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<br />RIO GRANDE COMPACT COMMISSION REPORT
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<br />CaneJas River near Magote, Colo.
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<br />Loeation.--Water-stage recorder, lat 37003'20'1. long I06"1112011, in SE~ sec.
<br />R. 7 E" on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridgI on State Highway 174,
<br />quarters of a mile downstream from Fox Creek and 5~ miles west of Mogote.
<br />gage is 8,240 ft.
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<br />Drainage area.--282 sq mi.
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<br />Average discharge.--Sl years (1904, 1912-61),339 cfs (245,400 acre-ft per year).
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<br />Altitude of
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<br />Extremes.--1903-S, 1911-61: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs Oct. 5, 1911 (gage height,
<br />8.50 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs; minimum daily determined, 10 efs
<br />July 18, 1904.
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<br />Remarks.--Records good except those for winter
<br />station for irrigation of about 500 acres.
<br />Reservoir.
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<br />months, which are fair. Diversions above
<br />Since 1951 flow partly regulated by Platoro
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<br /> Monthl"" and vearlv dis~harlle, 1n cubic feet per second
<br /> Second- Maximum Minimum Runoff
<br /> Month Mean 1n
<br /> foot-days daily daily Acre-feet
<br />January . 1,153 46 50 37.2 2,290
<br />February 1~320 53 39 47.1 2,620
<br />March. , , , 2,283 113 48 73.6 4,530
<br />ApriL , , 10,632 960 71 354 21,090
<br />May. , 39.648 2,000 448 1~279 78,640
<br />June , , 23,095 1,700 266 770 45,810
<br />July , 4,693 273 77 151 9,310
<br />August , 5,087 252 84 1640 10,090
<br />September. , 4,836 510 108 161 9,590
<br />October. 3,630 149 82 117 7,200
<br />November 4,366 697 59 146 8,660
<br />December , 1,710 80 25 55.2 3,390
<br />Calendar year 1.:::1 0.1- . , -Lu<::*4~3 c,uuu c" CO.l 2U3,200
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<br />San Antonio River at Ortiz, Colo.
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<br />Loeation.--Water-stage recorder, lat 37000', long 1060021, in New Mexico in sec. 19,
<br />T. ~2 N., R. 9 E., on left bank a quarter of a mile south of New Mexico-Colorado State
<br />line, half a mile south of Ortiz, and half a mile upstream from Los Pinos River.
<br />Altitude of gage is 8,000 ft.
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<br />Drainage area.-~110 sq mi.
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<br />Avera~e dischar~e.--21 years (1941-61),26.6 cfs (19,2EO acre-ft per year).
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<br />Extremes ,--1920 , 1925-61: Maximum discharge, 1,750 cfs Apr. 15, 1937 (gage height,
<br />5.38 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 efs; no flow at times.
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<br />Remarks.--Reeords good above 10 efs and fair below. A few small diversions above station
<br />for irrigation.
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<br /> Monthl'" and ""early discharO"e in cubic feet per second
<br /> Second- Maximum Minimum Runoff
<br /> Month Mean in
<br /> foot-days daily da ily Acre-feet
<br />January. 15.5 0.5 0,5 0,5 31
<br />February . , 98.0 3.5 3,5 3,5 194
<br />March. 540.0 41 5,0 17.4 1;070
<br />April. , 5,346 441 21 178 10 ~ 600
<br />May. , 3,886 415 21 125 7 ~ 710
<br />June 132.1 17 .8 4.40 262
<br />July , 79.0 13 0 2.55 157
<br />August , 322.9 140 ,2 10.4 640
<br />September. 114.9 32 .5 3.83 228
<br />October. 116.2 8.2 1.6 3.75 230
<br /> , 143.9 9.1 1.3 4.80 285
<br />November
<br />December 112.7 6.0 2,0 3.64 224
<br />Ca.1enaar year l.::Ib-L . .l-U,;;IUI.C: 44.L U ",;-g- c",OOU
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