Rio Grande in New Mexico
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Around Rio Grande
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Rio Grande is a 34.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rio Grande Floodway near Bernardo, NM (site 08332010). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1974 to 2024
Rio Grande typically runs highest in May, at a median 2,000 cfs, and lowest in September, at 78 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,950 cfs, in 1985.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 663 | 533 to 995 |
| February | 712 | 539 to 1,000 |
| March | 662 | 403 to 1,200 |
| April | 721 | 173 to 2,025 |
| May | 2,000 | 298 to 3,940 |
| June | 973 | 68 to 3,635 |
| July | 195 | 29 to 770 |
| August | 168 | 11 to 457 |
| September | 78 | 2.9 to 352 |
| October | 150 | 21 to 382 |
| November | 840 | 485 to 1,300 |
| December | 830 | 582 to 1,250 |
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 45 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rio Grande Floodway near Bernardo, NM (site 08332010). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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