WSP06898

• File Number: 8507
• Description: Rio Grande and Tributaries NM
• State: NM
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Date: 4/5/1948
• Author: Secretary of t Army
• Title: Letter from Chief of Engineers Submitting a Report on a Preliminary Examination and Survey of Rio Grande and Tributaries, NM, Authorized by Flood Control Act Approved Aug 18, 1941
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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CONTENTS

Report of the district engineer-Continued
Hydrology:
MetcoTOlogy:
Gener81__________p~_______________________.__________
Storm types~ _ _ _ ._____________. ---- -.-- -- -.- -.. -. - - - --
Precipit.ation:
Records__________________.___~________.___________.._
Annua.l precipitatioD-----_____ -.-- ------ ------ ------ ---
Snov,.fall________________________.__________ ___________
Run-off:
Records______._______________________________________
Annual run-off _ __ _ ___ __ -._ _ ---. _ _ -. -.___ _ -____. - ___ ___
Regulation by existing reservoirs. __ _._. _ ___ _. _ uu _ _____
Regulation by But,horized projects _ _ _ _ _. _ _. ____ _ _ _ _ _. _ ___
Effect of Rio Grande compact___________________________
Floods:

General_____~______________________________________._
:Majol' floods_ n _ n _ _ ___ _ ~ __ n__ n' _ _ ~ __ __ ~_ __ n_ _ _. _ __
Flood of April-June 1874__h_n___h_______________~__~
Flood of April-June 1884_n___ __~ __ _ ___ _ _ _ __ n __ _ u_ _ __
Flood of May-Jllly 1920____n________n_____nn~_n~__
Flood of May-July 194L_______________________________
Flood frequency __ ___ ___ __ ____ __ __ ___ ~ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ __
Design .floods:
RcgnlA.tt:'d flows_ _ n _ n_ __ n n _ _ n _ _ __ _ _ _ n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ n _ __
Resef\'oir design f)oodg~___ _ _ _ n_ __ _ _ __n _ _ _ _ n u~ _ n ___
Spillway design .fIoodsn_ ____ __ ___u_ _ _ __ n__ _n___ _ __ _ ~
Rio Grande floodway design f1oods____~__________________
Sedimelltatioll :

General__ ___________________.____________________________
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Ground watern_~_n_n_un___n_n_n___ __ ___
Extent awl character of flood damage areas: - - - - - - - - -
Scope___________________________________________________~

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Middle Valley _____ _ __ _ _____ __ ___ _ __ __ _ _ __ ____ _. ____ ~ _ _ __ __
Lower Valley _. _ _ _ _ un _ n_ _ _ _ h_ __ _ _ _. __ nn _ _ nn__ _ _ _ __
Blllewater- Toltec irrigation district_ ~ _ __ ___ ~ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __
Inventory of property:
General_ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _____ _ __ ___ _ __ _ ~ __ __ _ __. _ _ _._
Property values_ _ _ n_ _n_ _. __n ____ ~ _ n _ _ un _ ___ n ~ _ _ n__
}'lood damag~a:
General_ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ __ ______ -___ _ _ _ _ ____ __ _ _ __ __. _ ___
Average annual damages preventable_ _ _ _ _ __ _n _ _ _ n_ _ __ _ _ _ __
Stream-bed aggra.datiolL _ _ __ _n_ __ __ __n__n n _ _ n _ _ __ n _ _.
Existing projectR:
Improvement,s by Corps of Engineers, War Department________
Improvements by other agencies:
Flood-contro1 impro\'emcJlt.s_ _ _ __ n_ _ _ _nn. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __
Other improvements_ _ _ _ _n _ u _ n _ __ _ n _ n __ u_ _ __ n_ __
Improvements desired bv local interests:
Puhlk heRring _ _ _ _: n _ _ _ _ _ n _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ n __ n _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __
Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District._____ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _"_
Middle Rio Grande Farmers Association_____n_______________
United Stat.es Indian Service and Indian Interests_ n _ __ _ _ _ _ ___
RepresentfLt,iv~s of Espanola Valley_ _ __ _ _ ___n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
RepreBentatiyes of Socorro Valley _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - n _ _ _ _ _ _ n_ __ _ _ _ __
Dona Ana County Farm and Livestock Bur~au_____nn______
Lower Valley water users__ _____~ __ _____" _ _____ _ __ _ _____ _ _ __
Bluewater-Toltec irrigat.ion diRtrict_ _ _ _ _ n _ n _n __ n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
New Mexico Wool Growers AS:'iociation_
Miscellan(~ous_ n_ _. n _ _ n _ _ _ _ n_ ___

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