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<br />STORAGE IN RESERVOIRS
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<br />Reservoirs in Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico
<br />(constructed or enlarged since 1929)
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<br />Heron Reservoir.--water_stage recorder, lat 36039'56", long 106042'13", on Willow Creek. Storage
<br />began in October 1970, Capacity, 401,300 acre-ft at elevation 7,186,1 ft Ilow point on crest
<br />spillway); dead storage, 1,340 acre-ft at elevation 7,003.0 ft. Used for storage of trans_
<br />mountain water.
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<br />Date
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<br />Month-end elevation, in feet; and contents, in aCre-feet
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<br />December 31, 1936
<br />January 31, 1907
<br />February 23
<br />March 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
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<br />Elevation
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<br />Contents
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<br />Change in Contents
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<br />7,183.61
<br />7,180.31
<br />7,178.14
<br />7,176.38
<br />7,174.65
<br />7,178.81
<br />7,185.85
<br />7,185.63
<br />7,185.43
<br />7,185.07
<br />7,184.77
<br />7,184.75
<br />7,184.68
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<br />386,700
<br />367,970
<br />355,890
<br />346,270
<br />336,960
<br />359,600
<br />399,060
<br />398,560
<br />397,390
<br />395,280
<br />393,520
<br />393,410
<br />393,000
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<br />-18,810
<br />-12,080
<br />-9,620
<br />-9,310
<br />+22,640
<br />+40,260
<br />-1,300
<br />-1,1 70
<br />-2,110
<br />-1,760
<br />-110
<br />-410
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<br />Calendar year 1987
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<br />+6,220
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<br />El Vado Reservoir.--Water_stage reCorder and surface fOllower, lat 36035' 39", long 106'44 '00",
<br />on Rio Chama. Storage began in January 1935, CapaCity, 186,250 acre-ft at gage height
<br />6,902.0 feet Icrest of spillway); dead storage, 480 acre-ft, below gage height 6,775,0 ft
<br />I invert of outlet works), as determined by survey in 19B4. Datum of gage is B.21 feet above
<br />mean sea level, datum of 1929. Storage includes both Rio Grande and transmOuntain water.
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<br />Month-end gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
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<br />Date Gage height Contents Change in contents
<br />December 31, 1986 6,895.86 166,970*
<br />January 31, 1987 6,896.02 167,460 +490
<br />February 28 6,895.98 167,340 -120
<br />March 31 6,895.95 167,250 -90
<br />April 30 6,895.76 166,670 -580
<br />ftay 31 6,895.08 164,600 -2,070
<br />June 30 6,897.42 171,770 +7,170
<br />July 31 6,896.39 168,590 -3,180
<br />August 31 6,893.76 160,630 -7,960
<br />September 30 6,886.03 138,640 -21,990
<br />October 31 6,882.52 129,400 -9,240
<br />November 30 6,881.91 127,840 -1,560
<br />December 31 6,879.72 122,320 -5,520
<br />Calendar year 1987 -44,650
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<br />TM Wa ter
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<br />106,160
<br />124,920
<br />136,560
<br />142,350
<br />161,330
<br />160,800
<br />159,810
<br />157,010
<br />155,290
<br />138,470
<br />129,230
<br />127,560
<br />122,030
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<br />'ReVised contents based on new area-capacity table effective January 1, 19B7,
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<br />Abiquiu Reservoir.--water_stage recorder, lat 36'14'24", long 106025'44", on Rio Chama. Completed
<br />in February 1963; capacity, 1,201,200 acre-ft at elevation 6,350 feet Icrest of SPillway) by
<br />198. survey. ReserVOir is operated by Corps of Engineers for flOOd COntrol and sediment storage.
<br />A resolution granting permiSSion to store transmountain waters was apprOved by Rio Grande Compact
<br />Commission on May 3, 1974, Storage includes both Rio Grande and transmountain water.
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<br /> Month-end elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet
<br />Date Elevation Contents Change in contents TM water
<br />December 31, 1986 6,252.58 351,840 181,800
<br />January 31, 1987 6,253.00 354,250 +2,410 182,190
<br />February 28 6,241.88 293,250 -61,000 182,080
<br />March 31 6,230.60 237,600 -55,640 184,650
<br />Apr il 30 6,238.68 276,820 +39,220 188,650
<br />H~y 31 6,259.37 391,920 +115,100 187,900
<br />June 30 6,260.74 400,290 +8,370 187,020
<br />July 31 6,254.40 362,350 -37,940 187,430
<br />August 31 6,245.40 311,900 -50,450 179,070
<br />September 30 6,235.98 263,340 -48,560 177,470
<br />October 31 6,222.04 199,810 -63,540 171,700
<br />November 30 6,214.72 170,110 -29,700 168,880
<br />December 31 6,216.52 177,210 +7,100 174,010
<br />Calendar year 1987 -174,630
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