Waterlands
Rio Grande River
USGS · 08361000
RIO GRANDE RIVER
USGS · 08361000LIVE

RIO GRANDE BELOW ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM, NM

SIERRA COUNTY, NM33.1485°N, -107.2068°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
2,590cfs
GAUGE HT
6.80ft
AIR TEMP
72°F
WIND
2mph SW
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
2,590cfs 18.8% vs avg
Optimal band: 2,2193,001 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
2,650cfs
PERIOD LOW
2,570cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.80ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

2.4in

≈ normal

2.37 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 2.37 in).

YTD Total

2.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

2.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

0.5–3.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

0%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.11" · normal 0.55" (0.0–1.4)
Jan
Feb: 0.07" · normal 0.45" (0.0–1.0)
Feb
Mar: 0.02" · normal 0.35" (0.0–0.8)
Mar
Apr: 0.17" · normal 0.25" (0.0–0.6)
Apr
May: 0.22" · normal 0.45" (0.0–0.9)
May
Jun: 0.79" (so far)· normal 0.54" (0.0–1.4)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.53" (0.4–2.9)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.17" (0.3–2.4)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.26" (0.3–2.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 0.98" (0.1–2.4)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.62" (0.0–1.8)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.69" (0.1–1.5)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:10 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
105°
72°
WED
105°
79°
THU
97°
76°
FRI
100°
74°
SAT
99°
75°
SUN
97°
76°
MON
96°
75°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
99°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
4mph ENE
G 10 mph
4
G10
ENE
6
G16
ESE
2
G11
ESE
2
G11
ESE
4
G13
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5
G14
E
6
G10
E
13
G15
NW
10
G24
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8
G19
WNW
5
G11
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SW
10
G14
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4
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3
G4
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4
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4
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12
G15
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3
G5
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4
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7
G12
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11
G13
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9
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14
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14
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11
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6
G10
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9
G12
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10
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9
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12
G18
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12
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5
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5
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6
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3
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5
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9
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9
G14
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12
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7
G16
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6
G15
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21
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21
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11
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10
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18
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7
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4
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3
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6
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18
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24
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24
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25
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23
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21
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19
G21
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26
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25
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11
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8
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5
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2
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1
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4
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5
G6
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5
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4
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5
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7
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6
G10
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7
G15
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11
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22
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21
G23
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22
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14
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8
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5
G23
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
64%
75%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
55%
9%
100%
100%
54%
2%
12%
100%
26%
4%
30%
12%
61%
7%
100%
100%
100%
100%
86%
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99%
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100%
100%
15%
17%
12%
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11%
60%
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7%
100%
100%
100%
100%
98%
100%
100%
11%
8%
14%
27%
100%
48%
20%
6%
0%
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6%
6%
17%
59%
63%
6%
15%
5%
6%
6%
6%
5%
0%
100%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
877
877873872870875870871869869867868868869865865867868864866
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:00 AM
SUNSET
08:21 PM
14H 21M OF DAYLIGHT8H 11M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
59% illuminated

Station Location

33.1485, -107.2068
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 12:10 UTC
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