Rio Chama in New Mexico
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Around Rio Chama
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Rio Chama is a 32.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rio Chama near LA Puente, NM (site 08284100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1956 to 2026
Rio Chama typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,450 cfs, and lowest in September, at 48 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,720 cfs, in 1985.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 50 | 41 to 70 |
| February | 60 | 47 to 79 |
| March | 107 | 71 to 223 |
| April | 668 | 399 to 963 |
| May | 1,450 | 696 to 2,360 |
| June | 328 | 118 to 721 |
| July | 63 | 30 to 136 |
| August | 63 | 35 to 111 |
| September | 48 | 28 to 81 |
| October | 54 | 37 to 99 |
| November | 61 | 44 to 85 |
| December | 53 | 41 to 70 |
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 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rio Chama near LA Puente, NM (site 08284100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Rio Chama, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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