Erosion in the Rio Puerco: Geography and Processes
Peak flows at two stream gages (on the Rio San José below Grants, NM,
and on the Arroyo Chico just above its confluence with the Rio Puerco)
exhibit a difference of flood amplitudes of about a factor of 10. The
basins are nearly of the same size and mean elevation.
Peak flow data
for these stations are available from USGS at URLs:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/inventory/?site_no=08340500
and
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/inventory/?site_no=08343500.
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