Gallinas Creek in New Mexico
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Around Gallinas Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Gallinas Creek is a 24.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Gallinas Creek near Montezuma, NM (site 08380500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1926 to 2025
Gallinas Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 32 cfs, and lowest in January, at 5.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,690 cfs, in 2013.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 5.0 | 3.5 to 7.5 |
| February | 5.1 | 3.6 to 7.7 |
| March | 9.3 | 4.5 to 17 |
| April | 23 | 9.1 to 45 |
| May | 32 | 9.6 to 65 |
| June | 9.3 | 3.9 to 22 |
| July | 7.7 | 3.5 to 18 |
| August | 13 | 6.8 to 30 |
| September | 8.2 | 4.7 to 17 |
| October | 6.4 | 4.3 to 12 |
| November | 6.3 | 4.2 to 9.9 |
| December | 5.5 | 4.0 to 8.0 |
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 98 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Gallinas Creek near Montezuma, NM (site 08380500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Gallinas Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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