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Pecos River in New Mexico

River49.7 mi

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Around Pecos River

Lake Sumner22.7 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Pecos River is a 49.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pecos River below Taiban Creek near Fort Sumner,nm (site 08385522). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1992 to 2026

Pecos River typically runs highest in October, at a median 67 cfs, and lowest in January, at 32 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,590 cfs, in 2013.

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Typical flow by month at Pecos River below Taiban Creek near Fort Sumner,nm, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3224 to 40
February3326 to 39
March4028 to 57
April4233 to 50
May4638 to 67
June6144 to 123
July6144 to 114
August6541 to 117
September6445 to 97
October6751 to 97
November3428 to 41
December3326 to 40

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 32 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pecos River below Taiban Creek near Fort Sumner,nm (site 08385522). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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