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Rio Ojo Caliente in New Mexico

River24.4 mi

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Around Rio Ojo Caliente

Posi-Ouinge2.8 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Rio Ojo Caliente is a 24.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rio Ojo Caliente at LA Madera, NM (site 08289000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1933 to 2025

Rio Ojo Caliente typically runs highest in May, at a median 180 cfs, and lowest in July, at 6.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,180 cfs, in 1942.

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Typical flow by month at Rio Ojo Caliente at LA Madera, NM, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1815 to 21
February2017 to 26
March3324 to 67
April17193 to 327
May18057 to 469
June146.3 to 42
July6.34.5 to 10
August7.94.9 to 15
September7.54.9 to 13
October118.3 to 16
November1512 to 20
December1714 to 20

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 93 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rio Ojo Caliente at LA Madera, NM (site 08289000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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