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VERMEJO RIVER

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VERMEJO RIVER NEAR DAWSON, NM

COLFAX COUNTY, NM36.6810°N, -104.7864°W Updated 23 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

1cfs 4.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 5–7 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

280cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

30%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

5.2in

-32% vs normal

5.19 in of precipitation so far this year, 32% below the 30-year normal of 7.59 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

5.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

7.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

4.2–11.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-32%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.58" · normal 0.58" (0.2–1.0)

Jan

Feb: 0.43" · normal 0.64" (0.3–1.1)

Feb

Mar: 0.00" · normal 1.29" (0.3–2.3)

Mar

Apr: 0.71" · normal 1.55" (0.4–3.0)

Apr

May: 2.01" · normal 1.75" (0.5–3.4)

May

Jun: 1.00" · normal 1.37" (0.7–2.4)

Jun

Jul: 0.45" (so far)· normal 2.03" (1.0–3.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.19" (1.2–3.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 1.43" (0.6–2.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 1.22" (0.4–2.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 0.73" (0.1–1.3)

Nov

Dec: normal 0.74" (0.2–1.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:33 PM

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Station Location

36.6810, -104.7864

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 00:00 UTC

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