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Figure A4.12. Correspondence between simulated (continuous thick line) and observed (broken thick line) streamflow at La Balsa gauge station between September 1969 and August 1997

Source: Authors. Note: This is at the lowest pour point before the Cañón del Pato hydroelectric facility, which includes the aggregated response of most glaciated subwatersheds in the Santa River Basin.

Figure A4.13. Mid-monthly calculated and simulated streamflows (m3/s) for three watersheds, 1969–1997 La Balsa—Mid-monthly outflow 1970–1994 (m3/s)

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