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<br />"----;0-'--,", <br /> <br />~ <br />M <br />00 <br />('~ <br />( ) <br />~ <br />"",. <br /> <br />40 <br /> <br />RIO GRA.'lDE COMPACT CO~lMISSION REPORT <br /> <br />Rio Grande below Cochiti Dam, N. Mex. <br /> <br />Location,--lVater-stage recorder, lat 35037'05", long 106019'26", in SW\NE\ sec. 17, T. 16 N., <br />R. 6 E., Sandoval County, in Pueblo de Cochiti Grant. on pier near right bank, 1,000 feet <br />downstream from Cochiti Dam. and 1. 4 miles northeast of Cochiti Pueblo. <br /> <br />Draina~e area.--14,900 sq mi, approximately (includes 2.940 sq mi in closed basin in San Luis <br />Valley, Colo.). <br /> <br />Extremes.--1971-74: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs July 26, 1971, at site 2.4 miles downstream <br />and prior to closure of Cochiti Dam; minimum discharge, 8.1 cfs Nov. 13, 1973 during closure <br />of dam. <br /> <br />Remarks.--Records good except those for May, June, and July, which are poor. Includes inflow <br />from Santa Fe River. Flow affected by storage in several res~rvoirs and by releases of <br />transmountain water. Subsequent to Nov. 11, 1973 flow governed by head on outlet structure <br />in dam. <br /> <br />Monthly and yearly discharge, in cubic feet per second <br /> <br /> Second- Maximum Minimum Runoff in <br />Month foot-days daily daily Mean Acre- feet <br />January 40,320 1,690 1,140 1,301 79,970 <br />February 20,253 1,250 571 723 40.170 <br />March 30,467 1.320 650 983 60,430 <br />April 23,430 1.400 461 781 46,470 <br />May 25,721 1,130 658 830 51,020 <br />June 23,921 993 434 797 47,450 <br />July 14,464 876 164 467 28,690 <br />August 18,042 833 277 582 35,790 <br />September 3,626 288 55 121 7,190 <br />October 6,630 337 96 214 13,150 <br />November 13,187 471 418 440 26,160 <br />December 14,637 531 394 472 29,030 <br />Calendar year 1974 234,698 1,690 55 643 465,500 <br /> <br />Galisteo Creek below Galisteo Dam, N. Mex. <br /> <br />Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat 35027'56", long 106012'57". in SE~SE\ sec. 5, T. 14 N., <br />R. 7 E., on right bank, 0.6 mile downstream from Galisteo Darn, and 5.5 miles northwest of <br />Cerrillos. Altitude of gage is 5,450 ft. <br /> <br />DrainaKe area.--597 sq mi. <br />Extremes.--1970-74: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs July 27, 1971 (gage height, 7.00 ft); <br />maX1mum gage-height, 7.33 ft July 20, 1971; no flow many days. <br />Remarks.--Records fair. Flow partly regulated by uncontrolled outlet in Galisteo Dam. <br />Capacity of outlet, 5.000 cfs when reservoir is full. Diversions for irrigation of about <br />50 acres above reservoir. <br /> <br />Monthly and yearly discharge, in cubic feet per second <br /> <br /> Second- Maximum Minimum Runoff in <br />Month foot-days daily daily i-lean Acre-feet <br />January 49.28 4.0 0,80 1. 59 98 <br />February 55,68 3,3 .80 1.99 110 <br />March 19.55 5,5 0 ,63 39 <br />April S.22 1.6 0 .17 10 <br />May 14.52 12 0 .47 29 <br />June 0 0 0 0 0 <br />July 363.25 66 0 11.7 721 <br />August 180.88 96 0 5.83 359 <br />September 212.19 147 0 7.07 421 <br />October 340.51 84 0 11.0 675 <br />November 36.79 7,1 .30 1.23 73 <br />December 13.63 .60 ,23 ,44 27 <br />Calendar year 1974 1,291. 50 147 0 3,54 2,560 <br /> <br />