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Rayado Creek in New Mexico

Stream34.5 mi

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Around Rayado Creek

5 mi

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

About this river

Rayado Creek is a 34.5 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rayado Creek near Cimarron, NM (site 07208500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1912 to 2026

Rayado Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 31 cfs, and lowest in January, at 3.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,000 cfs, in 1965.

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Typical flow by month at Rayado Creek near Cimarron, NM, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3.52.9 to 4.3
February3.93.1 to 4.8
March6.14.7 to 8.8
April2012 to 35
May3113 to 64
June115.1 to 21
July7.54.3 to 12
August7.24.3 to 13
September5.03.3 to 7.8
October4.43.3 to 6.0
November4.13.1 to 5.4
December3.72.9 to 4.8

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 100 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rayado Creek near Cimarron, NM (site 07208500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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