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Reservoir is a 90 acre privately owned reservoir on Costilla Creek, 10 miles east of Costilla, NM. It is owned and operated by Vermejo Park Ranch. You can contact them at 575-445-3097.
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http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/fishing/rio-grande-cutthroat-trout/rio-costilla/Environmental-Assessment-Rio-Costilla-Project.pdf
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weather station is near the confluence of the east and west forks of
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Costilla Creek and West Fork Costilla Creek. It then flows southward across the border into
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Climate data for North
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Restoration of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout (
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Río
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Costilla Creek, pictured from the Rio
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1077:"North Costilla, New Mexico 1991-2020 Monthly Normals"
376:Popular with anglers, the creek offers fishing for
1057:. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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678:Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
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351:Taos Plateau volcanic field
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953:"Fishing information"
468:Record high °F (°C)
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608:Daily mean °F (°C)
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332:Valle Vidal
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165:105°15′04″W
1098:Categories
993:2018-04-22
965:2018-04-22
938:2018-04-22
905:References
398:Rio Grande
366:Rio Grande
321:New Mexico
301:Rio Grande
285:Rio Grande
229:36°58′51″N
200:Rio Grande
162:36°59′45″N
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1055:"xmACIS2"
271:Discharge
818:Average
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317:Colorado
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404:Climate
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424:Month
410:SNOTEL
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463:Year
195:Mouth
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850:1.14
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