Middle Rio Grande Project Water Data


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Water Data

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Project Water Supply

Current Conditions:

Reservoir Storage

Storage in the Rio Grande Basin

Weather Conditions (NOAA)

Precipitation

Streamflow

Rio Grande at Otowi Bridge, near San Ildefonso, New Mexico (USGS)

Streamflow Forecast Map

Spring and Summer (NRCS)

Snowpack Information

Mountain Snowpack Maps for Colorado, Rio Grande, and Arkansas Rivers

Drought Index

Palmer Drought Index Map
Explanation of Palmer Drought Severity Index (Text)

Historic Conditions:

Annual Precipitation

Normal	8.88 in
Maximum - 1988	13.11 in
Minimum - 1989	4.99 in
Albuquerque, New Mexico 1961-1990

Temperature

Mean Annual	56.4 °F
Daily Maximum - 06/26/1994	107 °F
Daily Minimum - 01/07/1971	-17 °F
Albuquerque, New Mexico 1914-1996
Growing Season	196 days
Elevation of irrigable area	5,200 ft

Rio Grande

Drainage area at Otowi, New Mexico	11,400 mi²
Annual discharge
Maximum	acre-ft
Minimum	acre-ft
Average	acre-ft

Project Water Quality

Rio Chama
Rio Grande - Albuquerque
Rio Grande - Santa Fe
Elephant Butte Reservoir

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