Rio Pueblo in New Mexico
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Rio Pueblo is a 21.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rio Pueblo near Penasco, NM (site 08277470). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1992 to 2026
Rio Pueblo typically runs highest in May, at a median 134 cfs, and lowest in January, at 8.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,720 cfs, in 1994.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8 | 6.2 to 10 |
| February | 9.5 | 7.2 to 11 |
| March | 16 | 12 to 25 |
| April | 69 | 42 to 106 |
| May | 134 | 57 to 231 |
| June | 36 | 12 to 89 |
| July | 14 | 7.2 to 24 |
| August | 13 | 7.2 to 25 |
| September | 11 | 7.1 to 17 |
| October | 11 | 8.7 to 15 |
| November | 11 | 8.1 to 15 |
| December | 9.2 | 7.0 to 11 |
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 34 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rio Pueblo near Penasco, NM (site 08277470). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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