SNOFLO



MORA RIVER

RIVER LEVELS
April 27, 2025


Red Flag Warning
2025-04-27T20:00:00-06:00

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 214, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247 and 249. * TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.


Total streamflow across the Mora River was last observed at 55 cfs, and is expected to yield approximately 110 acre-ft of water today; about 168% of normal. River levels are high. Average streamflow for this time of year is 33 cfs, with recent peaks last observed on 2022-08-09 when daily discharge volume was observed at 879 cfs.

Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the Mora River At La Cueva reporting a streamflow rate of 55.4 cfs. This is also the highest stage along the Mora River, with a gauge stage of 5.76 ft at this location. This river is monitored from 2 different streamgauging stations along the Mora River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 7,025 ft, the Mora River At La Cueva.

Last Updated 2025-04-27
Discharge Volume 110 ACRE-FT
Streamflow 55.4 cfs
+4.2 cfs (+8.2%)
Percent of Normal 167.87%
Maximum 879.0 cfs
2022-08-09
Seasonal Avg 33 cfs
       
River Streamflow Levels
Created with Highcharts 8.0.0Total River Discharge (cfs)18. Apr19. Apr20. Apr21. Apr22. Apr23. Apr24. Apr25. Apr26. Apr27. Apr0255075
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Created with Highcharts 8.0.0Total River Discharge (cfs)1. Jan1. Feb1. Mar1. Apr1. May1. Jun1. Jul1. Aug1. Sep1. Oct1. Nov1. Dec05001000
Maximum Streamflow Discharge
Created with Highcharts 8.0.0YearAnnual Peak Discharge(cfs)20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026101001k10k

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Streamflow Elevation Profile
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Mora River, also known as Rio Mora, is a stream in Mora and San Miguel County, New Mexico. Its headwaters are on Osha Mountain of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The river flows downstream primarily through private land, but there are areas for fishing brown and rainbow trout below on public land in the town of Mora. It is a tributary of Canadian River. It was called Rio Mora or Rio de lo de Mora on early maps. There is a separate stream Rio Mora that is a tributary of Pecos River.