River Levels

New Mexico river levels

Live streamflow for 85 gauged New Mexico reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.

82% of gauged New Mexico rivers are running above normal for the date, as of October 26, 2026.

Of 78 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 8 are below normal (6 of them much below), 6 are in the normal range, and 64 are above normal (52 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.

To cite: Angling Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, anglinghubs.com/flows/new-mexico.

River	Flow	Usually today	Vs normal	NWS flood status
San Juan RiverSan Juan River at Farmington, NM	7,960 cfs6.77 ft	846 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 90 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecasts the river near flood stage, cresting near 7.75 ft Sun 9 PM.
Animas RiverAnimas River below Aztec, NM	6,970 cfs12.91 ft	311 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 20 yr record	NWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Rio ChamaRio Chama near Chamita, NM	3,890 cfs7.06 ft	153 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 54 yr record	Minor floodingNWS forecasts minor flooding, cresting near 7.5 ft Mon 12 AM.
Rio ChamaRio Chama near LA Puente, NM	3,520 cfs5.68 ft	63 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 71 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rio GrandeRio Grande at Albuquerque, NM	2,600 cfs5.19 ft	338 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 53 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2,900 cfs by Mon 12 AM, below flood stage.
Rio GrandeRio Grande below Cochiti Dam, NM	2,190 cfs3.51 ft	453 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 56 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.7 ft by Mon 12 AM, below flood stage.
Rio GrandeRio Grande Floodway at San Acacia, NM	2,050 cfs12.28 ft	216 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 52 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Jemez RiverJemez River Outlet below Jemez Canyon Dam, NM	1,840 cfs5.29 ft	0.1 cfs	Above normal90th percentile · 17 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Rio GrandeRio Grande below Taos Junction Bridge near Taos, NM	1,710 cfs5.32 ft	330 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 101 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Rio GrandeRio Grande near Cerro, NM	1,460 cfs7.40 ft	138 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 78 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Canadian RiverCanadian River near Taylor Springs, NM	1,410 cfs7.62 ft	8.0 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 87 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Canadian RiverCanadian River near Sanchez, NM	1,350 cfs5.46 ft	22 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 114 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rio GrandeRio Grande Floodway near Bernardo, NM	1,340 cfs17.14 ft	164 cfs	Much above normal94th percentile · 51 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rio ChamaRio Chama above Chama, NM	882 cfs4.23 ft	43 cfs	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Rio BrazosRio Brazos at Fishtail Road near Tierra Amarilla, NM	802 cfs3.27 ft	26 cfs	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Rio Grande Main Conveyance ChannelRio Grande at Bridge near Escondida, NM	736 cfs27.39 ft	231 cfs	Above normal86th percentile · 20 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Gallinas RiverGallinas R near Colonias, NM	655 cfs5.94 ft	1.2 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 75 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Coyote CreekCoyote Creek near Golondrinas, NM	458 cfs6.62 ft	4.8 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 96 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rio GrandeRio Grande at Narrows IN Elephant Butte Res., NM	375 cfs5.09 ft	105 cfs	Normal66th percentile · 74 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Revuelto CreekRevuelto Creek near Logan, NM	357 cfs3.08 ft	7.6 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 64 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Gallinas CreekGallinas Creek near Montezuma, NM	348 cfs3.68 ft	6.5 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 99 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Gila RiverGila River below Blue Creek, near Virden, NM	291 cfs6.37 ft	72 cfs	Much above normal92nd percentile · 95 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rio Ojo CalienteRio Ojo Caliente at LA Madera, NM	274 cfs4.60 ft	13 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 93 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Gila RiverGila River near Gila Hot Springs, NM	247 cfs14.39 ft	51 cfs	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Gallinas RiverGallinas River near Lourdes, NM	237 cfs3.56 ft	4.7 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 75 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Mora RiverMora River near Golondrinas, NM	237 cfs2.63 ft	11 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 111 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rio HondoRio Hondo below Diamond at Dam near Roswell, NM	226 cfs2.84 ft	0.0 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 60 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Pecos RiverPecos River near Pecos, NM	223 cfs2.91 ft	39 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 107 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
San Francisco RiverSan Francisco River near Glenwood, NM	189 cfs4.53 ft	27 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 98 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rio HondoRio Hondo at Diamond at Ranch near Roswell, NM	178 cfs7.98 ft	0.0 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 87 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Middle Fork Gila RiverW Fork Gila R below Mdl Fork near Gila Hot Springs, NM	173 cfs7.65 ft	13 cfs	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
La Plata RiverLA Plata River near Farmington, NM	163 cfs4.56 ft	2.0 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 82 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Eagle Tail CanalEagle Tail Ditch near Maxwell, NM	139 cfs3.71 ft	0.1 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 80 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Pecos RiverPecos River below Taiban Creek near Fort Sumner,nm	131 cfs2.68 ft	67 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 34 yr record	No NWS flood stage
North Ponil CreekPonil Creek near Cimarron, NM	118 cfs3.42 ft	2.6 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 110 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Pecos RiverPecos River near Acme, NM	115 cfs5.14 ft	53 cfs	Above normal81st percentile · 89 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Pecos RiverPecos River near Lake Arthur, NM	108 cfs4.05 ft	94 cfs	Normal56th percentile · 88 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Conchas RiverConchas River at Variadero, NM	107 cfs1.98 ft	0.1 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 59 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Cimarron RiverCimarron River near Cimarron, NM	107 cfs2.21 ft	20 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 76 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Rio PeñascoRio Penasco at Dayton, NM	102 cfs2.35 ft	0.0 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 75 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Embudo CreekEmbudo Creek at Dixon, NM	98 cfs9.57 ft	33 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 103 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 11.6 ft by Mon 6 AM, below flood stage.
Rio San JoseRio San Jose at Acoma Pueblo, NM	98 cfs2.83 ft	4.8 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 87 yr record	NWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Rio Fernando de TaosRio Pueblo DE Taos below Los Cordovas, NM	90 cfs7.12 ft	24 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 69 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Red RiverRed River below Fish Hatchery, near Questa, NM	86 cfs4.78 ft	49 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 48 yr record	No NWS flood stage
West Fork Gila RiverWest Fork Gila River at Gila Cliff Dwellings, NM	69 cfs9.77 ft	8.3 cfs	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Pecos RiverPecos River near Dunlap, NM	69 cfs0.77 ft	70 cfs	Normal48th percentile · 32 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Pecos RiverPecos River at Red Bluff, NM	66 cfs3.48 ft	71 cfs	Normal44th percentile · 89 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rio PuebloRio Pueblo near Penasco, NM	59 cfs3.60 ft	13 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 34 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Galisteo CreekGalisteo Creek below Galisteo Dam, NM	58 cfs4.63 ft	0.0 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 56 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Pecos RiverPecos River below Sumner Dam, NM	56 cfs1.41 ft	89 cfs	Below normal22nd percentile · 90 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rayado CreekRayado Creek near Cimarron, NM	54 cfs2.96 ft	4.6 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 115 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rio PuercoRio Puerco near Bernardo, NM	49 cfs7.53 ft	0.0 cfs	Much above normal91st percentile · 82 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Pecos RiverPecos River below Dark Canyon at Carlsbad, NM	39 cfs0.89 ft	25 cfs	Above normal81st percentile · 56 yr record	No NWS flood stage
San Francisco RiverSan Francisco River at Reserve, NM	35 cfs10.31 ft	3.2 cfs	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Salt CreekSalt Creek near Tularosa, NM	35 cfs3.31 ft	0.2 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 30 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rio HondoRio Hondo near Valdez, NM	31 cfs2.52 ft	16 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 91 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rio PeñascoRio Penasco near Hope, NM	30 cfs5.35 ft	13 cfs	Above normal84th percentile · 22 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rio LuceroRio Lucero near Arroyo Seco, NM	30 cfs2.21 ft	9.4 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 111 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Santa Cruz RiverSanta Cruz River near Cundiyo, NM	29 cfs4.62 ft	12 cfs	Much above normal94th percentile · 94 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rio Pueblo de TaosRio Pueblo DE Taos near Taos, NM	25 cfs0.89 ft	9.0 cfs	Much above normal95th percentile · 112 yr record	No NWS flood stage

Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether it is fishing well or safe to wade: check the regulations and a current local report before you go. Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service; "Vs normal" is our comparison with the USGS record, not a National Weather Service product.

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