WSP07107

• File Number: 8510.100.60
• Description: Rio Grande Compact Commission
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 1/1/1944
• Title: Sixth Annual Report of the Rio Grande Compact Commission 1944
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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EVAPORATION AIlD HlECIPITATION

ETaporation reoords from eight stations, two in Colorado end
six in N..... lI.xico, and preoipi tation reoords from ten stations, thr.e
in Colorado and seven in N..... lIexioo ...e shown on the following page.

In eaoh oase the unit of measure is the inoh.

lI..asurements of evaporation ...e made in aooordanoe with standard
praotioe for the vario~s pans in ~.e.

Preoipitation measurements .... made 1n stand...d 8-inch rain gages
and, in some plaoes, with reoording rain i!:ages.

Th. reoord. of evaporation and pr.oipi tation at Elephant Butt.
Dam and El Vado Dam and the preoipitation reoords at Caballo Dam, ,
Pankey Ranoh and San !l...oial ant.dat. the effeotive op.ration of the
Compaot. Th. stations n.... Wagon Whssl Gap, n.ar Con.jos and at
Summitvills .....re install.d by the U. S. Weath.r Bureau at the r.qu.st
of the Camnission. The eTllporomet.r at San !l...cial, New lIexico was
install.d by the U. S. S.otion of the Int.rnational BolD1dary Commission,
El Faso, Teus.

The Rio Grande Compaot Commission acknowledg.s the cooperation of
the U. S. Weath.r Bureau and the U. S. Seotion of the Int.rnational
BOlD1dary COIIlIIlission in furnishing the reoords of .Tllporation end pr.-
oipitation oontained in this report.

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