Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-05-22
RECORD OF RUN.OFf
OF SANTA FE
CREEK
STATISTICS CLEANED BY The NEW
MEXICAN FROM U. 5. GE0L0G.
IcAL SURVEY REPORTS, WHICH
ARE TAKEN UNDER DIRECTIONS
or STATE ENGINEER FRENCH.
MR.. FRENCH TALKS
ON CITY PLANNING

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Since the resolution passed by the
council at its last meeting, Monday
hight, the New Mexican has under.
taken to look up some of the matters
for which it is proposed to employ an
engineer at the expense of the city to
find out.
1t will be remembered that the first
paragraph mentioned in the resolution
was as follows:
l. To determine with reasonable
approximation the total annual run.
off of the Santa Fe River drainage
area tributary to the main reservoir
of the Santa T'e Water & Light com.
tpsny.
! Gauging stations have been main
tanned in the Santa Fe creek at differ
ent points during various intervals of
| time since May 81, 1907. These sta
/ tiOns, and in fact all the work done
in the state by the geological survey,
is under the control and direction of
the state engineer, being maintained
at an expense of $4,000 per year by
tie state of New Mexico. The sta
tons are placed on the streams at the
direction of the state engineer. The
stream gauging and the collecting of
records is done under the direction
CT the water resources branch of the
United States Geological Survey with
Glen A. Gray and his efficient corps
Of engineers and photographers, and
il has been through the courtesy and
assistance of Mr. Gray and his men
that the New Mexican has gotten
promptly and up to date, everything
that is OF record pertaining to the
run off of water at the reservoir that
is on record.
Mr. GRAY regretted that the results
of these investigations have not af
fcrded better data for study.
At the present time a station is
being maintained about quarter of a
mile up stream IRON, he intake of the
Santa Fe Water and Light company's
ditch above the reservoir. Records
are available at this point from .Tanu-
ary /, 1913, to date
The amount of runoff from Santa
Fe creek drainage at the present loca-
ton of drainage since January l, 1913,
is as follows:
Drainage area 22.5 square miles.
For the month of January the
mean discharge in second feet was
10; per square mile, .044. Run-off,
depth in inches on drainage area.
.05; total in acre feet, 81.
February, mean discharge in sec
ond feet, 1.5; per square mile .067
Run-off, depth in inches on drainage
area, .0E total in acre feet, &c.
March, maximum discharge in sec
ond feet, rs; minimum, 10; mean.
2.03; per square mile, .090. Runoff,
depth in inches on drainage area, 10;
total in acre feet, 125.
April discharge in second feet, max.
imum 20; minimum, 3.5; mean, 1913;
Pc rsquare mile, 445S. Run-off, depth
ir inches on drainage area 81; total
in acre feet, 613.
May 1-21, maximum discharge in sec
ond feet, 81; Minimum, 15.; mean,
t.5; per square mile, IT'S. Run-off,
depth in inches on drainage area, 81:
fetal in acre feet, 729.
The mean discharge in second feet
IN January ard February are estimated
from discharge measurements and
United States weather bureau reports.
On August q, 1910, a gauging sta
ion was established on Santa Fe
;reek at Monument Rock. Fragment
Try records were taken at this point
'uring 1910 and 1911. Estimates of
he discharge were made during 1910,
9ut the records taken in 1911 would
,ot permit daily estimates of the dis
'harge to be made. The monthly es-
mates of discharge during 1910 at
his point are as follows:
In September the discharge in sec
nd feet. maximum. SO minimum, 1.3:
mean, 100. Run,off, ftotal in acre
eet), 113.
October, the maximum discharge in
econd feet was 20; minimum, IL:
mean, 1872. Run-off, total in acre
eet), S1.2.
November the maximum discharge
q second feet was 20; minimum, IL:
lean, 1.3G. Run-off (total in acre
eet) 500.
December. the maximum discharge
n second feet was 1.3 minimum, q:
;ean. LII. Run-off, (total in acre
aet 71.9.
The geological survey office has
ther records, which, however, do not
pply to the reservoir There are lots