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<br />Los Pinos River near Ortiz, Colo.
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<br />Location.--Water_stage recorder, lat 36058'56", long 106004'23", in New Mexico on line between
<br />sees. 26 and 27, T. 32 N., R. 8 E., on left bank 0.9 mile South of New ~texico-Colorado State
<br />line, 2.1 miles southwest of Ortiz, and 2.9 miles upstream from mouth. Altitude of gage is
<br />8,040 ft.
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<br />Drainage area.--167 sg mi.
<br />Averaqe discharqe.--69 years (1915-20, 1925-87), 122 ft3/s (88,390 acre-it per year),
<br />Extremes.--1915_20, 1925-87, Maximum discharge, 3,160 ft3/s May 12, 1941 (gage height, 5.77 ft,
<br />site a~d datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,600 ft3/sj minimum observed,
<br />4.0 ft /5 Dec. 17, 1945.
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<br />Remarks.--Rccorus good except those for winter months, which are falr. Diversions above statio'n
<br />for irrigation.
<br /> Monthly and yearly discharge, in cubic feet per second
<br /> Month Second- Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff in
<br /> foot-days daily daily acre-feet
<br />January 805 33 18 26.0 1,600
<br />February 828 34 25 29.6 1,640
<br />March 1,228 47 26 39.6 2,440
<br />April 8,575 910 42 286 17,010
<br />May 20,650 1,020 284 666 40,960
<br />June 9,372 52' 125 312 18,590
<br />July 1,327 III 23 42.8 2,630
<br />August 709 33 16 22.9 1,410
<br />September 48' 20 13 16.1 960
<br />October 547 36 13 17.6 1,080
<br />November 711 36 18 23.7 1,410
<br />December 550 21 13 17.7 1,090
<br />Calendar year 1987 45,786 1,020 13 125 90,820
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<br />Conejos River near Los Sauces, Colo.
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<br />Location.--water-stage recorders lat 37"18'01", long 105"44'47", in sees. 2 and 11 (two channels),
<br />T. 35 N., R. 11 E., on left bank of main channel 125 feet downstream from bridge on State
<br />Highway 158 and on left bank of secondary channel 230 ft upstream from bridge, 1.0 mile upstream
<br />from mouth, and 2,1 miles north of Lasauses. Datum of gage on main channel is 7,495.02 ft and
<br />on secondary (south) channel is 7,496.89 ft above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of
<br />Reclamation) .
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<br />Drainaqe area.--887 sq mi.
<br />Averaqe discharqe.-_66 years (1922-87), 191 ft3/s (138,400 acre-ft per year).
<br />Extremes.--1921_87, Maximum discharge, 3,890 ft3/s May 15, 1941; no flow at times in some years.
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<br />Remarks.--Records good except those for winter months, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation
<br />of about 75,000 acres above station.
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<br />Month
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<br />Monthly and yearly discharge, in cubic feet per second
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<br />Second- Max imum
<br />foot-days daily
<br />3,476 139
<br />3,961 159
<br />5,596 262
<br />24,268 1,880
<br />33,570 1,940
<br />10,013 751
<br />795.0 194
<br />207.5 14
<br />339.8 23
<br />657 27
<br />1,532 67
<br />1,727 66
<br />86,142.3 1,940
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<br />rHnimum Mean Runoff in
<br />daily acre-feet
<br />90 112 6,890
<br />132 141 7,860
<br />129 181 11,100
<br />133 809 48,140
<br />113 1,083 66,590
<br />88 334 19,860
<br />2.1 25.6 1,580
<br />2.6 6.69 412
<br />3.6 11.3 674
<br />16 21.2 1,300
<br />25 51.1 3,040
<br />44 55.7 3,430
<br />2.1 236 170,900
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<br />Calendar year 1987
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