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Rio Peñasco in New Mexico

River36.3 mi

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Around Rio Peñasco

Carlsbad KOA Holiday11.3 miBrantley Reservoir12.2 mi20 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Rio Peñasco is a 36.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rio Penasco at Dayton, NM (site 08398500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1951 to 2026

Rio Peñasco typically runs highest in December, at a median 0.0 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,490 cfs, in 1966.

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Typical flow by month at Rio Penasco at Dayton, NM, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.00.0 to 0.0
February0.00.0 to 0.0
March0.00.0 to 0.0
April0.00.0 to 0.0
May0.00.0 to 0.0
June0.00.0 to 0.0
July0.00.0 to 0.0
August0.00.0 to 0.0
September0.00.0 to 0.0
October0.00.0 to 0.0
November0.00.0 to 0.0
December0.00.0 to 0.0

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 75 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rio Penasco at Dayton, NM (site 08398500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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