. Water Supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey . ms in New Mexico,and will not amount to more than 100,000 horsepower. At present,very few water-power plants of any importance are operated in thedrainage basin. The waters of the Rio Grande have been used onlyfor irrigation and domestic purposes, but some of the tributaries havealso been used in mining. The wettest years on the upper Rio Grande appear to be 1906 and1907; 1902 and 1908 are low-water years. The determination of the amount of water in the Rio Grande is ofimportance, both on account of its use in irriga
. Water Supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey . ms in New Mexico,and will not amount to more than 100,000 horsepower. At present,very few water-power plants of any importance are operated in thedrainage basin. The waters of the Rio Grande have been used onlyfor irrigation and domestic purposes, but some of the tributaries havealso been used in mining. The wettest years on the upper Rio Grande appear to be 1906 and1907; 1902 and 1908 are low-water years. The determination of the amount of water in the Rio Grande is ofimportance, both on account of its use in irrigation and from itsbearing upon interstate and international distribution of of the New Mexico and all the Texas stations down to Eagle Passare maintained by the United wStates section of the InternationalBoundary Commission. The data for the following stations havebeen collected by W. W. Follett, consulting engineer for the commis- U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 248 PLATE gjg ^^U^ZL jgQ%psftem& --* :A ■Wgl 1 ■■ 1 | ]■ —-— . f ^ ! ^W rV. 4. LEASBURG DIVERSION DAM AND INTAKE GATES OF MAIN RIO GRANDE CANAL, RIO GRANDE PROJECT, NEW MEXICO. \ m**mm £ MTi i I B. WEIR AND SCOUR GATE IN MAIN INLET CANAL AT INLET OF HONDO RESERVOIR, HONDO PROJECT, NEW MEXICO. RIO GRANDE DRAINAGE BASIN. 31 sion, and have been furnished through the courtesy of Gen. AnsonMills, commissioner. Rio Grande near San Marcial, N. Mex. Rio Grande near El Paso, Tex. Rio Grande above Presidio, Tex. Rio Grande below Presidio, Tex. Rio Grande near Langtry, Tex. Rio Grande near Devils River (below mouth), Texas. Rio Grande at Eagle Pass, Tex. Pecos River near Moorhead, Tex. Devils River near Devils River Station, Tex. On account of the shifting character of the river beds at the Inter-national Boundary stations, no rating tables have been estimated monthly discharges are from daily discharges computedby Mr. Follett directly from the discharge measurements. The five statio
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