About this river
Jemez River is a 20.3 mile river near Cochiti Lake Boat Ramp in New Mexico. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Jemez River Outlet below Jemez Canyon Dam, NM (site 08328950). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2009 to 2026
Jemez River typically runs highest in April, at a median 79 cfs, and lowest in June, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,460 cfs, in 2023.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 | 4.6 to 17 | |
| February | 16 | 9.2 to 25 | |
| March | 36 | 14 to 96 | |
| April | 79 | 31 to 208 | |
| May | 29 | 6.3 to 152 | |
| June | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.8 | |
| July | 0.0 | 0.0 to 4.6 | |
| August | 0.1 | 0.0 to 3.4 | |
| September | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.3 | |
| October | 0.0 | 0.0 to 4.0 | |
| November | 3.9 | 1.1 to 11 | |
| December | 8.1 | 2.5 to 17 |
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 16 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Jemez River Outlet below Jemez Canyon Dam, NM (site 08328950). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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