Rio Chama Above Chama, NM

USGS Site No: 08281400 • Rio Arriba County, NM

Rio Chama Above Chama, NM is currently at 84 cfs (Normal — 26th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.76 ft.

Reading from

84
CFS Discharge
1.76
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 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 44
25th Low threshold 78
50th (Median) Normal (median) 240 Today: 84 cfs
75th High threshold 513
95th Very High threshold 0

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.

339 170 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 91 —
May 27, 2026 91 —
May 26, 2026 99 —
May 25, 2026 93 —
May 24, 2026 88 —
May 23, 2026 88 —
May 22, 2026 91 —
May 21, 2026 92 —
May 20, 2026 97 —
May 19, 2026 104 —
May 18, 2026 118 —
May 17, 2026 130 —
May 16, 2026 136 —
May 15, 2026 138 —
Apr 20, 2026 108 —
Apr 19, 2026 109 —
Apr 18, 2026 109 —
Apr 17, 2026 123 —
Apr 16, 2026 131 —
Apr 15, 2026 131 —
Apr 14, 2026 134 —
Apr 13, 2026 125 —
Apr 12, 2026 134 —
Apr 11, 2026 141 —
Apr 10, 2026 125 —
Apr 9, 2026 128 —
Apr 8, 2026 129 —
Apr 7, 2026 133 —
Apr 6, 2026 137 —
Apr 5, 2026 141 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
08281400
State
NM
County
Rio Arriba County
Coordinates
36.9350, -106.5552
Drainage Area
95 mi²
Datum (ft)
8,024.0
HUC Code
13020102
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
235 cfs
Apr 1, 2026
Min discharge
4 cfs
Aug 14, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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