New Mexico River Levels & Streamflow
As of Nov 9, 2026, New Mexico rivers are running at 639% of normal across 113 USGS gauges — the highest is 4,690 cfs on the Rio Grande At Otowi Bridge. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in New Mexico.
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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 639% of normal, with the Rio Grande At Otowi Bridge reporting the highest discharge in the state at 4,690 cfs and a gauge stage of 7.03 ft.
Meanwhile, the Rio Grande At Narrows In Elephant Butte Res. is seeing a spike today — up 8% 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.
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.
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 Nov 2023. The dotted line is normal.
799 daily readings from 103 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 250%: 31 readings above that — including the 1573% peak in Nov 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
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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San Juan River At Shiprock, Nm
11 hours ago · USGS 09368000 |
3,930 cfs | 10.39 ft | 71°F | 31°F | 4,894 ft | Middle San Juan |
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Rio Grande At Narrows In Elephant Butte Res., Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08359500 |
3,840 cfs | 9.54 ft | · | 42°F | 4,416 ft | Elephant Butte Reservoir |
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Rio Grande Below Cochiti Dam, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08317400 |
3,500 cfs | 4.25 ft | 51°F | 37°F | 5,230 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Rio Grande At Otowi Bridge, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08313000 |
3,430 cfs | 6.08 ft | 47°F | 33°F | 5,503 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Grande At Embudo, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08279500 |
3,240 cfs | 6.26 ft | 46°F | 33°F | 5,793 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Grande At Isleta Lakes Nr Isleta, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08330875 |
3,210 cfs | 7.35 ft | · | 33°F | 4,899 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Rio Grande Floodway Near Bernardo, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08332010 |
3,180 cfs | 18.91 ft | · | 35°F | 4,733 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Rio Grande Floodway At San Acacia, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08354900 |
2,970 cfs | 13.41 ft | · | 36°F | 4,662 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Rio Grande At Albuquerque, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08330000 |
2,910 cfs | 5.40 ft | 75°F | 35°F | 4,953 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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San Juan River At Farmington, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 09365000 |
2,850 cfs | 3.24 ft | 53°F | 33°F | 5,241 ft | Middle San Juan |
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Animas River At Farmington, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 09364500 |
2,720 cfs | 7.10 ft | 39°F | 33°F | 5,278 ft | Animas |
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Rio Grande Nr Alameda, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08329928 |
2,610 cfs | 5.84 ft | · | 35°F | 4,989 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Animas River Below Aztec, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 09364010 |
2,560 cfs | 9.35 ft | 53°F | 33°F | 5,560 ft | Animas |
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Rio Grande Blw Taos Junction Bridge Near Taos, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08276500 |
2,440 cfs | 5.97 ft | · | 28°F | 6,079 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Chama Above Abiquiu Reservoir, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08286500 |
2,140 cfs | 8.76 ft | · | 33°F | 6,284 ft | Rio Chama |
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Rio Grande Floodway At San Marcial, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08358400 |
2,110 cfs | 17.01 ft | · | 37°F | 4,484 ft | Elephant Butte Reservoir |
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Rio Chama Below El Vado Dam, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08285500 |
1,960 cfs | 4.46 ft | · | 28°F | 6,700 ft | Rio Chama |
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Rio Grande Near Cerro, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08263500 |
1,940 cfs | 8.41 ft | · | 26°F | 7,117 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Chama Near La Puente, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08284100 |
1,150 cfs | 4.56 ft | · | 27°F | 7,095 ft | Rio Chama |
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Rio Chama Near Chamita, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08290000 |
844 cfs | 4.90 ft | 49°F | 33°F | 5,666 ft | Rio Chama |
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Gila River Below Blue Creek, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 09432000 |
586 cfs | 7.05 ft | · | 41°F | 3,905 ft | Upper Gila-Mangas |
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Pecos River Above Santa Rosa Lake, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08382650 |
512 cfs | 7.53 ft | · | 36°F | 4,761 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Rio Chama Below Abiquiu Dam, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08287000 |
511 cfs | 3.13 ft | · | 35°F | 6,042 ft | Rio Chama |
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Pecos River Near Anton Chico, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08379500 |
474 cfs | 4.02 ft | · | 34°F | 5,138 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Pecos R Abv Canon Del Uta Nr Colonias, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08382600 |
452 cfs | 5.83 ft | · | 35°F | 4,809 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Gila River Near Redrock, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 09431500 |
429 cfs | 5.58 ft | · | 42°F | 4,124 ft | Upper Gila-Mangas |
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Pecos River Near Pecos, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08378500 |
419 cfs | 3.30 ft | · | 32°F | 7,506 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Gila River Near Gila, Nm
11 hours ago · USGS 09430500 |
360 cfs | 2.92 ft | · | 40°F | 4,661 ft | Upper Gila |
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Pecos River (Kaiser Channel) Near Lakewood, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08399500 |
258 cfs | 10.78 ft | · | 44°F | 3,281 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Canadian River Near Sanchez, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 07221500 |
257 cfs | 2.99 ft | · | 36°F | 4,429 ft | Upper Canadian |
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Pecos River Near Malaga, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08406500 |
253 cfs | 4.23 ft | 53°F | 49°F | 2,915 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Rio Puerco Near Bernardo, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08353000 |
250 cfs | 7.54 ft | · | 35°F | 4,738 ft | Rio Puerco |
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Pecos River Near Artesia, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08396500 |
249 cfs | 3.76 ft | · | 43°F | 3,306 ft | Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo |
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Pecos River At Red Bluff, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08407500 |
243 cfs | 4.64 ft | 60°F | 50°F | 2,857 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Rio Grande Conveyance Channel At San Marcial, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08358300 |
237 cfs | 9.93 ft | · | 37°F | 4,472 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Pecos River At Pierce Canyon Crossing, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08407000 |
209 cfs | 4.69 ft | · | 50°F | 2,898 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Rio Ojo Caliente At La Madera, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08289000 |
200 cfs | 3.40 ft | · | 31°F | 6,406 ft | Rio Chama |
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San Francisco River Near Glenwood, Nm
11 hours ago · USGS 09444000 |
200 cfs | 4.61 ft | · | 35°F | 4,557 ft | San Francisco |
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Pecos R At Damsite 3 Nr Carlsbad, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08402000 |
195 cfs | 1.99 ft | · | 45°F | 3,184 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Pecos River Below Brantley Dam Near Carlsbad, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08401500 |
192 cfs | 6.14 ft | · | 45°F | 3,207 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Pecos River Near Lake Arthur, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08395500 |
178 cfs | 4.51 ft | · | 42°F | 3,335 ft | Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo |
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Pecos River Below Dark Canyon At Carlsbad, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08405200 |
160 cfs | 1.90 ft | 62°F | 46°F | 3,083 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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San Juan River Near Archuleta, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 09355500 |
151 cfs | 3.53 ft | 51°F | 32°F | 5,665 ft | Upper San Juan |
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La Plata River Near Farmington, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 09367500 |
132 cfs | 3.78 ft | · | 33°F | 5,218 ft | Middle San Juan |
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Pecos River Below Avalon Dam, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08404000 |
123 cfs | 5.27 ft | · | 46°F | 3,118 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Jemez River Near Jemez, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08324000 |
107 cfs | 4.20 ft | 77°F | 37°F | 5,637 ft | Jemez |
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Rio Pueblo De Taos Below Los Cordovas, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08276300 |
103 cfs | 7.23 ft | · | 27°F | 6,664 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Embudo Creek At Dixon, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08279000 |
97 cfs | 9.56 ft | · | 34°F | 5,862 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Mora Near Terrero, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08377900 |
93 cfs | 2.02 ft | 39°F | 31°F | 7,898 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Pecos River Near Puerto De Luna, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08383500 |
90 cfs | 1.25 ft | · | 36°F | 4,318 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Red River Below Fish Hatchery, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08266820 |
89 cfs | 4.80 ft | 44°F | 28°F | 7,085 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Gallinas Creek Near Montezuma, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08380500 |
62 cfs | 2.02 ft | 42°F | 32°F | 6,881 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Rio Hondo Near Roswell, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08393610 |
62 cfs | 7.67 ft | · | 39°F | 3,520 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Rio Hondo At Diamond A Ranch Nr Roswell, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08390500 |
58 cfs | 6.17 ft | · | 40°F | 4,214 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Pecos River Near Acme, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08386000 |
55 cfs | 4.74 ft | · | 39°F | 3,510 ft | Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo |
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Pecos River Near Dunlap, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08385630 |
52 cfs | · | · | 37°F | 3,755 ft | Upper Pecos |
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Red River Near Questa, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08265000 |
50 cfs | 2.69 ft | · | 32°F | 7,474 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Mora River Near Golondrinas, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 07216500 |
46 cfs | 1.65 ft | · | 28°F | 6,758 ft | Mora |
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Cimarron River Near Cimarron, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 07207000 |
46 cfs | 1.62 ft | · | 32°F | 6,628 ft | Cimarron |
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Rio Hondo Blw Diamond A Dam Nr Roswell, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08390800 |
46 cfs | 2.21 ft | · | 40°F | 3,962 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Rio Lucero Near Arroyo Seco, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08271000 |
44 cfs | 2.35 ft | · | 27°F | 8,071 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Pueblo Nr Penasco, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08277470 |
43 cfs | 3.49 ft | · | 26°F | 7,800 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Gallinas River Near Lourdes, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08382000 |
41 cfs | 2.16 ft | · | 31°F | 5,940 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Santa Cruz River Near Cundiyo, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08291000 |
38 cfs | 4.77 ft | · | 35°F | 6,489 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Hondo Near Valdez, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08267500 |
33 cfs | 2.54 ft | · | 31°F | 7,689 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Gallinas R Nr Colonias, Nm
11 hours ago · USGS 08382500 |
33 cfs | 3.35 ft | · | 34°F | 4,946 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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La Plata River At La Plata, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 09367000 |
32 cfs | 9.10 ft | · | 33°F | 5,743 ft | Middle San Juan |
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Pecos River Below Taiban Creek Near Fort Sumner, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08385522 |
30 cfs | 1.81 ft | · | 37°F | 3,915 ft | Upper Pecos |
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Rio Nambe Below Nambe Falls Dam Near Nambe, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08294210 |
25 cfs | 1.00 ft | · | 35°F | 6,546 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Costilla Creek Near Costilla, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08255500 |
23 cfs | 1.91 ft | · | 30°F | 7,913 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Pueblo De Taos Near Taos, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08269000 |
23 cfs | · | · | 32°F | 7,402 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Santa Fe River Above Cochiti Lake, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08317200 |
23 cfs | 1.32 ft | · | 36°F | 5,512 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Mora River At La Cueva, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 07215500 |
21 cfs | 5.30 ft | · | 29°F | 7,025 ft | Mora |
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Coyote Creek Near Golondrinas, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 07218000 |
21 cfs | 3.43 ft | · | 29°F | 6,790 ft | Mora |
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Rio Ruidoso At Hollywood, Nm
11 hours ago · USGS 08387000 |
21 cfs | 2.05 ft | · | 34°F | 6,420 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Cimarron River Below Eagle Nest Dam, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 07206000 |
20 cfs | · | · | 20°F | 8,058 ft | Cimarron |
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Mogollon Creek Near Cliff, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 09430600 |
19 cfs | 1.71 ft | · | 39°F | 5,421 ft | Upper Gila |
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Santa Fe River Near Santa Fe, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08316000 |
17 cfs | 1.92 ft | · | 29°F | 7,717 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Mimbres River At Mimbres, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08477110 |
16 cfs | 1.28 ft | · | 36°F | 5,909 ft | Mimbres |
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Santa Fe R Abv Mcclure Res (8 Ft), Nm
11 hours ago · USGS 08315480 |
15 cfs | 1.46 ft | · | 29°F | 7,902 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Rayado Creek Near Cimarron, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 07208500 |
15 cfs | 2.50 ft | · | 31°F | 6,732 ft | Cimarron |
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Tesuque Creek Above Diversions Near Santa Fe, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08302500 |
14 cfs | 5.68 ft | · | 34°F | 7,255 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Canadian River Near Taylor Springs, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 07211500 |
13 cfs | 3.70 ft | · | 27°F | 5,648 ft | Upper Canadian |
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Rio Grande Del Rancho Near Talpa, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08275500 |
11 cfs | 4.57 ft | · | 29°F | 7,267 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Black River Above Malaga, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08405500 |
11 cfs | 1.27 ft | · | 48°F | 3,086 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Revuelto Creek Near Logan, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 07227100 |
10 cfs | 1.44 ft | 52°F | 38°F | 3,671 ft | Revuelto |
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Tularosa Creek Near Bent, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08481500 |
8 cfs | 2.05 ft | · | 39°F | 5,448 ft | Tularosa Valley |
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Rio Ruidoso At Ruidoso, Nm
11 hours ago · USGS 08386505 |
8 cfs | 1.78 ft | · | 33°F | 7,101 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Eagle Tail Ditch Nr Maxwell, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 07202500 |
8 cfs | 1.71 ft | · | 27°F | 6,108 ft | Canadian Headwaters |
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Ponil Creek Near Cimarron, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 07207500 |
8 cfs | 1.75 ft | · | 31°F | 6,637 ft | Cimarron |
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Vermejo River Near Dawson, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 07203000 |
5 cfs | 3.18 ft | · | 30°F | 6,454 ft | Canadian Headwaters |
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North Floodway Channel Near Alameda, Nm
11 hours ago · USGS 08329900 |
4 cfs | · | · | 35°F | 5,014 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Eagle Creek Below South Fork Near Alto, Nm
11 hours ago · USGS 08387600 |
4 cfs | 6.70 ft | · | 33°F | 7,621 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Rio San Jose Near Grants, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08343500 |
3 cfs | 1.95 ft | · | 29°F | 6,269 ft | Rio San Jose |
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Canadian River At Logan, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 07227000 |
3 cfs | 1.43 ft | · | 38°F | 3,665 ft | Upper Canadian-Ute Reservoir |
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Rio Grande Below Elephant Butte Dam, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08361000 |
3 cfs | 1.54 ft | · | 41°F | 4,249 ft | Caballo |
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Fourmile Draw Nr Lakewood, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08400000 |
3 cfs | 2.21 ft | · | 43°F | 3,323 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Rio Penasco Near Dunken, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08397600 |
2 cfs | 1.48 ft | · | 38°F | 5,257 ft | Rio Penasco |
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Zuni River Abv Black Rock Reservoir, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 09386950 |
1 cfs | 2.44 ft | · | 30°F | 6,482 ft | Zuni |
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Salt Creek Near Tularosa, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08480595 |
1 cfs | 1.17 ft | · | 41°F | 4,051 ft | Tularosa Valley |
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Rio Nutria Near Ramah, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 09386900 |
1 cfs | 8.02 ft | · | 32°F | 6,858 ft | Zuni |
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Pecos River Below Sumner Dam, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08384500 |
0 cfs | · | · | 35°F | 4,149 ft | Upper Pecos |
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Pecos River Below Santa Rosa Dam, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08382830 |
0 cfs | 3.07 ft | · | 36°F | 4,624 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Galisteo Creek Below Galisteo Dam, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08317950 |
0 cfs | 2.88 ft | · | 35°F | 5,459 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Ute Creek Near Logan, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 07226500 |
0 cfs | 3.80 ft | · | 37°F | 3,816 ft | Ute |
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Tijeras Arroyo Nr Albuquerque, Nm
11 hours ago · USGS 08330600 |
0 cfs | · | · | 35°F | 4,992 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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South Div Channel Abv Tijeras Arroyo Nr Albq., Nm
11 hours ago · USGS 08330775 |
0 cfs | · | · | 35°F | 4,959 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Rio Penasco At Dayton, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08398500 |
0 cfs | · | · | 43°F | 3,402 ft | Rio Penasco |
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Dark Canyon Draw Near Whites City, Nm
2 days ago · USGS 08405105 |
0 cfs | 3.54 ft | · | 48°F | 3,445 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Dark Canyon At Carlsbad, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08405150 |
0 cfs | 4.35 ft | · | 46°F | 3,098 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Carlsbad Main Canal At Head Near Carlsbad, Nm
11 hours ago · USGS 08403500 |
0 cfs | 1.02 ft | · | 46°F | 3,135 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Rocky Arroyo At Hwy Brd Nr Carlsbad, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08401900 |
0 cfs | 3.22 ft | · | 45°F | 3,258 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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South Seven Rivers Nr Lakewood, Nm
12 hours ago · USGS 08401200 |
0 cfs | 5.53 ft | · | 45°F | 3,289 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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 |
About New Mexico streamflow
What are river levels like in New Mexico right now?
As of November 9, 2026, New Mexico rivers are running at 639% of normal across 113 USGS streamgauges, and the Rio Grande At Otowi Bridge is reporting the highest discharge at 4,690 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which New Mexico river is running highest right now?
As of November 9, 2026, the highest discharge in New Mexico is 4,690 cfs on the Rio Grande At Otowi Bridge. 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.