Pecos River

States: New Mexico 19 active gauges

Live and historical streamflow for every active USGS gauge on the Pecos River — current discharge (CFS), gage height, and how today's flow ranks against the long-term record for this date. Latest reading .

Station Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft) Condition Flood Stage (ft)
Pecos River Above Santa Rosa Lake, NM
NM
7 5.32 Low —
Pecos River Below Avalon Dam, NM
NM
0 2.80 Normal —
Pecos River Below Brantley Dam Near Carlsbad, NM
NM
245 6.33 High —
Pecos River Below Dark Canyon at Carlsbad, NM
NM
19 0.70 Normal 14.0 ft
Pecos River Below Santa Rosa Dam, NM
NM
0 3.46 Normal —
Pecos River Below Sumner Dam, NM
NM
75 1.70 Normal —
Pecos River Below Taiban Creek Near Fort Sumner,nm
NM
54 2.03 Normal —
Pecos River Near Acme, NM
NM
48 4.81 Normal 13.0 ft
Pecos River Near Anton Chico, NM
NM
1 2.11 Very Low 15.0 ft
Pecos River Near Artesia, NM
NM
33 2.65 Low 12.5 ft
Pecos River Near Dunlap, NM
NM
58 0.67 Normal —
Pecos River Near Lake Arthur, NM
NM
104 4.13 Normal 20.0 ft
Pecos River Near Malaga, NM
NM
37 2.33 Low 30.0 ft
Pecos River Near Pecos, NM
NM
36 2.32 Normal 5.0 ft
Pecos River Near Puerto DE Luna, NM
NM
63 1.12 Very Low 11.0 ft
Pecos River above Canon Del Uta near Colonias, NM
NM
0 3.13 Normal —
Pecos River at Damsite 3 near Carlsbad, NM
NM
234 2.15 High 20.0 ft
Pecos River at Pierce Canyon Crossing, NM
NM
16 3.30 Very Low —
Pecos River at Red Bluff, NM
NM
18 2.88 Very Low 20.0 ft

About the Pecos River

The Pecos River is monitored by 19 active USGS stream gauges across New Mexico. 7 of 19 gauges are running below normal for this date, while 2 run above normal. The strongest flow on the river right now is at Pecos River Below Brantley Dam Near Carlsbad, NM (245 cfs).

See the glossary for how percentile rank and flow conditions are calculated from the long-term USGS record.

Data source: USGS National Water Information System