Flow report
New Mexico River Levels & Streamflow
As of Oct 8, 2026, New Mexico rivers are running at 316% of normal across 117 USGS gauges — the highest is 2,430 cfs on the Ponil Creek Near Cimarron. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in New Mexico.
USGS gauges
117
State percent normal
316%
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Paddle runs
2
Updated
Oct 8
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Flow briefing · Oct 8, 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 316% of normal, with the Ponil Creek Near Cimarron reporting the highest discharge in the state at 2,430 cfs and a gauge stage of 10.15 ft.
Meanwhile, the Rio Puerco Near Bernardo is seeing a spike today — up 542% 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.
River levels near New Mexico towns
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.
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Below normal50–90%
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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.
316%
of normal today
+232pts
vs this day last year (84%)
256of 366
days below normal, past year
972%
3-year peak · Oct 2026 · above the axis
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799 daily readings from 106 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%: 14 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 Floodway At San Acacia, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08354900 |
1,500 cfs | 11.50 ft | · | 51°F | 4,662 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Rio Grande At Isleta Lakes Nr Isleta, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08330875 |
1,180 cfs | 5.87 ft | · | 51°F | 4,899 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Rio Grande Below Cochiti Dam, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08317400 |
1,150 cfs | 2.83 ft | 66°F | 51°F | 5,230 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Rio Grande At Otowi Bridge, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08313000 |
946 cfs | 3.75 ft | 63°F | 46°F | 5,503 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Grande At Narrows In Elephant Butte Res., Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08359500 |
896 cfs | 6.00 ft | · | 58°F | 4,416 ft | Elephant Butte Reservoir |
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San Juan River At Shiprock, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 09368000 |
891 cfs | 7.82 ft | 71°F | 46°F | 4,894 ft | Middle San Juan |
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Rio Grande Nr Alameda, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08329928 |
816 cfs | 3.68 ft | · | 51°F | 4,989 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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San Juan River At Farmington, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 09365000 |
785 cfs | 1.70 ft | 62°F | 49°F | 5,241 ft | Middle San Juan |
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Rio Grande Floodway Near Bernardo, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08332010 |
759 cfs | 16.18 ft | · | 50°F | 4,733 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Rio Grande At Albuquerque, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08330000 |
747 cfs | 3.61 ft | 75°F | 53°F | 4,953 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Animas River Below Aztec, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 09364010 |
601 cfs | 6.63 ft | 53°F | 48°F | 5,560 ft | Animas |
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Rio Grande Floodway At San Marcial, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08358400 |
577 cfs | 14.10 ft | · | 53°F | 4,484 ft | Elephant Butte Reservoir |
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Pecos R Abv Canon Del Uta Nr Colonias, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08382600 |
561 cfs | 5.71 ft | · | 49°F | 4,809 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Animas River At Farmington, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 09364500 |
556 cfs | 5.15 ft | 61°F | 49°F | 5,278 ft | Animas |
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Rio Chama Below Abiquiu Dam, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08287000 |
497 cfs | 3.15 ft | · | 48°F | 6,042 ft | Rio Chama |
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Rio Chama Near Chamita, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08290000 |
487 cfs | 4.43 ft | 63°F | 48°F | 5,666 ft | Rio Chama |
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Pecos River Near Artesia, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08396500 |
388 cfs | 4.82 ft | · | 60°F | 3,306 ft | Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo |
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Pecos River Above Santa Rosa Lake, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08382650 |
377 cfs | 7.14 ft | · | 50°F | 4,761 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Pecos River (Kaiser Channel) Near Lakewood, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08399500 |
373 cfs | 12.07 ft | · | 60°F | 3,281 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Pecos River Near Pecos, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08378500 |
348 cfs | 3.15 ft | · | 45°F | 7,506 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Pecos River Near Anton Chico, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08379500 |
338 cfs | 3.82 ft | · | 50°F | 5,138 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Rio Grande At Embudo, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08279500 |
322 cfs | 2.64 ft | 60°F | 45°F | 5,793 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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San Juan River Near Archuleta, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 09355500 |
276 cfs | 3.88 ft | 52°F | 47°F | 5,665 ft | Upper San Juan |
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Rio Ruidoso At Hollywood, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08387000 |
259 cfs | 3.65 ft | · | 50°F | 6,420 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Gila River Near Gila, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 09430500 |
232 cfs | 2.33 ft | · | 59°F | 4,661 ft | Upper Gila |
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Rio Grande Blw Taos Junction Bridge Near Taos, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08276500 |
212 cfs | 3.60 ft | · | 42°F | 6,079 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Pecos River Near Lake Arthur, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08395500 |
211 cfs | 5.14 ft | · | 58°F | 3,335 ft | Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo |
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Rio Hondo Blw Diamond A Dam Nr Roswell, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08390800 |
199 cfs | 2.69 ft | · | 57°F | 3,962 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Gila River Below Blue Creek, Nm
23 hours ago · USGS 09432000 |
166 cfs | 6.18 ft | · | 59°F | 3,905 ft | Upper Gila-Mangas |
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Canadian River Near Sanchez, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 07221500 |
155 cfs | 2.41 ft | · | 52°F | 4,429 ft | Upper Canadian |
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Rio Chama Above Abiquiu Reservoir, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08286500 |
137 cfs | 5.04 ft | · | 47°F | 6,284 ft | Rio Chama |
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Rio Grande Conveyance Channel At San Marcial, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08358300 |
119 cfs | 9.04 ft | · | 53°F | 4,472 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Gila River Near Redrock, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 09431500 |
114 cfs | 4.84 ft | · | 60°F | 4,124 ft | Upper Gila-Mangas |
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Rio Chama Below El Vado Dam, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08285500 |
111 cfs | 1.94 ft | · | 38°F | 6,700 ft | Rio Chama |
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Pecos River Near Dunlap, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08385630 |
100 cfs | · | · | 55°F | 3,755 ft | Upper Pecos |
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Rio Mora Near Terrero, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08377900 |
95 cfs | 2.03 ft | 47°F | 42°F | 7,898 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Rio Hondo At Diamond A Ranch Nr Roswell, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08390500 |
89 cfs | 6.35 ft | · | 56°F | 4,214 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Pecos River At Pierce Canyon Crossing, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08407000 |
88 cfs | 3.73 ft | · | 63°F | 2,898 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Rio Grande Near Cerro, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08263500 |
80 cfs | 1.65 ft | · | 38°F | 7,117 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Pecos River Below Taiban Creek Near Fort Sumner, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08385522 |
78 cfs | 1.94 ft | · | 54°F | 3,915 ft | Upper Pecos |
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Pecos River Near Acme, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08386000 |
77 cfs | 4.83 ft | · | 57°F | 3,510 ft | Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo |
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Embudo Creek At Dixon, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08279000 |
74 cfs | 9.43 ft | · | 48°F | 5,862 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Pecos River Near Puerto De Luna, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08383500 |
73 cfs | 1.15 ft | · | 52°F | 4,318 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Rio Chama Near La Puente, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08284100 |
70 cfs | 2.59 ft | · | 36°F | 7,095 ft | Rio Chama |
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Pecos River At Red Bluff, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08407500 |
69 cfs | 3.51 ft | 74°F | 63°F | 2,857 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Pecos River Near Malaga, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08406500 |
68 cfs | 2.78 ft | 53°F | 63°F | 2,915 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Rio Hondo Near Roswell, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08393610 |
63 cfs | 8.64 ft | · | 57°F | 3,520 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Red River Below Fish Hatchery, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08266820 |
59 cfs | 4.60 ft | 53°F | 40°F | 7,085 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Pueblo De Taos Below Los Cordovas, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08276300 |
59 cfs | 6.78 ft | · | 39°F | 6,664 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Mora River Near Golondrinas, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 07216500 |
58 cfs | 1.75 ft | · | 42°F | 6,758 ft | Mora |
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Rio Ruidoso At Ruidoso, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08386505 |
51 cfs | 2.02 ft | · | 49°F | 7,101 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Gallinas Creek Near Montezuma, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08380500 |
45 cfs | 1.82 ft | 52°F | 47°F | 6,881 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Mora River At La Cueva, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 07215500 |
42 cfs | 5.50 ft | · | 42°F | 7,025 ft | Mora |
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Santa Fe River Above Cochiti Lake, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08317200 |
40 cfs | 1.36 ft | · | 51°F | 5,512 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Pecos River Below Dark Canyon At Carlsbad, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08405200 |
38 cfs | · | 83°F | 61°F | 3,083 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Rio Pueblo Nr Penasco, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08277470 |
38 cfs | 3.45 ft | · | 40°F | 7,800 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Red River Near Questa, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08265000 |
34 cfs | 2.48 ft | · | 43°F | 7,474 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Santa Cruz River Near Cundiyo, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08291000 |
30 cfs | 4.63 ft | · | 47°F | 6,489 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Mimbres River At Mimbres, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08477110 |
29 cfs | 1.47 ft | · | 54°F | 5,909 ft | Mimbres |
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Jemez River Near Jemez, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08324000 |
25 cfs | 3.42 ft | 77°F | 51°F | 5,637 ft | Jemez |
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Revuelto Creek Near Logan, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 07227100 |
21 cfs | 1.40 ft | 72°F | 54°F | 3,671 ft | Revuelto |
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Rio Puerco Near Bernardo, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08353000 |
19 cfs | 6.64 ft | · | 50°F | 4,738 ft | Rio Puerco |
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Rio Nambe Below Nambe Falls Dam Near Nambe, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08294210 |
19 cfs | · | · | 47°F | 6,546 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Hondo Near Valdez, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08267500 |
18 cfs | 2.40 ft | · | 43°F | 7,689 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Tesuque Creek Above Diversions Near Santa Fe, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08302500 |
17 cfs | 5.71 ft | · | 47°F | 7,255 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Lucero Near Arroyo Seco, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08271000 |
16 cfs | 2.00 ft | · | 40°F | 8,071 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Santa Fe River Near Santa Fe, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08316000 |
15 cfs | 1.88 ft | · | 42°F | 7,717 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Santa Fe R Abv Mcclure Res (8 Ft), Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08315480 |
15 cfs | 1.44 ft | · | 42°F | 7,902 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Cimarron River Near Cimarron, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 07207000 |
12 cfs | 1.10 ft | · | 46°F | 6,628 ft | Cimarron |
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Rio Grande Del Rancho Near Talpa, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08275500 |
11 cfs | 4.56 ft | · | 43°F | 7,267 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Ojo Caliente At La Madera, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08289000 |
10 cfs | 2.63 ft | · | 45°F | 6,406 ft | Rio Chama |
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Gallinas R Nr Colonias, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08382500 |
10 cfs | 2.92 ft | · | 49°F | 4,946 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Rayado Creek Near Cimarron, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 07208500 |
10 cfs | 2.37 ft | · | 48°F | 6,732 ft | Cimarron |
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Tularosa Creek Near Bent, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08481500 |
10 cfs | 2.10 ft | · | 55°F | 5,448 ft | Tularosa Valley |
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Mogollon Creek Near Cliff, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 09430600 |
9 cfs | 1.65 ft | · | 57°F | 5,421 ft | Upper Gila |
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Rio Pueblo De Taos Near Taos, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08269000 |
9 cfs | · | · | 43°F | 7,402 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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San Francisco River Near Glenwood, Nm
6 days ago · USGS 09444000 |
8 cfs | 1.49 ft | · | 51°F | 4,557 ft | San Francisco |
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Costilla Creek Near Costilla, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08255500 |
7 cfs | 1.54 ft | · | 42°F | 7,913 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Black River Above Malaga, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08405500 |
7 cfs | 1.13 ft | · | 62°F | 3,086 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Gallinas River Near Lourdes, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08382000 |
7 cfs | 1.48 ft | · | 46°F | 5,940 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Casias Creek Near Costilla, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08253000 |
5 cfs | 3.33 ft | · | 38°F | 9,419 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Rio Penasco Near Dunken, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08397600 |
5 cfs | 1.77 ft | · | 53°F | 5,257 ft | Rio Penasco |
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Canadian River Near Taylor Springs, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 07211500 |
5 cfs | 3.43 ft | · | 42°F | 5,648 ft | Upper Canadian |
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Ponil Creek Near Cimarron, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 07207500 |
4 cfs | 1.58 ft | · | 43°F | 6,637 ft | Cimarron |
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Canadian River At Logan, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 07227000 |
3 cfs | 1.39 ft | · | 54°F | 3,665 ft | Upper Canadian-Ute Reservoir |
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Fourmile Draw Nr Lakewood, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08400000 |
3 cfs | 2.21 ft | · | 60°F | 3,323 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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La Plata River At La Plata, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 09367000 |
2 cfs | 8.71 ft | · | 48°F | 5,743 ft | Middle San Juan |
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Coyote Creek Near Golondrinas, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 07218000 |
2 cfs | 2.75 ft | · | 42°F | 6,790 ft | Mora |
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La Plata River Near Farmington, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 09367500 |
2 cfs | 1.99 ft | · | 48°F | 5,218 ft | Middle San Juan |
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Vermejo River Near Dawson, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 07203000 |
2 cfs | 2.91 ft | · | 43°F | 6,454 ft | Canadian Headwaters |
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Salt Creek Near Tularosa, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08480595 |
1 cfs | 1.27 ft | · | 58°F | 4,051 ft | Tularosa Valley |
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Cimarron River Below Eagle Nest Dam, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 07206000 |
1 cfs | · | · | 32°F | 8,058 ft | Cimarron |
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Costilla Creek Above Costilla Dam, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08252500 |
1 cfs | 1.65 ft | · | 38°F | 9,447 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Eagle Tail Ditch Nr Maxwell, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 07202500 |
1 cfs | 1.33 ft | · | 43°F | 6,108 ft | Canadian Headwaters |
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Rio San Jose Near Grants, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08343500 |
1 cfs | 1.91 ft | · | 43°F | 6,269 ft | Rio San Jose |
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Rio Grande Below Elephant Butte Dam, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08361000 |
1 cfs | 1.19 ft | · | 59°F | 4,249 ft | Caballo |
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Santistevan Creek Near Costilla, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08253500 |
1 cfs | · | · | 38°F | 9,498 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Pecos R At Damsite 3 Nr Carlsbad, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08402000 |
0 cfs | · | · | 60°F | 3,184 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Pecos River Below Sumner Dam, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08384500 |
0 cfs | · | · | 53°F | 4,149 ft | Upper Pecos |
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Costilla Creek Below Costilla Dam, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08254000 |
0 cfs | 1.08 ft | · | 38°F | 9,309 ft | Upper Rio Grande |
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Pecos River Below Brantley Dam Near Carlsbad, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08401500 |
0 cfs | 3.47 ft | · | 60°F | 3,207 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Rio Nutria Near Ramah, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 09386900 |
0 cfs | 7.90 ft | · | 44°F | 6,858 ft | Zuni |
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North Floodway Channel Near Alameda, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08329900 |
0 cfs | · | · | 52°F | 5,014 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Pecos River Below Santa Rosa Dam, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08382830 |
0 cfs | 3.02 ft | · | 51°F | 4,624 ft | Pecos Headwaters |
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Eagle Creek Below South Fork Near Alto, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08387600 |
0 cfs | 5.51 ft | · | 48°F | 7,621 ft | Rio Hondo |
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Ute Creek Near Logan, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 07226500 |
0 cfs | 4.11 ft | · | 53°F | 3,816 ft | Ute |
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Galisteo Creek Below Galisteo Dam, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08317950 |
0 cfs | 2.28 ft | · | 50°F | 5,459 ft | Rio Grande-Santa Fe |
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Tijeras Arroyo Nr Albuquerque, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08330600 |
0 cfs | · | · | 53°F | 4,992 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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South Div Channel Abv Tijeras Arroyo Nr Albq., Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08330775 |
0 cfs | · | · | 53°F | 4,959 ft | Rio Grande-Albuquerque |
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Rio Penasco At Dayton, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08398500 |
0 cfs | · | · | 59°F | 3,402 ft | Rio Penasco |
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Dark Canyon Draw Near Whites City, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08405105 |
0 cfs | 3.59 ft | · | 61°F | 3,445 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Dark Canyon At Carlsbad, Nm
3 days 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
22 hours ago · USGS 08404000 |
0 cfs | 2.80 ft | · | 61°F | 3,118 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Carlsbad Main Canal At Head Near Carlsbad, Nm
21 hours ago · USGS 08403500 |
0 cfs | 1.05 ft | · | 61°F | 3,135 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Rocky Arroyo At Hwy Brd Nr Carlsbad, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08401900 |
0 cfs | 3.22 ft | · | 60°F | 3,258 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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South Seven Rivers Nr Lakewood, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 08401200 |
0 cfs | 5.53 ft | · | 60°F | 3,289 ft | Upper Pecos-Black |
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Zuni River Abv Black Rock Reservoir, Nm
22 hours ago · USGS 09386950 |
0 cfs | 1.74 ft | · | 42°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 8, 2026, New Mexico rivers are running at 316% of normal across 117 USGS streamgauges, and the Ponil Creek Near Cimarron is reporting the highest discharge at 2,430 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which New Mexico river is running highest right now?
As of October 8, 2026, the highest discharge in New Mexico is 2,430 cfs on the Ponil Creek Near Cimarron. 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.
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