Rio Grande at Otowi Bridge, NM

USGS Site No: 08313000Rio Grande • Santa Fe County, NM

Rio Grande at Otowi Bridge, NM on the Rio Grande is currently at 297 cfs (Very Low — 4th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.53 ft.

Reading from

297
CFS Discharge
2.53
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
Flow Condition
Normal
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 780 Today: 297 cfs
25th Low threshold 1,230
50th (Median) Normal (median) 2,030
75th High threshold 4,150
95th Very High threshold 7,430

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.

9.5k 4.8k 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 297
May 27, 2026 329
May 26, 2026 326
May 25, 2026 263
May 24, 2026 259
May 23, 2026 321
May 22, 2026 394
May 21, 2026 447
May 20, 2026 546
May 19, 2026 552
May 18, 2026 497
May 17, 2026 248
May 16, 2026 240
May 15, 2026 254
Apr 20, 2026 491
Apr 19, 2026 525
Apr 18, 2026 540
Apr 17, 2026 534
Apr 16, 2026 526
Apr 15, 2026 527
Apr 14, 2026 501
Apr 13, 2026 505
Apr 12, 2026 531
Apr 11, 2026 562
Apr 10, 2026 546
Apr 9, 2026 565
Apr 8, 2026 588
Apr 7, 2026 591
Apr 6, 2026 603
Apr 5, 2026 605

Station Information

USGS Site No
08313000
State
NM
Coordinates
35.8745, -106.1424
Drainage Area
14,300 mi²
Datum (ft)
5,491.7
HUC Code
13020101
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
8.0 ft
Flood Stage
9.0 ft
Moderate Flood
13.0 ft
Major Flood
17.0 ft

Currently 6.47 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,070 cfs
Dec 5, 2025
Min discharge
196 cfs
Aug 11, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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