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Black River
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BLACK RIVER
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BLACK RIVER AT HARKEY CROSSING NR MALAGA, NM

EDDY COUNTY, NM32.2359°N, -104.1966°W Updated 16 min ago
FLOW RATE
3.05cfs
GAUGE HT
1.33ft
WATER TEMP
29°F
AIR TEMP
93°F
WIND
6mph SE
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
3.05cfs 50.7% vs avg
Optimal band: 34 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
3.38cfs
PERIOD LOW
2.74cfs
RUNNABLE
88%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.33ft

Water Temperature

28.7°F
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

5.0in

+16% vs normal

4.97 in of precipitation so far this year, 16% above the 30-year normal of 4.3 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

5.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

4.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

1.3–8.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+16%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.97" · normal 0.58" (0.0–1.3)
Jan
Feb: 0.13" · normal 0.60" (0.0–1.7)
Feb
Mar: 0.00" · normal 0.70" (0.0–1.6)
Mar
Apr: 0.61" · normal 0.67" (0.0–1.1)
Apr
May: 2.03" · normal 1.17" (0.1–3.3)
May
Jun: 1.24" (so far)· normal 0.79" (0.2–1.7)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.31" (0.1–3.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.19" (0.2–2.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.74" (0.3–5.2)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.17" (0.1–2.9)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.71" (0.0–1.5)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.67" (0.0–1.3)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:00 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
107°
75°
THU
103°
73°
FRI
105°
78°
SAT
104°
82°
SUN
101°
80°
MON
98°
77°
TUE
89°
74°
TIME
WED
4
NOW
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THU
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FRI
12
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SUN
12
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MON
12
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TEMP
hourly forecast
105°
mild
105°
95°
88°
91°
89°
88°
84°
83°
81°
81°
79°
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97°
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84°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
15mph S
G 18 mph
15
G18
S
14
G18
E
10
NNE
18
G27
SE
11
G18
SE
11
G19
SSE
7
G12
S
10
G18
SSE
5
G15
ESE
1
G11
SE
2
G8
N
6
G18
ESE
4
G5
NNE
9
G13
SSE
8
G10
N
8
G13
NW
7
G8
N
4
G6
NNE
5
N
12
G13
E
6
S
4
SE
6
G10
SE
6
G16
SE
19
G22
N
17
G23
SE
15
G30
SE
9
G20
S
10
G22
NNE
4
G12
NNE
8
G13
WNW
7
G11
NW
7
G16
NW
8
G13
NNE
7
W
6
S
1
G2
S
2
G3
S
2
G3
SSE
4
G5
S
6
G7
SSW
7
SSW
8
S
6
G7
S
7
G11
S
10
G14
SSE
12
G14
S
12
G14
SW
12
G13
W
11
G12
SW
24
SSW
23
G28
S
15
G26
SSW
12
G24
S
14
G16
SE
23
G34
S
18
G37
SW
17
G36
SW
9
G21
S
10
G22
SSE
6
G17
SSE
8
SE
9
G11
S
8
G10
S
11
S
11
S
9
S
9
SSE
9
SSE
10
SSE
8
G10
SSE
8
G11
S
9
G13
SSW
12
G13
SW
12
N
13
G24
SSW
30
SE
22
G27
S
12
G17
S
11
G19
S
10
G18
S
7
G15
SW
11
G19
S
13
G20
SSE
8
G9
SSE
7
SE
5
SE
4
E
5
E
7
E
7
ESE
10
SE
11
SE
9
G10
SSE
7
G11
SSE
9
G16
S
17
SSW
14
G15
SSW
14
SSE
25
G26
SSW
12
W
6
G8
SW
20
G25
SSW
17
G25
S
17
G24
SSW
18
G25
S
19
G24
S
19
G23
SSE
16
G21
SSE
13
G19
SSE
10
G17
SSE
10
G15
SSE
12
G13
SSE
13
SSE
PRECIP
chance %
16%
16%
15%
14%
7%
5%
4%
2%
2%
1%
3%
1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
3%
7%
12%
4%
3%
3%
3%
7%
7%
7%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
13%
13%
13%
13%
13%
13%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
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1%
1%
1%
1%
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1%
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1%
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1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
2%
2%
2%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
99%
51%
60%
100%
33%
2%
73%
100%
100%
0%
80%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
18%
100%
85%
100%
85%
46%
100%
100%
100%
100%
98%
100%
100%
85%
83%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
22%
11%
6%
34%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
96%
23%
13%
70%
14%
12%
6%
25%
72%
41%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
7%
5%
6%
10%
8%
80%
61%
100%
100%
100%
82%
57%
54%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
99%
98%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
906
906903902905903903904904901902902904901903903904901904904
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:51 AM
SUNSET
08:07 PM
14H 16M OF DAYLIGHT3H 51M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
71% illuminated

Station Location

32.2359, -104.1966
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 16:16 UTC
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