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

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R(';c:'t or tllC district enginee:r-Continued
Suryeys:
Gencral_ _ _ _ __ _______ _ _ _ __ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ - - - - - ~ -----
Reservoir Basin topography_______ _ h _ _. _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - _ - -- --
Dam "ites and spillwa.ys_____._______h__________~___~______
Special surve)'s___ _ _ _______ __ ______ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _. _ _ h ___ -- -- ~-
Foundation exploration~L. __ __ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ . - -- - - - -
Valley and floodway cross sections_______________~___________
Levee surveys__ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ ~ _ - - - - - - - -- --
Aerial pllOtogra\-)hs_ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ______ ________ _ __ __ _ - -- -- - - ---
Ground wat.er survey _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ~ _ __. __ _ __ _ __ ____ __ ~ _ _ _ _ _ - _ ---
Hydrographic studies_ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ ___~ _ _ _. _ _ ____ __ __ __. -- -- - - --
Suspended sedimellt sampling__ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ __ _ _____
Properly valuation surveys_ __ _ ~. _ ~ __ _ _. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ____ _ - - ----
Flood damage surveys_~_.___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ ~ _. _ _ __ ___ _ - ----
Problems and solutious considered: General_. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ . - --
Flood problems:

GCllcral_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ ~ _ __ ___ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _. _ _ __ _ - - - -- - --- - - - ----
Espanola Valley __ _ _ __ _ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ - ---
!\.liddle Valle)' ____ __ __ _ __ __ __ __ __________ _ _ - __. - ~ - ---- -----
Lower Vallflv _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ __________ _ _ _ _. _ ~. - - -- - - -- --
Bluewatcr-Toltec irrigation district- _ _.__ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ ______
Solution of Rood problcms considered:

C;eneral_ _ __ __ ____ _ __. _ _ __ __ __ ____ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ - - _ - - --
Dams on Rio Grallde_______._____________________~_____.__
Dams on Rio ChamR________________________________.__.___
Dams on ephemeral tributaries______________________..______
Channelizatioll of Rio Grande__________________________.____
Hot. Springs____ __ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ - - - - -- - --- ---- -- - -. - - ~ - -- --
Flood control improyement:; for tributary areas_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _.. ~_
Blnewater-Toltec irrigation district_ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __. _. _ ~ ~

Rcd Rivcr _________ ____ _ _________________ _ __._________ ----
Embudo Creek_ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ ___ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ __
Rio Chama ahove El Vado Re!'lcrvoir ________ __ __ _ _ _ __ __ __ ____
Canones Creek _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ - _ - - - -
El Rito Creek and Rio Vallecitos_~.__________________.______
I~ower Rio Chama Valley _ _ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ ~ __~_ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ ____
Sant.a Crllz irrigation district___ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ w _ _ _ __ __ _ __ ~ _ _ _ _ _ __
Jemez Creek______________________________________________
Gusdalupe area on Rio Pl1erco_______~___ _ _ _________ ______._
Flash flood control of ephemeral tributaries in lower valley ___ __

Hillshoro_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ____ __ ___ ___ _ _ _ _._ _ _ ___ ______
Ot.her prohlems and solutions considered:
Gelleral__ _____._ __._________________________ __ _______.___
Power ctevelopment___ _ __ _ _ __ __ ___ _____ ___ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ __
Rehabilitation of Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District___ __

Recreation____ _ __ _..~. _________ ___ ____ __ _ __ ____ _ _ __ _.. _ _ __
Fish and wildlire~ ~ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ ___ __ ___ _______ __ ____ _______
Soil conservtl.tion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __
ImprQvcment of Inrlian lands_ ______________________________
Comprehensive plan for development, Rio Grande and tributuries,
New l\lexico: Gencrfl.L~_.____ _~ _ _ _ __ __ ___ ___ ____ _ _ ___________
Flood-cont.rol phase:

General _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ ____ _ .__ __
Project in the flood-control phasc of the plauu________________
ChiRo flood-cont.rol projecL _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ __ __ __ _ _ ___ __
Chnmita. flood-control project_ _ __ _____ __ _ __ _____ _ ____. __ __ __
Jemez. Call.\"on t1ourt-cOIlt.rol projccL_________________________
Rio Grande Roadway projcct___ __ _ _ _ _ ~ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____. ____
Bluewater floodway project_ __ _ _ ___ ____ ___ _ _ _ __ ____ _ _ _ _ ___ __
Pos~ihle futmc power dcvelopment~_ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __
Estimates of fir::;t cost.s and annnal charges, flood-control phase of

the plan__ _______ __ ___ ______ ___ _______ _ ____ __ _ _ _ __ _~ _~__

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