location of rio chama water planning region
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LEA
OTERO
CATRON
EDDY
CHAVES
SOCORRO
CIBOLA
UNION
SIERRA
GRANT
SAN JUAN
LINCOLN
LUNA
MCKINLEY
RIO ARRIBA
QUAY
COLFAXTAOS
HIDALGO
DONA ANA
SANDOVAL
TORRANCE
DE BACA
HARDING
ROOSEVELT
CURRY
SANTA FE
VALENCIA
BERNALILLO
LOS ALAMOS
GUADALUPE
MORA
SAN MIGUEL
Lower Pecos Valley
Southwest New Mexico
Socorro-Sierra
San Juan Basin
NortheastNew Mexico
ColfaxTaos
Lea County
Northwest New Mexico
Rio Chama
Middle Rio Grande
Estancia Basin
LowerRio Grande
Tularosa-Sacramento-Salt Basins
Jemez ySangre
Mora-San Miguel-Guadalupe
LEA
OTERO
CATRON
EDDY
CHAVES
SOCORRO
CIBOLA
UNION
SIERRA
GRANT
SAN JUAN
LINCOLN
LUNA
MCKINLEY
RIO ARRIBA
QUAY
COLFAXTAOS
HIDALGO
DONA ANA
SANDOVAL
TORRANCE
DE BACA
HARDING
ROOSEVELT
CURRY
SANTA FE
VALENCIA
BERNALILLO
LOS ALAMOS
GUADALUPE
MORA
SAN MIGUEL
Lower Pecos Valley
Southwest New Mexico
Socorro-Sierra
San Juan Basin
NortheastNew Mexico
ColfaxTaos
Lea County
Northwest New Mexico
Rio Chama
Middle Rio Grande
Estancia Basin
LowerRio Grande
Tularosa-Sacramento-Salt Basins
Jemez ySangre
Mora-San Miguel-Guadalupe
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RIO CHAMA REGIONAL WATER PLAN UPDATELocation of Rio Chama Water Planning Region
Chama
Heron Reservoir
El VadoReservoirStinking
Lake
AbiquiuReservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
Gal
lina
Rio Brazos
Willow
Creek
Canjilon C
reek
Can
ones
Cre
ek
Rio San Antonio
Rio de los Pinos
Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
erco
Rio de las V
acas
Arro
yo S
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West Fork Rio Brazos
Rio Cebolla
Rio
Ojo
Cal
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Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Chama
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Rio Arriba
Chama
Heron Reservoir
El VadoReservoirStinking
Lake
AbiquiuReservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
Gal
lina
Rio Brazos
Willow
Creek
Canjilon C
reek
Can
ones
Cre
ek
Rio San Antonio
Rio de los Pinos
Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
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Rio de las V
acas
Arro
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West Fork Rio Brazos
Rio Cebolla
Rio
Ojo
Cal
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Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Chama
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Rio Arriba
RIO CHAMAREGIONAL WATER PLAN UPDATE
ExplanationStream (dashedwhere intermittent)LakeCityCountyWater planning region
Elevation (ft msl)4,000 - 6,0006,000 - 8,0008,000 - 10,000>10,000
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Regional MapFigure 3-1
Chama
Heron Reservoir
El VadoReservoirStinking
Lake
Abiquiu Reservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
Gal
lina
Rio Brazos
Willow
Creek
Canjilon C
reek
Can
ones
Cre
ek
Rio San Antonio
Rio de los Pinos
Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
erco
Rio de las V
acas
Arro
yo S
eco
West Fork Rio Brazos
Rio Cebolla
Rio
Ojo
Cal
ient
e
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Chama
Rio Arriba
Rio Grande(Northern)
Rio Grande(Middle)
Chama
Heron Reservoir
El VadoReservoirStinking
Lake
Abiquiu Reservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
Gal
lina
Rio Brazos
Willow
Creek
Canjilon C
reek
Can
ones
Cre
ek
Rio San Antonio
Rio de los Pinos
Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
erco
Rio de las V
acas
Arro
yo S
eco
West Fork Rio Brazos
Rio Cebolla
Rio
Ojo
Cal
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Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Chama
Rio Arriba
Rio Grande(Northern)
Rio Grande(Middle)
RIO CHAMAREGIONAL WATER PLAN UPDATE
ExplanationStream (dashedwhere intermittent)LakeCityCountyWater planning region
NMOSE groundwatermodel
EspanolaHearneMcada Wasiolek
NMOSE-declaredgroundwater basin
Rio Grande
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NMOSE-Declared Groundwater Basins and Groundwater ModelsFigure 4-1
Source: NMOSE, 2014a and 2014c
Chama
Heron Reservoir
El VadoReservoirStinking
Lake
Abiquiu Reservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
Gal
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Rio Brazos
Willow
Creek
Canjilon C
reek
Can
ones
Cre
ek
Rio San Antonio
Rio de los Pinos
Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
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Rio de las V
acas
Arro
yo S
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West Fork Rio Brazos
Rio Cebolla
Rio
Ojo
Cal
ient
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Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Chama
Rio Arriba
CHAMA
CHAMITA
BATEMAN
HOPEWELL
ABIQUIU DAM
SAN ANTONIO SINKChama
Heron Reservoir
El VadoReservoirStinking
Lake
Abiquiu Reservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
Gal
lina
Rio Brazos
Willow
Creek
Canjilon C
reek
Can
ones
Cre
ek
Rio San Antonio
Rio de los Pinos
Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
erco
Rio de las V
acas
Arro
yo S
eco
West Fork Rio Brazos
Rio Cebolla
Rio
Ojo
Cal
ient
e
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Chama
Rio Arriba
CHAMA
CHAMITA
BATEMAN
HOPEWELL
ABIQUIU DAM
SAN ANTONIO SINK
RIO CHAMAREGIONAL WATER PLAN UPDATE
ExplanationStream (dashed whereintermittent)LakeCityCountyWater planning region
NOAA climate stationSNOW/SNOTEL station
Selected stationNOAA climate stationSNOW/SNOTEL station
Climate division12
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Climate StationsFigure 5-1
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3
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New Mexico Climate Divisions
Sources: 1. WRCC, 20142. NCDC, 20143. NWS, 2005
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1955
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Tem
pera
ture
(°F)
Abiquiu Dam
Note: No temperature data recorded for winter 1957.
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1895
1900
1905
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1920
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1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Tem
pera
ture
(°F)
Chama
Average summer temperature (June, July, August)
Average winter temperature (December, January, February)
Note: No temperature data recorded for summer 1897, 1898-1905, 1919-1920, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955 and winter 1898-1905, 1919-1920, 1946, 1957, 1972.
RIO CHAMA REGIONAL WATER PLAN UPDATE
Average Temperature Abiquiu Dam and Chama Climate Stations P
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Chama
Heron Reservoir
El VadoReservoirStinking
Lake
AbiquiuReservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
Gal
lina
Rio Brazos
Willow
Creek
Canjilon C
reek
Can
ones
Cre
ek
Rio San Antonio
Rio de los Pinos
Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
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Rio de las V
acas
Arro
yo S
eco
West Fork Rio Brazos
Rio Cebolla
Rio
Ojo
Cal
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Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Chama
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Rio Arriba
Chama
Heron Reservoir
El VadoReservoirStinking
Lake
AbiquiuReservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
Gal
lina
Rio Brazos
Willow
Creek
Canjilon C
reek
Can
ones
Cre
ek
Rio San Antonio
Rio de los Pinos
Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
erco
Rio de las V
acas
Arro
yo S
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West Fork Rio Brazos
Rio Cebolla
Rio
Ojo
Cal
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Rio
Cha
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Rio Chama
84
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Rio Arriba
RIO CHAMAREGIONAL WATER PLAN UPDATE
ExplanationStream (dashedwhere intermittent)LakeCityCountyWater planning region
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Average Annual Precipitation (1980 to 2010)Figure 5-3
Normal annual precipitation (in/yr)
Source: PRISM, 2012
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1901
1905
1909
1913
1917
1921
1925
1929
1933
1937
1941
1945
1949
1953
1957
1961
1965
1969
1973
1977
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1985
1989
1993
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
Prec
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tion
(inch
es)
Chama
Note: Incomplete data for 1919-1920, 1934, 1946, 1949-1950, 1953, 1972 (missing 1 to 3 months). No data recorded for 1897-1905.
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1957
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1961
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1973
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
Prec
ipita
tion
(inch
es)
Abiquiu Dam
Note: Incomplete data for 1957 (missing 5 months).
RIO CHAMA REGIONAL WATER PLAN UPDATE
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Notes: 1. Measurements made in the last few days of March or first few days of April. 2. Years with no bars visible are years with zero snow depth (unless otherwise noted).
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2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Snow
Dep
th /
Snow
Wat
er E
quiv
alen
t (in
ches
)
Chamita SNOTEL Station
Note: No snow depth data available for April 1980-2001 and 2007.
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Snow
Wat
er E
quiv
alen
t (in
ches
)
San Antonio SNOW Course with Aerial Marker
Snow depthSnow water equivalent (the amount of water that would result if the snowpack were instantly melted)
Note: Data for 2014 are from San Antonio SNOTEL station.
RIO CHAMA REGIONAL WATER PLAN UPDATE
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2014
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Dep
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Snow
Wat
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quiv
alen
t (in
ches
)
Hopewell SNOTEL
Note: No snow depth data available for April 1980-2001.
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Dep
th /
Snow
Wat
er E
quiv
alen
t (in
ches
)
Bateman SNOTEL Station
Snow depthSnow water equivalent (the amount of water that would result if the snowpack were instantly melted)
Note: No snow depth data available for April 1980-2000.
RIO CHAMA REGIONAL WATER PLAN UPDATE
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Notes: 1. Measurements made in the last few days of March or first few days of April. 2. Years with no bars visible are years with zero snow depth (unless otherwise noted).
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PDSI
Climate Division 2
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PDSI
Climate Division 1
RIO CHAMA REGIONAL WATER PLAN UPDATE
Palmer Drought Severity IndexNew Mexico Climate Divisions 1 and 2P
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Note: Blue indicates wetter than average conditions and red indicates drier than average conditions, as described on Table 5-3.
Chama
Heron Reservoir
El VadoReservoir
StinkingLake
AbiquiuReservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
Gal
lina
Rio Brazos
Willow
Creek
Canjilon C
reek
Can
ones
Cre
ek
Rio San Antonio
Rio de los Pinos
Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
erco
Rio de las V
acas
Arro
yo S
eco
West Fork Rio Brazos
Rio Cebolla
Rio
Ojo
Cal
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Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Chama
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Rio Arriba
Rio Grande
RIO CHAMA NEARLA PUENTE, NM
RIO CHAMA BELOWABIQUIU DAM, NM
RIO CHAMA BELOWEL VADO DAM, NM
RIO OJO CALIENTEAT LA MADERA, NM
Rio Chama
Jemez
Conejos
Upper Rio Grande
Rio Puerco
UpperRio Grande
Alamosa-Trinchera
Chama
Heron Reservoir
El VadoReservoir
StinkingLake
AbiquiuReservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
Gal
lina
Rio Brazos
Willow
Creek
Canjilon C
reek
Can
ones
Cre
ek
Rio San Antonio
Rio de los Pinos
Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
erco
Rio de las V
acas
Arro
yo S
eco
West Fork Rio Brazos
Rio Cebolla
Rio
Ojo
Cal
ient
e
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Chama
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Rio Arriba
Rio Grande
RIO CHAMA NEARLA PUENTE, NM
RIO CHAMA BELOWABIQUIU DAM, NM
RIO CHAMA BELOWEL VADO DAM, NM
RIO OJO CALIENTEAT LA MADERA, NM
Rio Chama
Jemez
Conejos
Upper Rio Grande
Rio Puerco
UpperRio Grande
Alamosa-Trinchera
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ExplanationSelected USGS stream gageUSGS stream gageStream (dashed where intermittent)LakeRiver basinWatershed
CityCountyWater planning region
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Major Surface Drainages, Stream Gages, Reservoirs, and LakesFigure 5-7
Source: USGS, 2014c and 2014d
Note: Only those USGS stream gageswith daily data are shown.
Chama
HeronReservoir
El VadoReservoirStinking
Lake
Abiquiu Reservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
Gal
lina
Rio Brazos
Willow
Creek
Canjilon C
reek
Can
ones
Cre
ek
Rio San Antonio
Rio de los Pinos
Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
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Rio de las V
acas
Arro
yo S
eco
West Fork Rio Brazos
Rio Cebolla
Rio
Ojo
Cal
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Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Chama
Rio Arriba
9,33938,262
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
Minimum Median
Annu
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trea
mflo
w (a
cre-
feet
)
Rio Ojo Caliente at La Madera, NM1950 through 2013
33,447
230,221
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
Minimum Median
Annu
al S
trea
mflo
w (a
cre-
feet
)
Rio Chama near La Puente, NM1950 through 2013
138,712
332,735
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
Minimum Median
Annu
al S
trea
mflo
w (a
cre-
feet
)
Rio Chama below El Vado Dam, NM1950 through 2013
149,354
366,182
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
Minimum Median
Annu
al S
trea
mflo
w (a
cre-
feet
)
Rio Chama below Abiquiu Dam, NM1950 through 2013
Chama
HeronReservoir
El VadoReservoirStinking
Lake
Abiquiu Reservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
Gal
lina
Rio Brazos
Willow
Creek
Canjilon C
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Can
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Cre
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Rio San Antonio
Rio de los Pinos
Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
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Rio Cebolla
Rio
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9,33938,262
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300,000
350,000
400,000
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332,735
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100,000
150,000
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300,000
350,000
400,000
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366,182
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300,000
350,000
400,000
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1950 through 2013Figure 5-8
ExplanationStream gageStream (dashed whereintermittent)LakeCityCountyWater planning region
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80,000
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180,000
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1945
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2013
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Crystalline VolcanicsProvince
Chama BasinProvince
Tpb
Tsj
*m
Tps
Xq
Kls
Km
QrQbt
Yg
XgTsf
Pct
Tnr
Qbt
Qbt
QlXg
Tmb
XpcTsf*m
TsfJm
PctTnr
Tsf
QaPct
^c
Kd
^c
Qp
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J
Pct
Qp
Qa
QpXq
Kd
Tps
^c
Jsr
J
Kd
Tsf
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Kmv
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Kd
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Crystalline VolcanicsProvince
Chama BasinProvince
Tpb
Tsj
*m
Tps
Xq
Kls
Km
QrQbt
Yg
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Pct
Tnr
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Qbt
QlXg
Tmb
XpcTsf*m
TsfJm
PctTnr
Tsf
QaPct
^c
Kd
^c
Qp
Tsf
J
Pct
Qp
Qa
QpXq
Kd
Tps
^c
Jsr
J
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Tsf
Xq
Kmv
Ql
Kls
Kd
Km
Ql
Kd
Km
Thb
XqThb
Tnv
ThbKd
Tlrp
Ql
Tlv
TlvQl
Tlp
Thb
Kmv
Kls
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Geology and Physiographic ProvincesFigure 10a
ExplanationPhysiographic provinceCountyWater planning region
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*m - Madera Group
J - Upper and Middle Jurassic rocks,undivided
Jm - Morrison Formation
Jsr - San Rafael Group
Kd - Dakota Sandstone
Kkf - Kirtland and Fruitland Formations
Kls - Lewis Shale
Km - Mancos Shale
Kmv - Mesaverde Group
M - Mississippian rocks, undivided
Pa - Abo Formation
Pct - Cutler Formation
QTs - Upper Santa Fe Group
Qa - Alluvium
Qb - Basaltic to andesitic lava flows
Qbt - Bandelier Tuff
Ql - Landslide deposits and colluvium
Qp - Piedmont alluvial deposits
Qr - Older rhyolite lavas and earlyvolcaniclastic sedimentary fill depositsof the Valles Caldera
TKa - Animas Formation
Thb - Hinsdale Basalt
Tlp - Los Pinos Formation of lowerSanta Fe Group
Tlrp - Lower middle Tertiary rhyolitic todacitic pyroclastic rocks of the DatilGroup, ash-flow tuffs
Tlv - Lower middle Tertiary volcanicrocks
Tmb - Basaltic to andesitic lava flows
Tn - Nacimiento Formation
Tnr - Silicic to intermediate volcanicrocks
Tnv - Intermediate to silicic volcanicrocks
Toa - Ojo Alamo Formation
Tpb - Basaltic to andesitic lava flows
Tps - Paleogene sedimentary units
Tsf - Lower Santa Fe Group
Tsj - San Jose Formation
Turp - Upper middle Tertiary rhyoliticpyroclastic rocks of the MogollonGroup, ash-flow tuffs
Tv - Middle Tertiary volcanic rocks
Water - Water
Xg - Paleoproterozoic granitic plutonicrocks
Xpc - Paleoproterozoic calc-alkalineplutonic rocks
Xq - Paleoproterozoic quartzite
Xs - Paleoproterozoic metasedimentaryrocks
Xvf - Paleoproterozoic rhyolite andfelsic volcanic schist
Xvm - Paleoproterozoic maficmetavolcanic rocks with subordinatefelsic metavolcanic rocks
Yg - Mesoproterozoic granitic plutonicrocks
^c - Chinle Group
Source: NMBGMR, 2003
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Lake
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StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
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Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
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Rio Brazos
Willow
Creek
Canjilon C
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Can
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Cre
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Rio San Antonio
Rio de los Pinos
Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
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Rio de las V
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Arro
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Rio Cebolla
Rio
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StoneLake
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HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
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Rio Vallecitos
Rio
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reek
Rio Tusas
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El Vado Reservoir
Laguna Larga
Hopewell Lake
NaborLake
Ensenada Lake
Beaver Lake
Burns Lake
Deep Lake
Canjilon Lakes
Lagunitas Lakes
Cold LakeTonita Lake
Nutrias Lakes
Rito Encino
Chama
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StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
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El Rito C
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Beaver Lake
Burns Lake
Deep Lake
Canjilon Lakes
Lagunitas Lakes
Cold LakeTonita Lake
Nutrias Lakes
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El VadoReservoirStinking
Lake
AbiquiuReservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
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Creek
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Rio de los Pinos
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Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
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Rio de las V
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Arro
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Madrid, Laguna
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Rio Tusas
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Groundwaterdischarge permitPermitted activelandfillClosed landfill
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National PollutantDischarge EliminationSystem (NPDES) permit
Fish hatcheryMunicipal (publiclyowned treatmentwork)
Leaking underground stroage tank siteActiveNo further action
Commercial (self-supplied) Domestic (self-supplied)Industrial (self-supplied) Irrigated agricultureLivestock (self-supplied) Mining (self-supplied)Power (self-supplied) Public water supplyReservoir evaporation
68%
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0.1%
31%
42%
3%
38%
5%
13%
1% 0.1%
68%
0.3%
0.5%
31%
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Explanation
Total usage: 95,362 acre-feet Total usage: 2,723 acre-feet Total usage: 98,084 acre-feet
Source: NMOSE, 2013 Note: Only categories with usage above 0.1% are shown.
Chama
Heron Reservoir
El VadoReservoirStinking
Lake
AbiquiuReservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
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Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
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Creek
Canjilon C
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Can
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Cre
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Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
Rio Pu
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Arro
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Lake
AbiquiuReservoir
StoneLake
HorseLake
HaydenLake
Madrid, Laguna
El Rito
Rio Tusas
Rio
Cha
ma
Rio Nutrios
Rio Vallecitos
Rio
Gal
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Rio Brazos
Willow
Creek
Canjilon C
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Can
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Cre
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Rio de los Pinos
Boulder Creek
Poleo Creek
Rio de Tierra Amarilla
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Source: NMOSE, 2014d
Well (use)Agriculture/irrigationCommercial/industrial/recreationDomesticMining/oil/gasPublic water supply
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