Rio Grande in New Mexico
Around here
Around Rio Grande
- Bosque del Apache National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area8.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Sierra de las Canas Wilderness Study AreaRecreation area9.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Presilla Wilderness Study AreaRecreation area9.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- The Box Recreation AreaRecreation area10 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Rio Grande is a 38.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rio Grande Floodway at San Acacia, NM (site 08354900). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1974 to 2025
Rio Grande typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,820 cfs, and lowest in September, at 123 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,420 cfs, in 1985.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 711 | 503 to 941 |
| February | 711 | 532 to 991 |
| March | 604 | 249 to 992 |
| April | 607 | 174 to 2,030 |
| May | 1,820 | 315 to 3,620 |
| June | 637 | 118 to 3,255 |
| July | 207 | 54 to 729 |
| August | 183 | 41 to 503 |
| September | 123 | 24 to 418 |
| October | 197 | 48 to 428 |
| November | 751 | 382 to 1,120 |
| December | 792 | 523 to 1,050 |
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 51 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rio Grande Floodway at San Acacia, NM (site 08354900). 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 Rio Grande. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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