Rio Hondo in New Mexico
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Rio Hondo is a 42.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rio Hondo below Diamond at Dam near Roswell, NM (site 08390800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1964 to 2023
Rio Hondo 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 459 cfs, in 1965.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 0.0 to 12 |
| February | 0.0 | 0.0 to 8.4 |
| March | 0.0 | 0.0 to 4.2 |
| April | 0.0 | 0.0 to 4.0 |
| May | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| June | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| July | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| August | 0.0 | 0.0 to 13 |
| September | 0.0 | 0.0 to 16 |
| October | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| November | 0.0 | 0.0 to 5.8 |
| December | 0.0 | 0.0 to 13 |
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 60 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rio Hondo below Diamond at Dam near Roswell, NM (site 08390800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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