 at about 02]0 AUg. is. gage heIght 6.40 ft
<br />(1.q51 "'I. only peak above base of olO ft3/s 118 1113/sl; minimUM aaily. 3.0 ft3/$ (0.08S .3/sl "ay 1. 3.
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<br /> 01 SCHU.GE. lN CU8IC FEET PER SECOND. .....TER YEAR ac TOBER lq81 Ta SEPTEMBER lQ8Z
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<br /> DAY OCT NO' oEC HN FE. MAR .., MAY JUN JUl lUG SE_
<br /> , 2S 2S 'B ,. " 33 J5 3.0 " 33 1, ..
<br /> , ., " " " '0 3. ,. 3.. '0 ., ., .0
<br /> 3 '.0 50 ,. ,. '0 5. .. 3.0 35 19 ., .,
<br /> . ,., 5. 4l ,. " " 0' 1.5 J5 33 50 SO
<br /> 5 .. 50 " 2S '0 3. BO l3 3D 3D '" .0
<br /> . .. ., 50 " l3 19 B1 " " J'o J1 13
<br />. 1 30 .5 5. II IS " 0' ,. 33 ., 3D 1.
<br />B Jl 41 5. 11 J) ,. 0' ,. '0 '03 " B'
<br />0 Jl J'o 3D '0 JZ " 0' II 3D 4J '3 .5
<br /> '0 Jl 3D JZ " 3D 3D BO 10 J'o 3. ,. .,
<br /> II 19 " ,. " " 19 1. .., J) 3. .0 ,..
<br /> " " ,. 19 ,. II .0 ., ,. 30 30 4l ''''
<br /> l3 19 2S 19 " '0 B. 30 19 50 '0 30 "0
<br /> '" ,. " " ,. '0 'oJ '0 " 5. J4 'oJ Jh
<br /> IS ,. l4 ,. " lJ .0 lJ 53 5. " 49 1.'
<br /> 1. Jl l4 'a " '" ,. IS 53 50 '0 44 '"
<br /> 11 JJ " lJ '" " ., '" .0 44 " .. 100
<br /> 'a 19 '" '0 '" 3. 44 0.1 30 .. " .. 81
<br /> '0 " " ,. " 53 30 0.1 3D ., 1. .. 1a
<br /> '0 ,. " ,. ,. 'DO J1 ..0 44 50 II 50 ..
<br /> II " ,. ,. ,. 05 J5 II 53 s- 10 '0 B.
<br /> II ,. " " ,. " 3D 1.0 " ., 0.1 1. B'
<br /> lJ 'B ,. '0 lJ 50 ,. 0.0 J5 ,. IS 00 10
<br /> '" 'B ,. 'B II 'oj n 1. 'of 41 ,. 140 13
<br /> " ,. " '0 '0 54 19 l3 .0 .. .0 500 11
<br /> ,. " ,. " " 5. 35 ,. .0 49 3' 300 ..
<br /> " 'B lJ '" II .0 .. " " 49 J4 llo .0
<br /> ,. ,. ,. 15 U J4 50 '0 ,. .. '0 110 101
<br /> 19 " ,. '" II '" II Jl '0 10 no 100
<br /> 30 II .0 ,. '" .. B.' ,. '" 10 0' n,
<br /> 3' " ,. " 31 ,. 10' 10
<br /> TOTAL 1350 01. ." 115 1037 1l6b 114'\0.9 942.4 lZ'o8 1080.1 28L9 Jl53
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<br /> Mu ,.. ., 5. ,. 'DO .. 01 10 ., 10. 500 3h
<br /> MlN II " la ,. n " ..0 3.0 " 0.1 3D 5B
<br /> AC-FT 1080 1940 1810 1410 l060 1510 2470 1870 2480 1140 5590 6'\050
<br /> CAl " 1981 TOTAL 13303.6 /ltEAIII 36.4 .., 413 MlN 1.1 A(-FT 16390
<br /> <T' " 1982 TorAL 168"6.0 MeAN "6.Z MU 500 M'N 3.0 A,-FT 33"oJ.O
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