About this river
Animas River is an 8.9 mile river near About Trout in New Mexico. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Animas River at Penny Lane near Flora Vista, NM (site 09364200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2020 to 2024
Animas River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,650 cfs, and lowest in September, at 134 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,440 cfs, in 2023.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 178 | 168 to 194 | |
| February | 170 | 160 to 190 | |
| March | 194 | 172 to 320 | |
| April | 326 | 191 to 1,395 | |
| May | 1,650 | 957 to 3,310 | |
| June | 1,310 | 792 to 2,785 | |
| July | 323 | 228 to 1,010 | |
| August | 196 | 84 to 289 | |
| September | 134 | 62 to 258 | |
| October | 246 | 69 to 284 | |
| November | 248 | 192 to 267 | |
| December | 192 | 162 to 212 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 4 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Animas River at Penny Lane near Flora Vista, NM (site 09364200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Animas River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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