WSP06778

• File Number: 8510.100.60
• Description: Rio Grande Compact Commission
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 1/1/1943
• Title: Fifth Annual Report of the Rio Grande Compact Commission 1943
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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11.10 GRABlE CCWPACT COJDIISSION
CODE JOS RIVER HEJ.B. LOS SAUCES. COLORAOO
Locetion _ Water stage recorders on two channels in Sec. <, T. 55 N., R. 11 l., ! mile upf,tren~ from mouth, m'
~es north of Los (Las, La) Sauses. Stream enters Rio Grande River through two channels and published
record is combined flow.
Dralnal!:~ - 887 square miles. Zero of gage (North Channel) is 7,495.02 feet above mean sea level.
Records av9ilable - March 29. 1921 to December fl, 1943.
~axi~urn di~charge _ during period 1921-194fj 3,890 second feet on ).lay 15, 1941. Year 194~j 1,270 second ~~et
~~ay g, 1'34~.
Accuracy - Records considered good.
Remark~ _ Diversions for irrigation above station.
Day Jan. Feb. Mar.. Apr. .ay J=. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1 48 56 80 35 m 498 23. 12 26 24 '2 50
2 46 56 78 35 87. 504 22. 12 27 23 4J 49 '.
, 46 56 76 31 1.080 702 122 13 27 23 4J '9
4 48 60 73 23 1,080 .61 53 " 26 23 42 ..
5 45 56 73 20 1,000 285 35 ,. 26 26 .2 .9
6 4J 55 70, 20 591 196 23 13 2' 26 .2 .9
7 42 55 64 28 586 170 15 " 23 28 '2 .7 '
8 4J 59 61 40 525 126 12 14 22 28 41 .7
9 .2 60 59 32 .13 110 9.6 14 21 27 41 '5
10 .. 59 60 27 357 11. 9.1 15 21 25 43 43
11 4J 63 58 24 297 211 7.. 16 21 25 4J 4.
12 4J 6' 55 20 261 322 7.. 15 20 25 .2 '7
1, 4J " 54 15 252 323 6.8 15 20 26 4J 51
14 4J 63 54 15 201 285 7.' 14 20 " .. 55
15 4J 69 54 1. 169 199 11 13 21 " '5 52
16 4J 78 5. 15 135 150 11 ,. - 21 34 .5 52
17 42 80 5. 31 116 11. 12 ,. 21 34 .. 52
18 40 80 54 35 104 79 12 16 21 34 46 51
19 38 79 52 4J 95 51 14 16 21 35 .6 52
20 4J 77 50 127 8. 39 16 20 21 36 .. 52
21 47 77 .9 325 92 34 15 22 23 35 .. 52
22 53 77 48 .4J 121 " 15 22 22 36 .. 52
2, 53 78 .7 551 117 31 15 21 2. 38 .. 5.
24 5. 79 46 728 118 26 15 21 24 37 .5 52
25 5' 79 44 769 165 25 15 20 24 35 45 52
26 55 79 4J 633 301 22 15 22 24 35 45 51
27 55 79 43 755 367 17 15 23 23 36 46 51
28 55 78 . 4J 6., .51 18 15 23 23 37 50 .9
~ 55 40 626 593 18 15 23 23 38 50 .8
~~ ~; 669 617 22 ,. 23 2. 40 50 46
566 13 26 " .8
),!oDth Seoond- llaximUlll Ulnimum. M... Run-off in
foot-days ..ere-feet
January............................................... . 1.458 55 38 47.0 2,890
February. ..... ...... ....... ............ ............ ..... 1.912 60 55 68.3 3.790
Karch............... .... .., ....... ..... ... .... ...., .... 1.708 80 35 55.1 3.390
April..........._.... ...... ..... ..... ... ...... ,., ...... 6,972 "" 14 232 13,830
MIlY. ............ ..... ....... ..... ........ ........ ... ... 12.529 1.080 84 40. 24.850
June..... '... ..... ... ..,... ... ................... ...... 5,192 , 702 17 167 10,300
July............ ............ .......... ... ......... ..... 1.004.1 ". 6.8 32.4 1,990
August.............. ................... ................ 533 25 12 17.2 1,060
September.... .......................................... 684 27 20 22.8 1,360
Ootober.. .... .... ........... ....... .... ................ 976 " 23 31.6 1,940
November... . . .... . .... .. ... .. ........ ... ... ~...... . .... 1.335. 50 ., ",5 2,650
December......... ............. ... ...... ... ... ... .... ... 1 540 55 4J 49.7 3,050
year....... ....... ............... ............ 35.843.1 1.080 6.8 98.2 I 71,100