Pecos River in New Mexico
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Around Pecos River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Pecos River is a 50.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pecos River below Dark Canyon at Carlsbad, NM (site 08405200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1970 to 2026
Pecos River typically runs highest in November, at a median 25 cfs, and lowest in June, at 15 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 22,800 cfs, in 1986.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 23 | 15 to 35 |
| February | 25 | 16 to 35 |
| March | 20 | 13 to 30 |
| April | 18 | 9.4 to 28 |
| May | 16 | 8.9 to 26 |
| June | 15 | 7.8 to 25 |
| July | 17 | 7.4 to 28 |
| August | 15 | 8.2 to 28 |
| September | 20 | 12 to 30 |
| October | 25 | 16 to 35 |
| November | 25 | 18 to 34 |
| December | 22 | 17 to 29 |
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 56 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pecos River below Dark Canyon at Carlsbad, NM (site 08405200). 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 Pecos River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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