Rio Peñasco in New Mexico
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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Rio Peñasco is a 37.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rio Penasco near Hope, NM (site 08397620). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2000 to 2022
Rio Peñasco typically runs highest in January, at a median 19 cfs, and lowest in June, at 0.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,690 cfs, in 2021.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 2.7 to 25 |
| February | 17 | 2.2 to 24 |
| March | 11 | 0.0 to 18 |
| April | 3.9 | 0.0 to 13 |
| May | 1.5 | 0.0 to 11 |
| June | 0.8 | 0.0 to 7.4 |
| July | 5.1 | 0.0 to 16 |
| August | 9.6 | 0.0 to 25 |
| September | 10 | 0.3 to 21 |
| October | 13 | 0.1 to 23 |
| November | 15 | 0.8 to 22 |
| December | 17 | 1.4 to 24 |
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 22 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rio Penasco near Hope, NM (site 08397620). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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