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 |
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 |
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.