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Rio Grande River
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RIO GRANDE RIVER
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RIO GRANDE AT EMBUDO, NM

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NM36.2056°N, -105.9640°W Updated 27 min ago
FLOW RATE
186cfs
GAUGE HT
2.15ft
WATER TEMP
19°F
AIR TEMP
63°F
WIND
3mph NE
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
186cfs 83.1% vs avg
Optimal band: 154208 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
193cfs
PERIOD LOW
154cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.15ft

Water Temperature

19.2°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

4.4in

≈ normal

4.39 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 4.4 in).

YTD Total

4.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

4.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

2.3–6.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

0%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.79" · normal 0.82" (0.1–1.6)
Jan
Feb: 0.39" · normal 0.74" (0.2–1.3)
Feb
Mar: 0.06" · normal 0.89" (0.2–1.5)
Mar
Apr: 1.48" · normal 0.86" (0.2–1.9)
Apr
May: 1.05" · normal 0.77" (0.1–1.6)
May
Jun: 0.62" (so far)· normal 0.48" (0.0–0.8)
Jun
Jul: normal 0.79" (0.3–1.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 0.83" (0.3–1.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 0.91" (0.3–1.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.03" (0.1–2.3)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.82" (0.2–1.4)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.92" (0.2–2.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:38 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
95°
63°
WED
95°
66°
THU
89°
59°
FRI
93°
60°
SAT
92°
59°
SUN
92°
63°
MON
89°
61°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
92°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
13mph WNW
G 19 mph
13
G19
WNW
14
G20
WNW
12
G19
WNW
15
G18
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18
G21
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18
G21
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17
G21
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17
G23
NW
13
G22
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6
G8
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2
G3
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3
G4
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2
NNE
4
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1
NNE
10
G11
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5
G6
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3
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6
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4
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1
G8
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8
G10
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18
G23
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13
G17
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14
G24
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13
G20
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39
G54
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14
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4
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12
G16
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17
G21
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11
G17
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14
G28
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11
G12
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11
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6
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6
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1
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1
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1
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4
G5
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8
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11
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9
G18
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G22
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12
G13
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12
G19
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35
WSW
37
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23
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14
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14
G27
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8
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5
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3
G4
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3
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26
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G28
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12
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3
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7
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4
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1
G3
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2
G10
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4
G17
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4
G21
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6
G24
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8
G26
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19
G28
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G27
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
1%
clear
1%
4%
0%
0%
0%
0%
64%
47%
7%
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2%
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11%
94%
7%
6%
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7%
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79%
95%
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0%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
831
831828824822828826825822823821822821822820818818819817817
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:47 AM
SUNSET
08:24 PM
14H 37M OF DAYLIGHT7H 57M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
59% illuminated

Station Location

36.2056, -105.9640
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 12:27 UTC
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