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<br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION
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<br />Reservoirs in Rio Grande Basin in Colorado
<br />(Constructed or enlarged since 1937)
<br />
<br />Mill Creek Reservoir.--In sec. 16, T. 39 N., R. 3 E., on Mill Creek.
<br />43 acre-ft. Capacity based on elevation above bottom of outlet.
<br />mountain water, by exchange, in 1976.
<br />
<br />completed in 1953; capacity,
<br />Includes 43 acre-ft of trans-
<br />
<br /> Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
<br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. sept. Oct. NoV. Dec. Cal-yr.
<br />Gage height 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0
<br />Contents 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43
<br />Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
<br />
<br />Fuchs Reservoir.--Staff gage in sec. 2, T. 37 N., R. 4 E., on East pinos Creek. Completed in 1939;
<br />capacity, 237 acre-ft with 2 feet of flash boards in spillway. pinos Creek enters Rio Grande
<br />below station near Del Norte.
<br />
<br />Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
<br />
<br />Dec.
<br />
<br />Ca1. yr.
<br />
<br />Month
<br />
<br />Jan.
<br />
<br />Feb.
<br />
<br />Mar.
<br />
<br />Apr.
<br />
<br />May
<br />
<br />June
<br />
<br />July
<br />
<br />Aug.
<br />
<br />sept.
<br />
<br />Oct. NoV.
<br />
<br />13 .1
<br />150
<br />+50
<br />
<br />o 10.4
<br />o 100
<br />o +100
<br />
<br />o
<br />o
<br />o
<br />
<br />o
<br />o
<br />-171
<br />
<br />14 .4
<br />177
<br />-60
<br />
<br />Gage height
<br />Contents
<br />Change
<br />
<br />6.9
<br />50
<br />+50
<br />
<br />10.4
<br />100
<br />+50
<br />
<br />13 .1
<br />150
<br />+50
<br />
<br />15.5
<br />200
<br />+50
<br />
<br />17.2
<br />237
<br />+37
<br />
<br />17.2
<br />237
<br />o
<br />
<br />+150
<br />
<br />platoro Reservoir.--Water-stage recorder in NW\ sec. 22, T. 36 N., R. 4 E., on Conejos River.
<br />Completed in 1951; capacity, 59,570 acre-ft at crest of spillway. Reservoir is used for
<br />irrigation and flood control. Storage affects conejos Index Supply. Contents include 3,000
<br />acre-ft of transrnountain water stored by exchange in April 1985 on behalf of the Colorado
<br />Division of Wildlife.
<br />
<br />Month-end elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
<br />
<br />Date
<br />
<br />Elevation
<br />
<br />contents
<br />
<br />Change in Contents
<br />
<br />50,511
<br />48,993
<br />47,668
<br />47,229
<br />40,401
<br />37,535
<br />53.506
<br />46,967
<br />44,385
<br />43,961
<br />43,961
<br />43,792
<br />43,624
<br />
<br />December 31, 1986
<br />January 31, 1987
<br />February 28
<br />Harch 31
<br />April 30
<br />May 31
<br />June 30
<br />July 31
<br />August 31
<br />September 30
<br />October 31
<br />November 30
<br />December 31
<br />
<br />10,024.2
<br />10,022.5
<br />10, 02L 0
<br />10,020.5
<br />10,012.4
<br />10,008.8
<br />10,027.5
<br />10,020.2
<br />10,017.2
<br />10,016.7
<br />10,016.7
<br />10,016.5
<br />10,016.3
<br />
<br />-1,518
<br />-1,325
<br />-439
<br />-6,828
<br />-2,866
<br />+15,971
<br />-6,539
<br />-2,582
<br />-424
<br />o
<br />-169
<br />-168
<br />
<br />-6,887
<br />
<br />Calendar year 1981
<br />
<br />Truii110 Meadows Reservoir.--In sec. 5, T. 32 N.,
<br />capacity, 913 acre-ft. Water is used for fish
<br />exchange, in 1959.
<br />
<br />R. 5 E., on Los pinos River. Completed in 1957;
<br />culture. Storage is transmountain water, by
<br />
<br /> Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
<br />Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Ca1.yr.
<br />Gage height 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0
<br />contents 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913 913
<br />Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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