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<br />Location.- In the NEtsw.; seo. ~O..l'. 16 S., R. .. W'o B.lf.P.M., appro11mat81y 4:200 teet b,law Cab.Uo n.m.1n BilIr-n County. H. Vex.,
<br />~ut 20 m.1le. south of Hot Sprl..ngu, N. lIex.. lII1d appro:dmately 102 m118' nort~.t or El PallO, 'lex""
<br />Control.M Bo pennllI18I1t control ed.ts 1J:L the l.mIIledl.te Ticinl't7 of l!:q;e. A lOI!l ,rllllf;ll control ill loo.ted 1000 ft. below tJ1&.gage.
<br />---"u. cCll1trol is Peroha D1verd<m tlaln. In the 1:rmnedbte Tloinltoy or the I!:&gll the Bojorque. bridge, 600 ft. below the tagll. IIlJ.d
<br />lII1 old umi_perman8nt delt... ot ~reh.. Arroyo bolO'll" the hll!:hny bridge 80t. 1,11 partial oontrol. Kovi.n@; Ilnd cau,.. d1sohllrge-
<br />gage relationship to be of a shitting nature. Shifte, however, are moder.te. senlitlTlty is I!:ood.
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<br />D1acharp me..ur".l1ta.- Ohchl.rt' ...lIurelUn'tl are made from & cable nth.. lit_dow car equipped 'rith reel. Me.,urin, ..ction
<br />1.11 goon, eu't: was auojeot i;o oondderable ICOur du:ril1g .pill from Cabdlo IlBm April, !.lay, June Illld July, 1942 ~ur1ng 'IIh1ch
<br />period maximUl!l mean caUy d.iaohu(e _. 1650 aeo.tt. Intraquantly during lJ\DIIIler mOl1tM in p...t yeara oheck me..aurOlllente ....re
<br />made from .. eable looated about 3/4 mile belaw Perclta. Dam and .pprox:1mately 2 lllilu bel.,.. the c.baUo station, To thh _I
<br />added a llleuuremont 'of the tlaw of the !Trey Canal: the .UI!I repr..enting .. ahack on the cabaUa .tation, As.. result of tpill
<br />tram Cab..llo D&:n _ter began tlawi.n@; around the 1IfIat end of the Caballo o..ble .tation ~pril 26, 1942. Current meter meature-
<br />menta were made on April 28 and April 29, 1942 at tha oable below Pllroha r:&m llIl.d on the J.rrey Cma.!. A. .udden change in the
<br />river flO1l' direction _.hed out the o..ble blllaw Peroba IlIun. OD ....y 1, 1942, A ne1ll" ca.ble site 1111.1 located and a m....uring c.ble
<br />... in.taUad ..bout 1milet dcnm.tream from the Cabdlo .tation. lb& tir.t lllGl.,urement at thil, the Derry cable 'tation, .....
<br />made Kay 14, 1942, '!he .eotion wa. regular, approaoh at right angl.., bottom ,and, re,ult. 'very ..ti.taowry. lole..uramant.
<br />were mad. ..t Derry until 1Iay 23, 1942, The high'lSt ditcharge frOlll Caballo durin!!; the pariod wa. thlllretore lIlealured, Begin-
<br />ning K..y 24, 1942 lllll"SW'OIIlent. _re again pollible at the Caballo .tation, DuriIII: this entire period of h4h dllcharge trOlll.
<br />C..ballc reservoir .n auxiliary gage ..... m.tnta1ned at Percha Dam in order to check again.t the Cabal10 gage. 'Jhe record.
<br />during this flood period MIra oon.idered u:cellant as a rnu1t of the oheck. made, Consequently all record. durini the period
<br />oontinue to be rererred to the regular Cab..llo .t..tiOD gage,
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<br />Re[;ul8.tion,- 'lhe 1'll7Yl 11 regulated by .torage in the Cab.llo Dam 4200 ft. upatre!llll frOlll the .t.tion, A llIIIall arroyo enter. the
<br /> r1ver from the elut dde approrllnately 1500 ft, abaTe the gate, This arroyo contribute. 1ll0000entary flood puka 100-300 c,f,.,
<br /> onee or twice.. ye..r during the rainy 8lIason, H01l1lver, thia volume of water is rel..tively ellall end it: is al_y. pollible
<br /> to properly account tor it.
<br />Records aYflil.ble,- Records begM at .t..tion Febr:.lary 8, 1938 but prior to thil date discharge recl)rde are availabl" tor the Rio
<br /> Grande et Percna r:&m ISince 1922. percha Den is .. diversion 1I1Iir located about 2 lII.ile. below C..ballo Dam,
<br />Accuragy,- IU.celhnt.
<br /> l~eaJl Daii" DiscMnll in Seccnd r.et J~_ 1 to 1)egember 3L 1944
<br />Da, JaD~ reb, l'ar. Apr, ray J~. July Aut.:. Sept. Cot. Ro,.. Da..
<br /> 1 5.1 '.0 191 2,310 2,040 1.610 2,170 2,390 2.360 551 5.0 5.0
<br /> . 5.1 '.1 19. 2,550 2,040 1,580 1,960 2,450 2,460 "8 4.' 5.0 .,
<br /> . 5.1 '.4 m 2,460 1,980 1.720 1,980 '.500 2,460 ". 4.' 84.4
<br /> 4 4.' '.0 '" 2,210 1,890 1,710 2,100 2,850 '.450 141 5.0 118
<br /> . '.1 '.1 1,110 2,220 1,830 1,760 2,140 3.000 2,250 ... 4.' 148
<br />. 4.0 '.5 1,110 2,180 1.900 1,820 2,170 2,880 2,060 10,7 4.' 129
<br />1 3.5 '.1 1,090 2,140 1.910 1,910 2,340 2,810 1,110 4.' 4.' 82.4
<br />. .., 10 1.020 2,320 1,880 1.930 2,340 2.810 1.'00 4.' 4.' .58
<br />. ,., 11 ". 2,480 1.960 1.900 2,280 2,440 1.700 4.' 4.' 175
<br />10 ,.. 10.5 135 2,0180 1,880 2,000 2,230 1,860 1.100 4.' 4.1 175
<br />11 ,.. 10.5 1,030 2,320 1.710 2,100 2,230 1,740 1,110 4.' 4.' ".
<br />.. ,.. 10,5 1,200 2,350 1.100 2,100 2,230 1,860 1.110 4.' 4.5 485
<br />15 3.' 10,5 1,270 2,860 1.180 2,100 2,210 1,910 1,620 4.' 4.3 318
<br />14 3.' J13 1,310 2.410 1,820 2,080 ',000 2,0010 1.530 4.' 4.' .04
<br />15 4.0 1,040 1.360 2.440 1,870 2.010 1,980 2.040 1.530 ". 4.' ...
<br />le ,., 955 i,110 2,310 1,860 1,920 2,390 2,210 1.530 99' 4.3 5.'
<br />17 '.1 199 1,190 2,360 1.930 2,070 2,390 2,320 1,480 .40 4.8 5.'
<br />le 4.3 ,46 1,690 2,160 1,930 2,210 2,390 2,160 1,0140 915 4.' 5.3
<br />19 4.5 '" 1,120 2,170 1,430 2.230 2,390 1.910 1,400 162 4.' 5.'
<br />" 4.4 580 1,720 2,360 1,680 2,310 2,360 1,880 1,350 492 4.8 5.1
<br />21 5.5 '" 1,650 2,330 2.000 2,410 2,250 1.980 1,2010 199 4.5 '.1
<br />22 1.0 401 1.540 2.260 1,990 2,290 2,230 1,980 1.080 .., 4.' 5.1
<br />" ... ... 1,660 2,260 1,950 2.Z20 2,120 2,150 .94 5.' '.1 5.'
<br />" 1.' 440 1,920 2,270 1.900 2.380 1,620 2,140 '44 5.' 4.8 5.2
<br />" 4.' 381 2,210 2,200 1,850 2,410 1,540 1,990 199 5.' 4.' 5.'
<br />" 4.' 5" 2,280 2,190 1,'840 2,390 1,820 2.030 801 ... 4.' 5.'
<br />" '.8 100 2,170 2,030 1.900 2,350 1,980 2,060 461 5.' 4.' 5.'
<br />" 8.' 191 2,110 1,920 1,910 2,280 2,090 2,050 '" ... 5.0 5.1
<br />" ',5 191 2.260 2,010 .1.910 2.260 2,480 2,160 '01 5.' '.0 5.1
<br />30 8.' 2,330 2,040 1,910 2,190 2,490 2,290 404 5.0 5.0 '.0
<br />31 ... 2260 1730 .540 2290 5.0 5.0
<br /> Second- Rw:I-off in
<br /> l!Ollth foot_dayt -- U1ni_ ..~ Ao,....t.et
<br />J8.lluary . . . . . . . 156,3 ... 3.1 5 '" ,
<br />February . . . . 10,307 ',040 '.0 '" '20,0140
<br />lfarch . 44.991 ,2,330 518 1,451 89.240
<br />April . . . . 68.580. 2,660 1,920 2,286 136,030
<br />'" . . 57.910 2,040 1,430 1,870 114,980
<br />June. . . 62,350 2,410 1,580 2,078 123,670
<br />July. 6'1,340 2,490 1,540 2.112 133.510
<br />Au.r;\lllt . .. . 69.280 3,000 1,740 2,235 '137,410
<br />Septernber oiJ,420 2,480 '01 .1.441 86,120
<br />Ootog.r. . 8.102,5 993 4.' 25' 16,070
<br />I;oTlll!lber .42 5.0 4.' 4.1 ."
<br />Deoelllber 4,088.5 113 5.0 132 8.110
<br />Y".r , . . 431,000 .3,000 3.' 1,193 866.200
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