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<br />STREAMFLOW 37
<br />Horse Lake Creek above Heron Reservoir, near Los Ojos, N. Mex.
<br />Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat 36042'24", long 106044'42", in Tierra Amarilla Grant, on right
<br />bank 3.7 miles northwest of Heron Dam, 7.8 miles downstream from Horse Lake, and 9.9 miles west
<br />of Los Ojos. Datum of gage is 7,188.85 ft abovQ mean sea level. Prior to July 1, 1971, at site
<br />1,100 ft upstream.
<br />Drainaqe area.--45 sg mi, approximately.
<br />Averaqe discharge.--ll years (1963-73), 1.10 ft3/s (797 acre-ft per year).
<br />Ext-remes.--1963-87: Haximum disCharge, 3,960 ft3;s July 30, 1968 (gage height, 4.9 it); no flow
<br />most of time.
<br />Remarks.--Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation of meadows and for off-channel
<br />stock tanks.
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<br />Month
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<br />Monthly and yearly disCharge, in cubic feet per second
<br />Second- Maximum Minimum Mean
<br />foot-days daily daily
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<br />Runoff in
<br />acre-feet
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<br />January
<br />Febrliary
<br />March
<br />April
<br />May
<br />June
<br />July
<br />August
<br />September
<br />Oc tober
<br />November
<br />December
<br />Calendar year 1987
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<br />347.60 37 .00 11.6 689
<br />142.9 6.2 2,4 4.61 283
<br />26.33 2.5 .06 .88 52
<br />.17 .09 .00 ~ 005 .3
<br />74.70 6.3 .00 2.41 148
<br />101. 2 8.5 1.3 3.37 201
<br />25.39 1.3 .51 .82 50
<br />30.70 5.4 .30 1.02 61
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<br />Willow Creek below Heron Dam, N. Mex.
<br />Location.--Totalizing flowmeters, lat 36039'56", long 106042'12", in Tierra Amarilla Grant, in
<br />outlet conduits at Heron Dam, 0.2 mile upstream from Rio Chama, 5.1 miles northeast of El Vado
<br />Dam, and 8.7 miles southwest of Los Ojos.
<br />Drainaqe area.--193 sq mi.
<br />Average discharqe.--17 years (1971-87) 113 ft3/s (81,870 acre-ft per year).
<br />Extremes.--197l-87: Maximum daily discharge, 2,780 ft3/s Dec. 18,19, 1982; no flow at times
<br />each year.
<br />Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow completely regulated by Heron Dam.
<br />Monthly and yearly diSCharge, in cubic feet per second
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<br /> Month Second- Maximum Hinimurn Mean Runoff in
<br /> foot-days daily daily acre-feet
<br />January 10,163 421 256 328 20,160
<br />February 7,818 375 132 279 15,510
<br />March 9,859 562 ,00 318 19,560
<br />April 18,815 944 .00 627 37,320
<br />May 238 77 .00 7.68 472
<br />Jun .00 .00 .00 .000 .00
<br />July 564.00 190 .00 18.2 1,120
<br />August .00 .00 .00 .000 .00
<br />September .00 .00 .00 .000 .00
<br />October .00 .00 .00 .000 .00
<br />November .00 .00 .00 .000 .00
<br />December .00 .00 .00 .000 .00
<br />Calendar year 1987 47,457.00 944 .00 130 94,130
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