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Water-Year Summary for Site 08248000

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
08248000 LOS PINOS RIVER NEAR ORTIZ, CO
LOCATION - Lat 36°58'56", long 106°04'23" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in sec.26, T.32 N., R.8 E., Rio Arriba County, NM, Hydrologic Unit 13010005, on left bank 0.9 mi upstream (south) from Colorado-New Mexico State line, 2.1 mi southwest of Ortiz, and 2.9 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 167 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 1915 to December 1920, October 1924 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1312.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Elevation of gage is 8,040 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Apr. 15, 1955, at site 350 ft upstream at datum 2.52 ft higher.
COOPERATION - Records collected and computed by Colorado Division of Water Resources and reviewed by Geological Survey.
REMARKS - Water year 2014; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2015; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2016; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2017; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2018; records good except for flows below 10 ft³/s, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2019; records good except for the period June 9, flows below 10 ft³/s, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2020; records good except for flows below 10 ft³/s, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2021; records good except for flows below 10 ft³/s, which are fair, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2022; records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water year 2023; records good except for flows above 841 ft³/s, and estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and return flows from irrigated areas.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Oct. 5, 1911, is the greatest since at least 1854, from information obtained from local residents in 1959.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,160 ft³/s, May 12, 1941, from rating curve extended above 1,600 ft³/s, gage height, 5.77 ft, site and datum then in use.