Rio Grande Below Elephant Butte Dam, NM

USGS Site No: 08361000 • Rio Grande • Sierra County, NM

Rio Grande Below Elephant Butte Dam, NM on the Rio Grande is currently at 2,080 cfs (Normal — 75th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 6.07 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Rio Grande
Rio Grande at Narrows IN Elephant Butte Reservoir., NM
2,080
CFS Discharge
6.07
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 1,050
25th Low threshold 1,480
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,880
75th High threshold 2,080 Today: 2,080 cfs
95th Very High threshold 2,580

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.

3.1k 1.6k 0 cfs Apr 3 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 2,150 —
May 27, 2026 1,550 —
May 26, 2026 745 —
May 25, 2026 749 —
May 24, 2026 744 —
May 23, 2026 746 —
May 22, 2026 746 —
May 21, 2026 658 —
May 20, 2026 544 —
May 19, 2026 529 —
May 18, 2026 522 —
May 17, 2026 523 —
May 16, 2026 522 —
May 15, 2026 527 —
Apr 20, 2026 0 —
Apr 19, 2026 0 —
Apr 18, 2026 0 —
Apr 17, 2026 0 —
Apr 16, 2026 0 —
Apr 15, 2026 0 —
Apr 14, 2026 0 —
Apr 13, 2026 0 —
Apr 12, 2026 0 —
Apr 11, 2026 0 —
Apr 10, 2026 0 —
Apr 9, 2026 0 —
Apr 8, 2026 0 —
Apr 5, 2026 0 —
Apr 4, 2026 0 —
Apr 3, 2026 0 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
08361000
State
NM
County
Sierra County
Coordinates
33.1485, -107.2068
Drainage Area
29,450 mi²
Datum (ft)
4,243.2
HUC Code
13030101
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,240 cfs
Jun 1, 2025
Min discharge
0 cfs
Sep 16, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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