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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 |
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.