Rio Nambe in New Mexico
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Around Rio Nambe
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Rio Nambe is an 11.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rio Nambe below Nambe Falls Dam near Nambe, NM (site 08294210). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1979 to 2026
Rio Nambe typically runs highest in June, at a median 26 cfs, and lowest in December, at 1.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 236 cfs, in 1979.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1.1 | 0.6 to 3.5 |
| February | 1.5 | 0.6 to 4.1 |
| March | 4.4 | 1.1 to 9.8 |
| April | 12 | 7.8 to 21 |
| May | 24 | 17 to 38 |
| June | 26 | 17 to 45 |
| July | 17 | 6.0 to 26 |
| August | 12 | 4.9 to 20 |
| September | 9.0 | 5.0 to 16 |
| October | 5.1 | 3.3 to 9.0 |
| November | 1.4 | 0.7 to 5.9 |
| December | 1.0 | 0.6 to 4.2 |
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 47 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rio Nambe below Nambe Falls Dam near Nambe, NM (site 08294210). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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