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New Mexico River Levels & Streamflow

As of Oct 14, 2026, New Mexico rivers are running at 166% of normal across 115 USGS gauges — the highest is 1,180 cfs on the Rio Grande Floodway At San Acacia. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in New Mexico.

USGS gauges
115
State percent normal
166%
0%normal200%
Paddle runs
2
Updated
Oct 14
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Flow briefing · Oct 14, 2026

New Mexico river conditions today

Where rivers are running versus normal, what’s spiking and what’s coming — refreshed daily from USGS and NOAA.

Streamflow levels across New Mexico are currently 166% of normal, with the Rio Grande Floodway At San Acacia reporting the highest discharge in the state at 1,180 cfs and a gauge stage of 11.04 ft.

Meanwhile, the Animas River Below Aztec is seeing a spike today — up 10% since yesterday and currently running near peak.

Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into New Mexico's named rivers.

New Mexico vs normal

How New Mexico’s rivers compare to normal

Every gauge placed by its own percent of normal, and three years of the statewide trend.

Where every gauge actually sits

One dot per New Mexico streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.

State average 166%
0% 50% 100% · normal 150% 200%+
Much below normalunder 50% Below normal50–90% Near normal90–110% Above normal110–150% Much above normalover 150%

Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.

New Mexico streamflow, three water years

Statewide percent of normal, every day since Oct 2023. The dotted line is normal.

166% of normal today
0pts vs this day last year (166%)
253of 366 days below normal, past year
972% 3-year peak · Oct 2026 · above the axis
50% 100% normal 150% 200%
Oct 2023 202420252026 Oct 13, 2026

799 daily readings from 104 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 225%: 16 readings above that — including the 972% peak in Oct 2026 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.

New Mexico flow report

115 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Rio Grande Floodway At San Acacia, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08354900
966 cfs 10.72 ft · 52°F 4,662 ft Rio Grande-Albuquerque
San Juan River At Farmington, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09365000
821 cfs 1.75 ft 59°F 52°F 5,241 ft Middle San Juan
San Juan River At Shiprock, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09368000
747 cfs 7.62 ft 71°F 44°F 4,894 ft Middle San Juan
Animas River Below Aztec, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09364010
710 cfs 6.82 ft 53°F 49°F 5,560 ft Animas
Animas River At Farmington, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09364500
618 cfs 5.24 ft 59°F 52°F 5,278 ft Animas
Rio Grande Below Cochiti Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08317400
556 cfs 2.30 ft 66°F 53°F 5,230 ft Rio Grande-Santa Fe
Rio Grande At Otowi Bridge, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08313000
446 cfs 2.99 ft 63°F 47°F 5,503 ft Upper Rio Grande
Rio Grande At Narrows In Elephant Butte Res., Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08359500
422 cfs 5.20 ft · 55°F 4,416 ft Elephant Butte Reservoir
Rio Grande Nr Alameda, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08329928
408 cfs 2.96 ft · 53°F 4,989 ft Rio Grande-Albuquerque
Rio Grande At Isleta Lakes Nr Isleta, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08330875
393 cfs 4.94 ft · 51°F 4,899 ft Rio Grande-Albuquerque
Rio Grande Floodway At San Marcial, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08358400
367 cfs 13.59 ft · 51°F 4,484 ft Elephant Butte Reservoir
Rio Grande Floodway Near Bernardo, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08332010
345 cfs 15.14 ft · 52°F 4,733 ft Rio Grande-Albuquerque
Rio Grande At Albuquerque, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08330000
323 cfs 2.95 ft 75°F 53°F 4,953 ft Rio Grande-Albuquerque
San Juan River Near Archuleta, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09355500
276 cfs 3.88 ft 49°F 48°F 5,665 ft Upper San Juan
Rio Grande At Embudo, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08279500
274 cfs 2.49 ft 60°F 49°F 5,793 ft Upper Rio Grande
Pecos R Abv Canon Del Uta Nr Colonias, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08382600
218 cfs 4.75 ft · 55°F 4,809 ft Pecos Headwaters
Rio Ruidoso At Hollywood, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08387000
216 cfs 3.27 ft · 50°F 6,420 ft Rio Hondo
Pecos River Near Pecos, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08378500
206 cfs 2.88 ft · 43°F 7,506 ft Pecos Headwaters
Pecos River (Kaiser Channel) Near Lakewood, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08399500
187 cfs 10.36 ft · 65°F 3,281 ft Upper Pecos-Black
Rio Grande Blw Taos Junction Bridge Near Taos, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08276500
186 cfs 3.54 ft · 44°F 6,079 ft Upper Rio Grande
Gila River Near Gila, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09430500
181 cfs 2.12 ft · 55°F 4,661 ft Upper Gila
Pecos River Near Artesia, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08396500
180 cfs 3.51 ft · 64°F 3,306 ft Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo
Pecos River Near Anton Chico, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08379500
175 cfs 3.30 ft · 53°F 5,138 ft Pecos Headwaters
Rio Chama Near Chamita, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08290000
170 cfs 3.90 ft 60°F 47°F 5,666 ft Rio Chama
Rio Chama Near La Puente, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08284100
130 cfs 2.81 ft · 38°F 7,095 ft Rio Chama
Rio Chama Above Abiquiu Reservoir, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08286500
129 cfs 5.04 ft · 46°F 6,284 ft Rio Chama
Rio Grande Conveyance Channel At San Marcial, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08358300
118 cfs 9.03 ft · 51°F 4,472 ft Rio Grande-Albuquerque
Pecos River Above Santa Rosa Lake, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08382650
109 cfs 6.15 ft · 56°F 4,761 ft Pecos Headwaters
Rio Chama Below El Vado Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08285500
108 cfs 1.93 ft · 39°F 6,700 ft Rio Chama
Rio Chama Below Abiquiu Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08287000
101 cfs 2.18 ft · 45°F 6,042 ft Rio Chama
Pecos River Near Lake Arthur, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08395500
99 cfs 4.42 ft · 63°F 3,335 ft Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo
Pecos River At Pierce Canyon Crossing, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08407000
80 cfs 3.66 ft · 68°F 2,898 ft Upper Pecos-Black
Pecos River Near Puerto De Luna, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08383500
76 cfs 1.17 ft · 58°F 4,318 ft Pecos Headwaters
Pecos River Near Dunlap, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08385630
69 cfs · · 59°F 3,755 ft Upper Pecos
Gila River Near Redrock, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09431500
67 cfs 4.40 ft · 55°F 4,124 ft Upper Gila-Mangas
Rio Grande Near Cerro, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08263500
66 cfs 1.50 ft · 40°F 7,117 ft Upper Rio Grande
Pecos River Below Taiban Creek Near Fort Sumner, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08385522
65 cfs 1.82 ft · 59°F 3,915 ft Upper Pecos
Pecos River Near Malaga, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08406500
63 cfs 2.73 ft 53°F 68°F 2,915 ft Upper Pecos-Black
Pecos River At Red Bluff, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08407500
62 cfs 3.44 ft 76°F 68°F 2,857 ft Upper Pecos-Black
Rio Hondo At Diamond A Ranch Nr Roswell, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08390500
60 cfs 5.93 ft · 61°F 4,214 ft Rio Hondo
Rio Pueblo De Taos Below Los Cordovas, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08276300
57 cfs 6.75 ft · 43°F 6,664 ft Upper Rio Grande
Rio Mora Near Terrero, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08377900
56 cfs 1.70 ft 49°F 39°F 7,898 ft Pecos Headwaters
Pecos River Near Acme, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08386000
56 cfs 4.68 ft · 61°F 3,510 ft Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo
Embudo Creek At Dixon, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08279000
56 cfs 9.27 ft · 49°F 5,862 ft Upper Rio Grande
Gila River Below Blue Creek, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09432000
54 cfs 5.61 ft · 54°F 3,905 ft Upper Gila-Mangas
Red River Below Fish Hatchery, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08266820
54 cfs 4.56 ft 55°F 42°F 7,085 ft Upper Rio Grande
Rio Ruidoso At Ruidoso, Nm
4 days ago · USGS 08386505
51 cfs 2.02 ft · 48°F 7,101 ft Rio Hondo
Canadian River Near Sanchez, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07221500
47 cfs 1.79 ft · 58°F 4,429 ft Upper Canadian
Santa Fe River Above Cochiti Lake, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08317200
43 cfs 1.39 ft · 52°F 5,512 ft Rio Grande-Santa Fe
Rio Hondo Near Roswell, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08393610
43 cfs 7.35 ft · 61°F 3,520 ft Rio Hondo
Pecos River Below Dark Canyon At Carlsbad, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08405200
39 cfs · 83°F 67°F 3,083 ft Upper Pecos-Black
Mora River Near Golondrinas, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07216500
35 cfs 1.60 ft · 42°F 6,758 ft Mora
Red River Near Questa, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08265000
31 cfs 2.44 ft · 44°F 7,474 ft Upper Rio Grande
Rio Hondo Blw Diamond A Dam Nr Roswell, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08390800
29 cfs 2.02 ft · 61°F 3,962 ft Rio Hondo
Mimbres River At Mimbres, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08477110
29 cfs 1.47 ft · 49°F 5,909 ft Mimbres
Gallinas Creek Near Montezuma, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08380500
28 cfs 1.53 ft 55°F 45°F 6,881 ft Pecos Headwaters
Santa Cruz River Near Cundiyo, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08291000
27 cfs 4.58 ft · 50°F 6,489 ft Upper Rio Grande
Mogollon Creek Near Cliff, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09430600
26 cfs 2.00 ft · 51°F 5,421 ft Upper Gila
Rio Pueblo Nr Penasco, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08277470
25 cfs 3.33 ft · 38°F 7,800 ft Upper Rio Grande
Santa Fe River Near Santa Fe, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08316000
22 cfs 2.02 ft · 40°F 7,717 ft Rio Grande-Santa Fe
Mora River At La Cueva, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07215500
22 cfs 5.32 ft · 41°F 7,025 ft Mora
Rio Hondo Near Valdez, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08267500
17 cfs 2.39 ft · 43°F 7,689 ft Upper Rio Grande
Jemez River Near Jemez, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08324000
17 cfs 3.30 ft 77°F 50°F 5,637 ft Jemez
Pecos River Below Brantley Dam Near Carlsbad, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08401500
17 cfs 4.23 ft · 65°F 3,207 ft Upper Pecos-Black
Rio Nambe Below Nambe Falls Dam Near Nambe, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08294210
14 cfs · · 48°F 6,546 ft Upper Rio Grande
Rio Lucero Near Arroyo Seco, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08271000
13 cfs 1.93 ft · 44°F 8,071 ft Upper Rio Grande
Revuelto Creek Near Logan, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07227100
12 cfs 1.27 ft 71°F 63°F 3,671 ft Revuelto
Rio Ojo Caliente At La Madera, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08289000
9 cfs 2.60 ft · 44°F 6,406 ft Rio Chama
Tularosa Creek Near Bent, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08481500
9 cfs 2.09 ft · 54°F 5,448 ft Tularosa Valley
La Plata River At La Plata, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09367000
9 cfs 9.02 ft · 47°F 5,743 ft Middle San Juan
Tesuque Creek Above Diversions Near Santa Fe, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08302500
8 cfs 5.59 ft · 46°F 7,255 ft Upper Rio Grande
Rio Grande Del Rancho Near Talpa, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08275500
8 cfs 4.47 ft · 44°F 7,267 ft Upper Rio Grande
Costilla Creek Near Costilla, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08255500
8 cfs 1.56 ft · 44°F 7,913 ft Upper Rio Grande
Santa Fe R Abv Mcclure Res (8 Ft), Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08315480
8 cfs 1.15 ft · 40°F 7,902 ft Rio Grande-Santa Fe
Cimarron River Near Cimarron, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07207000
7 cfs · · 48°F 6,628 ft Cimarron
Rio Pueblo De Taos Near Taos, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08269000
7 cfs · · 46°F 7,402 ft Upper Rio Grande
Rayado Creek Near Cimarron, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07208500
6 cfs 2.27 ft · 47°F 6,732 ft Cimarron
Black River Above Malaga, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08405500
5 cfs 1.07 ft · 68°F 3,086 ft Upper Pecos-Black
Gallinas R Nr Colonias, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08382500
5 cfs 2.76 ft · 54°F 4,946 ft Pecos Headwaters
Ponil Creek Near Cimarron, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07207500
5 cfs 1.47 ft · 46°F 6,637 ft Cimarron
Casias Creek Near Costilla, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08253000
5 cfs 3.32 ft · 40°F 9,419 ft Upper Rio Grande
Gallinas River Near Lourdes, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08382000
4 cfs 1.34 ft · 47°F 5,940 ft Pecos Headwaters
Rio Grande Below Elephant Butte Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08361000
4 cfs 1.35 ft · 55°F 4,249 ft Caballo
Rio Penasco Near Dunken, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08397600
3 cfs 1.67 ft · 57°F 5,257 ft Rio Penasco
Canadian River At Logan, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07227000
3 cfs 1.37 ft · 63°F 3,665 ft Upper Canadian-Ute Reservoir
La Plata River Near Farmington, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09367500
3 cfs 2.00 ft · 50°F 5,218 ft Middle San Juan
Fourmile Draw Nr Lakewood, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08400000
3 cfs 2.21 ft · 64°F 3,323 ft Upper Pecos-Black
Canadian River Near Taylor Springs, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07211500
3 cfs 3.34 ft · 47°F 5,648 ft Upper Canadian
Rio San Jose Near Grants, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08343500
3 cfs 1.91 ft · 45°F 6,269 ft Rio San Jose
Cimarron River Below Eagle Nest Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07206000
1 cfs · · 33°F 8,058 ft Cimarron
Costilla Creek Above Costilla Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08252500
1 cfs 1.65 ft · 40°F 9,447 ft Upper Rio Grande
Coyote Creek Near Golondrinas, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07218000
1 cfs 2.49 ft · 42°F 6,790 ft Mora
Salt Creek Near Tularosa, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08480595
1 cfs 1.24 ft · 55°F 4,051 ft Tularosa Valley
Vermejo River Near Dawson, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07203000
1 cfs 2.82 ft · 46°F 6,454 ft Canadian Headwaters
Santistevan Creek Near Costilla, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08253500
1 cfs · · 40°F 9,498 ft Upper Rio Grande
North Floodway Channel Near Alameda, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08329900
0 cfs · · 53°F 5,014 ft Rio Grande-Albuquerque
Pecos River Below Sumner Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08384500
0 cfs · · 59°F 4,149 ft Upper Pecos
Costilla Creek Below Costilla Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08254000
0 cfs 1.08 ft · 40°F 9,309 ft Upper Rio Grande
Rio Nutria Near Ramah, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09386900
0 cfs 7.91 ft · 45°F 6,858 ft Zuni
Eagle Tail Ditch Nr Maxwell, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07202500
0 cfs 1.23 ft · 44°F 6,108 ft Canadian Headwaters
Galisteo Creek Below Galisteo Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08317950
0 cfs 2.87 ft · 50°F 5,459 ft Rio Grande-Santa Fe
Pecos River Below Santa Rosa Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08382830
0 cfs 3.00 ft · 56°F 4,624 ft Pecos Headwaters
Eagle Creek Below South Fork Near Alto, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08387600
0 cfs 5.51 ft · 48°F 7,621 ft Rio Hondo
Pecos R At Damsite 3 Nr Carlsbad, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08402000
0 cfs · · 66°F 3,184 ft Upper Pecos-Black
Ute Creek Near Logan, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07226500
0 cfs 3.85 ft · 62°F 3,816 ft Ute
Tijeras Arroyo Nr Albuquerque, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08330600
0 cfs · · 52°F 4,992 ft Rio Grande-Albuquerque
South Div Channel Abv Tijeras Arroyo Nr Albq., Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08330775
0 cfs · · 52°F 4,959 ft Rio Grande-Albuquerque
Rio Puerco Near Bernardo, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08353000
0 cfs 5.33 ft · 52°F 4,738 ft Rio Puerco
Rio Penasco At Dayton, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08398500
0 cfs · · 64°F 3,402 ft Rio Penasco
Dark Canyon Draw Near Whites City, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08405105
0 cfs 3.61 ft · 68°F 3,445 ft Upper Pecos-Black
Pecos River Below Avalon Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08404000
0 cfs 2.80 ft · 66°F 3,118 ft Upper Pecos-Black
Carlsbad Main Canal At Head Near Carlsbad, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08403500
0 cfs 1.06 ft · 66°F 3,135 ft Upper Pecos-Black
Rocky Arroyo At Hwy Brd Nr Carlsbad, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08401900
0 cfs 3.22 ft · 65°F 3,258 ft Upper Pecos-Black
South Seven Rivers Nr Lakewood, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08401200
0 cfs 5.53 ft · 65°F 3,289 ft Upper Pecos-Black
Zuni River Abv Black Rock Reservoir, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09386950
0 cfs 1.49 ft · 45°F 6,482 ft Zuni
Whitewater & paddle

New Mexico river runs

Paddleable river sections in New Mexico keyed to USGS gauges, with live streamflow and whitewater class.

River run Status Streamflow Air temp Class
Pilar/Race Course Too High 465 cfs 76°F III- TO IV-
Wilderness Run · · 62°F II TO III
Flow report FAQ

About New Mexico streamflow

What are river levels like in New Mexico right now?

As of October 14, 2026, New Mexico rivers are running at 166% of normal across 115 USGS streamgauges, and the Rio Grande Floodway At San Acacia is reporting the highest discharge at 1,180 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which New Mexico river is running highest right now?

As of October 14, 2026, the highest discharge in New Mexico is 1,180 cfs on the Rio Grande Floodway At San Acacia. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.

Are New Mexico rivers high or low right now?

Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means New Mexico rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.

Where does the New Mexico streamflow data come from?

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.

What is cfs?

Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.

What does Gauge Height mean?

The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").

How fresh is the New Mexico data?

USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.

Can I get a flow alert for a New Mexico gauge?

Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.

Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?

No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.