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Rocky Arroyo in New Mexico

River33.2 mi

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Around Rocky Arroyo

Mudgetts Wilderness Study Area17.3 miCarlsbad Caverns National Park18.4 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Rocky Arroyo is a 33.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rocky Arroyo at Hwy Brd near Carlsbad, NM (site 08401900). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1964 to 2026

Rocky Arroyo typically runs highest in December, at a median 0.0 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,900 cfs, in 1966.

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Typical flow by month at Rocky Arroyo at Hwy Brd near Carlsbad, NM, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.00.0 to 0.0
February0.00.0 to 0.0
March0.00.0 to 0.0
April0.00.0 to 0.0
May0.00.0 to 0.0
June0.00.0 to 0.0
July0.00.0 to 0.0
August0.00.0 to 0.0
September0.00.0 to 0.0
October0.00.0 to 0.0
November0.00.0 to 0.0
December0.00.0 to 0.0

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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rocky Arroyo at Hwy Brd near Carlsbad, NM (site 08401900). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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