New Mexico River Levels & Streamflow
As of Oct 7, 2026, New Mexico rivers are running at 415% of normal across 118 USGS gauges — the highest is 2,990 cfs on the Rio Grande At Narrows In Elephant Butte Res.. 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 415% of normal, with the Rio Grande At Narrows In Elephant Butte Res. reporting the highest discharge in the state at 2,990 cfs and a gauge stage of 8.79 ft.
Meanwhile, the Salt Creek Near Tularosa is seeing a spike today — up 5962% 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 Oct 2023. The dotted line is normal.
799 daily readings from 107 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%: 13 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
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Rio Grande At Narrows In Elephant Butte Res., Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08359500 |
2,990 cfs | 8.79 ft | · | 55°F | 4,416 ft | Elephant Butte Reservoir |
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Rio Grande Floodway At San Acacia, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08354900 |
2,970 cfs | 13.41 ft | · | 51°F | 4,662 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Ponil Creek Near Cimarron, Nm
2 days ago · USGS 07207500 |
2,430 cfs | 10.15 ft | · | 42°F | 6,637 ft | Cimarron |
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Salt Creek Near Tularosa, Nm
7 days ago · USGS 08480595 |
2,340 cfs | 7.80 ft | · | 57°F | 4,051 ft | Tularosa Valley |
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Rio Grande Floodway At San Marcial, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08358400 |
1,760 cfs | 16.28 ft | · | 52°F | 4,484 ft | Elephant Butte Reservoir |
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Rio Grande Below Cochiti Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08317400 |
1,220 cfs | 2.88 ft | 66°F | 52°F | 5,230 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Rio Grande At Isleta Lakes Nr Isleta, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08330875 |
1,220 cfs | 5.91 ft | · | 50°F | 4,899 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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San Juan River At Shiprock, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09368000 |
1,120 cfs | 8.11 ft | 71°F | 49°F | 4,894 ft | Middle San Juan |
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Rio Grande At Otowi Bridge, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08313000 |
1,080 cfs | 3.91 ft | 63°F | 48°F | 5,503 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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San Juan River At Farmington, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09365000 |
990 cfs | 1.97 ft | 62°F | 53°F | 5,241 ft | Middle San Juan |
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Rio Grande Floodway Near Bernardo, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08332010 |
971 cfs | 16.60 ft | · | 52°F | 4,733 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Rio Grande Nr Alameda, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08329928 |
823 cfs | 3.69 ft | · | 52°F | 4,989 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Rio Grande At Albuquerque, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08330000 |
820 cfs | 3.70 ft | 75°F | 51°F | 4,953 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Pecos R Abv Canon Del Uta Nr Colonias, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08382600 |
820 cfs | 6.27 ft | · | 52°F | 4,809 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Rio Puerco Near Bernardo, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08353000 |
725 cfs | 15.20 ft | · | 52°F | 4,738 ft | Rio Puerco |
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Animas River Below Aztec, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09364010 |
698 cfs | 6.80 ft | 53°F | 51°F | 5,560 ft | Animas |
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Animas River At Farmington, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09364500 |
691 cfs | 5.34 ft | 60°F | 53°F | 5,278 ft | Animas |
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Pecos River Above Santa Rosa Lake, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08382650 |
646 cfs | 7.88 ft | · | 53°F | 4,761 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Pecos River (Kaiser Channel) Near Lakewood, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08399500 |
571 cfs | 13.61 ft | · | 59°F | 3,281 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Pecos River Near Artesia, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08396500 |
568 cfs | 6.01 ft | · | 59°F | 3,306 ft | Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo |
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Pecos River Near Anton Chico, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08379500 |
558 cfs | 4.32 ft | · | 52°F | 5,138 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Gila River Below Blue Creek, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09432000 |
531 cfs | 6.54 ft | · | 57°F | 3,905 ft | Upper Gila-Mangas |
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Rio Chama Below Abiquiu Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08287000 |
497 cfs | 3.15 ft | · | 49°F | 6,042 ft | Rio Chama |
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Rio Chama Near Chamita, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08290000 |
487 cfs | 4.43 ft | 65°F | 48°F | 5,666 ft | Rio Chama |
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Pecos River Near Pecos, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08378500 |
469 cfs | 3.41 ft | · | 45°F | 7,506 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Rio Grande At Embudo, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08279500 |
436 cfs | 2.94 ft | 60°F | 48°F | 5,793 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Gila River Near Gila, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09430500 |
329 cfs | 2.79 ft | · | 55°F | 4,661 ft | Upper Gila |
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Pecos River Near Lake Arthur, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08395500 |
317 cfs | 5.68 ft | · | 58°F | 3,335 ft | Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo |
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Rio Ruidoso At Hollywood, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08387000 |
308 cfs | 4.04 ft | · | 46°F | 6,420 ft | Rio Hondo |
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San Juan River Near Archuleta, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09355500 |
284 cfs | 3.90 ft | 52°F | 49°F | 5,665 ft | Upper San Juan |
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Rio Grande Blw Taos Junction Bridge Near Taos, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08276500 |
281 cfs | 3.75 ft | · | 44°F | 6,079 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Canadian River Near Sanchez, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07221500 |
235 cfs | 2.81 ft | · | 52°F | 4,429 ft | Upper Canadian |
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Rio Chama Above Abiquiu Reservoir, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08286500 |
203 cfs | 5.34 ft | · | 48°F | 6,284 ft | Rio Chama |
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Rio Hondo Blw Diamond A Dam Nr Roswell, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08390800 |
186 cfs | 2.66 ft | · | 55°F | 3,962 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Gila River Near Redrock, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09431500 |
171 cfs | 5.29 ft | · | 56°F | 4,124 ft | Upper Gila-Mangas |
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Rio Chama Below El Vado Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08285500 |
146 cfs | 2.08 ft | · | 41°F | 6,700 ft | Rio Chama |
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Pecos River Near Dunlap, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08385630 |
138 cfs | · | · | 56°F | 3,755 ft | Upper Pecos |
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Rio Mora Near Terrero, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08377900 |
130 cfs | 2.24 ft | 48°F | 43°F | 7,898 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Rio Grande Near Cerro, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08263500 |
125 cfs | 2.05 ft | · | 41°F | 7,117 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Hondo At Diamond A Ranch Nr Roswell, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08390500 |
112 cfs | 6.67 ft | · | 55°F | 4,214 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Pecos River Near Acme, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08386000 |
98 cfs | 4.97 ft | · | 56°F | 3,510 ft | Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo |
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Embudo Creek At Dixon, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08279000 |
95 cfs | 9.58 ft | · | 49°F | 5,862 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Pecos River At Pierce Canyon Crossing, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08407000 |
91 cfs | 3.76 ft | · | 61°F | 2,898 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Rio Grande Conveyance Channel At San Marcial, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08358300 |
91 cfs | 8.75 ft | · | 52°F | 4,472 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Mora River Near Golondrinas, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07216500 |
88 cfs | 1.91 ft | · | 44°F | 6,758 ft | Mora |
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Pecos River Below Taiban Creek Near Fort Sumner, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08385522 |
85 cfs | 2.00 ft | · | 56°F | 3,915 ft | Upper Pecos |
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Rio Pueblo De Taos Below Los Cordovas, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08276300 |
81 cfs | 7.04 ft | · | 44°F | 6,664 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Pecos River Near Puerto De Luna, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08383500 |
80 cfs | 1.19 ft | · | 54°F | 4,318 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Rio Chama Near La Puente, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08284100 |
79 cfs | 2.63 ft | · | 39°F | 7,095 ft | Rio Chama |
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Pecos River At Red Bluff, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08407500 |
72 cfs | 3.54 ft | 72°F | 61°F | 2,857 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Pecos River Near Malaga, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08406500 |
70 cfs | 2.80 ft | 53°F | 61°F | 2,915 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Red River Below Fish Hatchery, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08266820 |
63 cfs | 4.63 ft | 53°F | 43°F | 7,085 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Gallinas Creek Near Montezuma, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08380500 |
63 cfs | 2.07 ft | 53°F | 47°F | 6,881 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Rio Hondo Near Roswell, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08393610 |
61 cfs | 8.61 ft | · | 56°F | 3,520 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Rio Pueblo Nr Penasco, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08277470 |
54 cfs | 3.57 ft | · | 38°F | 7,800 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Ruidoso At Ruidoso, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08386505 |
53 cfs | 2.03 ft | · | 43°F | 7,101 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Mora River At La Cueva, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07215500 |
49 cfs | 5.67 ft | · | 45°F | 7,025 ft | Mora |
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Santa Fe River Above Cochiti Lake, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08317200 |
44 cfs | 1.40 ft | · | 50°F | 5,512 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Pecos River Below Dark Canyon At Carlsbad, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08405200 |
38 cfs | · | 83°F | 60°F | 3,083 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Red River Near Questa, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08265000 |
37 cfs | 2.52 ft | · | 45°F | 7,474 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Santa Cruz River Near Cundiyo, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08291000 |
35 cfs | 4.72 ft | · | 49°F | 6,489 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Revuelto Creek Near Logan, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07227100 |
30 cfs | 1.50 ft | 70°F | 57°F | 3,671 ft | Revuelto |
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Mimbres River At Mimbres, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08477110 |
29 cfs | 1.47 ft | · | 51°F | 5,909 ft | Mimbres |
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Jemez River Near Jemez, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08324000 |
27 cfs | 3.45 ft | 77°F | 50°F | 5,637 ft | Jemez |
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Tesuque Creek Above Diversions Near Santa Fe, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08302500 |
25 cfs | 5.80 ft | · | 48°F | 7,255 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Nambe Below Nambe Falls Dam Near Nambe, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08294210 |
24 cfs | · | · | 49°F | 6,546 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Santa Fe R Abv Mcclure Res (8 Ft), Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08315480 |
22 cfs | 1.64 ft | · | 43°F | 7,902 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Rio Hondo Near Valdez, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08267500 |
20 cfs | 2.42 ft | · | 43°F | 7,689 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Lucero Near Arroyo Seco, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08271000 |
19 cfs | 2.05 ft | · | 38°F | 8,071 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Cimarron River Near Cimarron, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07207000 |
17 cfs | 1.21 ft | · | 48°F | 6,628 ft | Cimarron |
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Santa Fe River Near Santa Fe, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08316000 |
17 cfs | 1.92 ft | · | 43°F | 7,717 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Gallinas R Nr Colonias, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08382500 |
15 cfs | 3.04 ft | · | 51°F | 4,946 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Rayado Creek Near Cimarron, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07208500 |
13 cfs | 2.44 ft | · | 48°F | 6,732 ft | Cimarron |
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Rio Grande Del Rancho Near Talpa, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08275500 |
12 cfs | 4.60 ft | · | 42°F | 7,267 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Ojo Caliente At La Madera, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08289000 |
12 cfs | 2.68 ft | · | 47°F | 6,406 ft | Rio Chama |
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La Plata River At La Plata, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09367000 |
12 cfs | 9.13 ft | · | 50°F | 5,743 ft | Middle San Juan |
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Rio Pueblo De Taos Near Taos, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08269000 |
11 cfs | · | · | 44°F | 7,402 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Gallinas River Near Lourdes, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08382000 |
10 cfs | 1.61 ft | · | 46°F | 5,940 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Mogollon Creek Near Cliff, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09430600 |
10 cfs | 1.69 ft | · | 52°F | 5,421 ft | Upper Gila |
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Tularosa Creek Near Bent, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08481500 |
9 cfs | 2.09 ft | · | 51°F | 5,448 ft | Tularosa Valley |
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Costilla Creek Near Costilla, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08255500 |
9 cfs | 1.60 ft | · | 43°F | 7,913 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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San Francisco River Near Glenwood, Nm
5 days ago · USGS 09444000 |
8 cfs | 1.49 ft | · | 50°F | 4,557 ft | San Francisco |
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Canadian River Near Taylor Springs, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07211500 |
7 cfs | 3.52 ft | · | 44°F | 5,648 ft | Upper Canadian |
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Black River Above Malaga, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08405500 |
7 cfs | 1.13 ft | · | 60°F | 3,086 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Coyote Creek Near Golondrinas, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07218000 |
6 cfs | 3.00 ft | · | 44°F | 6,790 ft | Mora |
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Casias Creek Near Costilla, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08253000 |
6 cfs | 3.37 ft | · | 38°F | 9,419 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Penasco Near Dunken, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08397600 |
4 cfs | 1.74 ft | · | 52°F | 5,257 ft | Rio Penasco |
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Canadian River At Logan, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07227000 |
4 cfs | 1.40 ft | · | 57°F | 3,665 ft | Upper Canadian-Ute Reservoir |
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Eagle Tail Ditch Nr Maxwell, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07202500 |
3 cfs | 1.46 ft | · | 46°F | 6,108 ft | Canadian Headwaters |
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Fourmile Draw Nr Lakewood, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08400000 |
3 cfs | 2.21 ft | · | 58°F | 3,323 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Vermejo River Near Dawson, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07203000 |
2 cfs | 2.96 ft | · | 47°F | 6,454 ft | Canadian Headwaters |
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La Plata River Near Farmington, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09367500 |
2 cfs | 1.98 ft | · | 52°F | 5,218 ft | Middle San Juan |
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Costilla Creek Above Costilla Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08252500 |
2 cfs | 1.69 ft | · | 38°F | 9,447 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Cimarron River Below Eagle Nest Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07206000 |
2 cfs | · | · | 31°F | 8,058 ft | Cimarron |
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Rio Grande Below Elephant Butte Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08361000 |
1 cfs | 1.23 ft | · | 56°F | 4,249 ft | Caballo |
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Pecos R At Damsite 3 Nr Carlsbad, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08402000 |
1 cfs | · | · | 59°F | 3,184 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Rio San Jose Near Grants, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08343500 |
1 cfs | 1.92 ft | · | 46°F | 6,269 ft | Rio San Jose |
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Santistevan Creek Near Costilla, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08253500 |
1 cfs | · | · | 38°F | 9,498 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Fort Sumner Main Canal Near Fort Sumner, Nm
7 days ago · USGS 08385000 |
1 cfs | · | · | 55°F | 4,053 ft | Upper Pecos |
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Pecos River Below Sumner Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08384500 |
0 cfs | · | · | 55°F | 4,149 ft | Upper Pecos |
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Pecos River Below Brantley Dam Near Carlsbad, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08401500 |
0 cfs | 3.48 ft | · | 59°F | 3,207 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Zuni River Abv Black Rock Reservoir, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09386950 |
0 cfs | 2.16 ft | · | 45°F | 6,482 ft | Zuni |
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Costilla Creek Below Costilla Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08254000 |
0 cfs | 1.08 ft | · | 38°F | 9,309 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Nutria Near Ramah, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 09386900 |
0 cfs | 7.90 ft | · | 46°F | 6,858 ft | Zuni |
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Pecos River Below Santa Rosa Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08382830 |
0 cfs | 3.04 ft | · | 53°F | 4,624 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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North Floodway Channel Near Alameda, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08329900 |
0 cfs | · | · | 53°F | 5,014 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Eagle Creek Below South Fork Near Alto, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08387600 |
0 cfs | 5.51 ft | · | 42°F | 7,621 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Ute Creek Near Logan, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 07226500 |
0 cfs | 3.79 ft | · | 56°F | 3,816 ft | Ute |
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Galisteo Creek Below Galisteo Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08317950 |
0 cfs | 2.68 ft | · | 50°F | 5,459 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Tijeras Arroyo Nr Albuquerque, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08330600 |
0 cfs | · | · | 51°F | 4,992 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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South Div Channel Abv Tijeras Arroyo Nr Albq., Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08330775 |
0 cfs | · | · | 51°F | 4,959 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Rio Penasco At Dayton, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08398500 |
0 cfs | · | · | 58°F | 3,402 ft | Rio Penasco |
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Dark Canyon Draw Near Whites City, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08405105 |
0 cfs | 3.57 ft | · | 59°F | 3,445 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Dark Canyon At Carlsbad, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08405150 |
0 cfs | 5.20 ft | · | 60°F | 3,098 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Pecos River Below Avalon Dam, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08404000 |
0 cfs | 2.81 ft | · | 59°F | 3,118 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Carlsbad Main Canal At Head Near Carlsbad, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08403500 |
0 cfs | 1.05 ft | · | 59°F | 3,135 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Rocky Arroyo At Hwy Brd Nr Carlsbad, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08401900 |
0 cfs | 3.22 ft | · | 59°F | 3,258 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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South Seven Rivers Nr Lakewood, Nm
1 day ago · USGS 08401200 |
0 cfs | 5.54 ft | · | 59°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 October 7, 2026, New Mexico rivers are running at 415% of normal across 118 USGS streamgauges, and the Rio Grande At Narrows In Elephant Butte Res. is reporting the highest discharge at 2,990 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which New Mexico river is running highest right now?
As of October 7, 2026, the highest discharge in New Mexico is 2,990 cfs on the Rio Grande At Narrows In Elephant Butte Res.. 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.