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Project Water Supply

Normal

7.57 in  

Maximum  -  1969

11.55 in  

Minimum   -  1989

3.94 in  

Alamosa, Colorado 1961-1990

  

      Temperature

Mean Annual

41.3 °F  

Daily Maximum  -  07/05/1989

96 °F  

Daily Minimum   -  12/14/1964

-42 °F  

Alamosa, Colorado 1948-1996

  

Growing Season

90-120 days  

Elevation of irrigable area

7,450 - 8,200 ft  

      Conejos River

Drainage area above Platoro Dam

40 mi2  

Annual discharge

  

   Maximum

acre-ft  

   Minimum

acre-ft  

   Average

acre-ft  

                         Streamflows:  Conejos River below Platoro Reservoir, Colorado (USGS)

Project Water Quality
 

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