Carlsbad Main Canal at Head Near Carlsbad, NM

USGS Site No: 08403500 • Carlsbad Main Canal • Eddy County, NM

Carlsbad Main Canal at Head Near Carlsbad, NM on the Carlsbad Main Canal is currently at 129 cfs (Normal — 67th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.13 ft.

Reading from

129
CFS Discharge
2.13
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 0
25th Low threshold 0
50th (Median) Normal (median) 71
75th High threshold 157 Today: 129 cfs
95th Very High threshold 280

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

487 244 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 186 —
May 27, 2026 165 —
May 26, 2026 159 —
May 25, 2026 163 —
May 24, 2026 165 —
May 23, 2026 185 —
May 22, 2026 218 —
May 21, 2026 227 —
May 20, 2026 255 —
May 19, 2026 283 —
May 18, 2026 247 —
May 17, 2026 207 —
May 16, 2026 219 —
May 15, 2026 194 —
Apr 20, 2026 173 —
Apr 19, 2026 194 —
Apr 18, 2026 174 —
Apr 17, 2026 213 —
Apr 16, 2026 242 —
Apr 15, 2026 216 —
Apr 14, 2026 222 —
Apr 13, 2026 194 —
Apr 12, 2026 168 —
Apr 11, 2026 165 —
Apr 10, 2026 211 —
Apr 9, 2026 206 —
Apr 8, 2026 198 —
Apr 7, 2026 169 —
Apr 6, 2026 172 —
Apr 5, 2026 175 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
08403500
State
NM
County
Eddy County
Coordinates
32.4904, -104.2527
Datum (ft)
3,141.5
HUC Code
13060011
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
329 cfs
Jul 17, 2025
Min discharge
0 cfs
Mar 21, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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