PECOS RIVER

RIVER LEVELS
December 25, 2024
33.36, -104.36


TOTAL RIVER DISCHARGE

Total streamflow across the Pecos River was last observed at 678 cfs, and is expected to yield approximately 1,344 acre-ft of water today; about 104% of normal. Average streamflow for this time of year is 654 cfs, with recent peaks last observed on 2014-09-22 when daily discharge volume was observed at 62,169 cfs.

Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the Pecos Rv At Pecos reporting a streamflow rate of 130 cfs. This is also the highest stage along the Pecos River, with a gauge stage of 9.60 ft at this location. This river is monitored from 27 different streamgauging stations along the Pecos River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 7,506 ft, the Pecos River Near Pecos.

Last Updated 2024-12-25
Discharge Volume 1,344 ACRE-FT
Streamflow 677.6 cfs
+90.2 cfs (+15.36%)
Percent of Normal 103.68%
Maximum 62,169.0 cfs
2014-09-22
Seasonal Avg 654 cfs

YEAR OVER YEAR DISCHARGE (CFS)

Streamflow Conditions
Streamgauge Streamflow Gauge Stage 24hr Change (%) % Normal Minimum (cfs) Maximum (cfs) Air Temp Elevation
Pecos River Near Pecos
USGS 08378500
46 cfs 2.38 ft -2.55
Pecos River Near Anton Chico
USGS 08379500
47 cfs 2.77 ft 7.64
Pecos R Abv Canon Del Uta Nr Colonias
USGS 08382600
12 cfs 3.74 ft -47.09
Pecos River Above Santa Rosa Lake
USGS 08382650
2 cfs 5.01 ft 27.27
Pecos River Below Santa Rosa Dam
USGS 08382830
1 cfs 3.16 ft 0
Pecos River Near Puerto De Luna
USGS 08383500
94 cfs 1.36 ft 0
Pecos River Below Sumner Dam
USGS 08384500
10 cfs 0.48 ft 0
Pecos River Below Taiban Creek Near Fort Sumner
USGS 08385522
26 cfs 1.66 ft -2.65
Pecos River Near Dunlap
USGS 08385630
23 cfs 0.67 ft -4.51
Pecos River Near Acme
USGS 08386000
25 cfs 4.36 ft 0
Pecos River Near Lake Arthur
USGS 08395500
87 cfs 3.64 ft -1.37
Pecos River Near Artesia
USGS 08396500
92 cfs 2.73 ft -1.4
Pecos River (Kaiser Channel) Near Lakewood
USGS 08399500
102 cfs 9.56 ft -1.92
Pecos River Below Brantley Dam Near Carlsbad
USGS 08401500
23 cfs 4.16 ft 0
Pecos R At Damsite 3 Nr Carlsbad
USGS 08402000
17 cfs 0.94 ft 0
Pecos River Below Avalon Dam
USGS 08404000
0 cfs 2.83 ft None
Pecos River Below Dark Canyon At Carlsbad
USGS 08405200
25 cfs 0.77 ft -3.46
Pecos River Near Malaga
USGS 08406500
50 cfs 2.68 ft 3.93
Pecos River At Pierce Canyon Crossing
USGS 08407000
57 cfs 1.92 ft 0
Pecos River At Red Bluff
USGS 08407500
48 cfs 3.39 ft 1.71
Pecos River Near Orla
USGS 08412500
0 cfs 5.34 ft 0
Pecos Rv At Fm 3398 Nr Pecos
USGS 08419000
0 cfs 2.57 ft None
Pecos Rv At Pecos
USGS 08420500
130 cfs 9.60 ft
Pecos Rv At Rr 1776 Nr Grandfalls
USGS 08437710
0 cfs 4.05 ft 0
Pecos Rv Nr Girvin
USGS 08446500
8 cfs 1.13 ft 0
Pecos Rv Nr Sheffield
USGS 08447000
11 cfs 2.53 ft 7
Pecos Rv At Brotherton Rh Nr Pandale
USGS 08447300
57 cfs 4.66 ft 0
History of the River

The Pecos River originates in north-central New Mexico and flows into Texas, emptying into the Rio Grande. Its headwaters are on the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Mora County north of Pecos, NM, at an elevation of over 12,000 feet (3,700 m) feet. The river flows for 926 miles (1,490 km) before reaching the Rio Grande near Del Rio. Its drainage basin encompasses about 44,300 square miles (115,000 km2).The name "Pecos" derives from the Keresan (Native American language) term for the Pecos Pueblo, [p'æyok'ona].

       

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