ANIMAS RIVER

RIVER LEVELS
April 20, 2025


Total streamflow across the Animas River was last observed at 4,730 cfs, and is expected to yield approximately 9,381 acre-ft of water today; about 95% of normal. Average streamflow for this time of year is 4,962 cfs, with recent peaks last observed on 2019-06-10 when daily discharge volume was observed at 40,738 cfs.

Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the Animas River At Farmington reporting a streamflow rate of 909 cfs. However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the Animas River Below Aztec with a gauge stage of 6.62 ft. This river is monitored from 9 different streamgauging stations along the Animas River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 9,629 ft, the Animas River At Howardsville.

Last Updated 2025-04-20
Discharge Volume 9,381 ACRE-FT
Streamflow 4,729.8 cfs
-721.4 cfs (-13.23%)
Percent of Normal 95.32%
Maximum 40,738.0 cfs
2019-06-10
Seasonal Avg 4,962 cfs
       
River Streamflow Levels
Streamgauge Streamflow Gauge Stage 24hr Change (%) % Normal Minimum (cfs) Maximum (cfs) Air Temp Elevation
Animas River At Howardsville
USGS 09357500
38 cfs 1.28 ft -14.93
Animas River At Silverton
USGS 09358000
87 cfs 0.5 ft -12.32
Animas River Below Silverton
USGS 09359020
203 cfs 2.74 ft -17.48
Animas River Above Tacoma
USGS 09359500
529 cfs 3.76 ft -14.4
Animas River At Durango
USGS 09361500
748 cfs 3.12 ft -14.9
Animas River Blw Durango Pump Plant Nr Durango
USGS 09362520
812 cfs 4.14 ft -12.31
Animas River Near Cedar Hill
USGS 09363500
773 cfs 5.45 ft -11.66
Animas River Below Aztec
USGS 09364010
669 cfs 6.62 ft -11.27
Animas River At Farmington
USGS 09364500
909 cfs 5.34 ft -10
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Maximum Streamflow Discharge

Weather Forecast

Streamflow Elevation Profile

Animas River (On-e-mas) (Río de las Ánimas, in Spanish) is a 126-mile-long (203 km) river in the western United States, a tributary of the San Juan River, part of the Colorado River System.
The Animas-La Plata Water Project was completed in 2015. The project pumps water over a low pass to fill a reservoir, Lake Nighthorse, in Ridges Basin to satisfy Southern Ute tribal water rights claims associated with the Colorado Ute Settlement Act amendments of 2000.