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<br />34 RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION REPORT
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<br />Canejas River near Mogote, Colo.
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<br />Loc8tion.--WateT~stage recorder, lat 37003'14". long 106011'13", in SE\SE~ sec. 34, T. 33 N.,
<br />R. 7 E., on right bank 25 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 174. 0.4 mile down-
<br />stream from Fox Creek, and 5.3 miles west of Mogote. Datum of gage is 8,271.54 ft above
<br />mean sea level.
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<br />Draina~e area.--282 sq mi.
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<br />AveraRe discharge.--64 years (1904. 1912-74). 331 cfs (239,800 acre-ft per year).
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<br />Extrernes.--1903-0S, 1911-74: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs Oct. 5, 1911 (gage height, 8.50
<br />ft, trom rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs; minimum daily determined, 10 cfs July 18,
<br />1904.
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<br />Remarks..-Records good except those for winter
<br />station for irrigation of about SOD acres.
<br />Reservoir.
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<br />months, which are fair. Diversions above
<br />Since 1951 flow partly regulated by P1atoro
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<br />Monthly and yearly discharge, in cubic feet per second
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<br /> Second- Maximum Minimum Runoff in
<br />Month foot-days daily daily Mean Acre-feet
<br />January 1,458 57 36 47.0 2,890
<br />February 1,387 58 40 49,5 2,750
<br />March 3,149 204 56 102 6,250
<br />April 5,717 468 98 191 11,340
<br />May 33,849 1,590 306 1,092 67,140
<br />June 18,281 1,110 436 609 36,260
<br />July 6,117 432 116 197 12,130
<br />August 5,336 468 53 172 10,580
<br />September 1,402 51 42 46.7 2,780
<br />October 1,701 66 44 54.9 3,370
<br />November 1,533 64 31 51.1 3,040
<br />Oe'cember 1,243 48 35 40,1 Z ,470
<br />Calendar year 1974 81,173 1,590 31 222 161,000
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<br />San Antonio River at Ortiz, Colo.
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<br />Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat 36059'35", long 106002'17", in New Mexico in NE\iSE\,
<br />sec. 24, T. 32 N., R. 8 E., on left bank 800 ft south of New Mexico-Colorado State
<br />line, 0.4 mile southeast of Ortiz, and 0.4 mile upstream from Los Pinos River.
<br />Altitude of gage is 7,970 ft.
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<br />Draina~e area.--110 sq mi.
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<br />Avera~e discharge.--34 years (1941-74), 24.6 cfs (17,820 acre-ft per year).
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<br />Extremes.--1920, 1925-74: Maximum discharge, 1,750 cfs Apr. IS, 1937 (gage height, 5.38 ft),
<br />from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs; no flow at times.
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<br />Remarks.--Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. A few small diversions above station for
<br />irrlgation.
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<br />Monthly and yearly discharge, in cubic feet per second
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<br /> Second- Muimum Minimum Runoff in
<br />Month foot-days daily daily Mean Acre-feet
<br />January 65.3 2.6 1.5 2.11 130
<br />February 60.8 2.7 1.6 2.17 121
<br />March 325.3 32 2.8 10,5 645
<br />April 1,436 172 13 47.9 2,850
<br />May 1,674.1 135 6.8 S4.0 3,320
<br />June 94.17 12 0 3.14 187
<br />July 11. 48 3.0 0 .37 23
<br />August 41. 58 8.9 0 1. 34 82
<br />September 0 0 0 0 0
<br />October 63.34 4.8 0 2.04 126
<br />November 105.0 4.5 1.4 3.50 208
<br />December 38.60 2.3 .50 1. 25 77
<br />Calendar year 1974 3,915.67 I. 172 0 10,7 7,770
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