Rio Grande below Taos Junction Bridge Near Taos, NM

USGS Site No: 08276500Rio Grande • Taos County, NM

Rio Grande below Taos Junction Bridge Near Taos, NM on the Rio Grande is currently at 257 cfs (Very Low — 9th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.59 ft.

Reading from

257
CFS Discharge
3.59
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 275 Today: 257 cfs
25th Low threshold 446
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,230
75th High threshold 2,850
95th Very High threshold 6,030

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.

6.9k 3.4k 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 257
May 27, 2026 243
May 26, 2026 228
May 25, 2026 232
May 24, 2026 233
May 23, 2026 238
May 22, 2026 237
May 21, 2026 226
May 20, 2026 227
May 19, 2026 205
May 18, 2026 203
May 17, 2026 209
May 16, 2026 208
May 15, 2026 208
Apr 20, 2026 235
Apr 19, 2026 232
Apr 18, 2026 226
Apr 17, 2026 224
Apr 16, 2026 234
Apr 15, 2026 229
Apr 14, 2026 242
Apr 13, 2026 237
Apr 12, 2026 239
Apr 11, 2026 235
Apr 10, 2026 231
Apr 9, 2026 237
Apr 8, 2026 246
Apr 7, 2026 245
Apr 6, 2026 242
Apr 5, 2026 229

Station Information

USGS Site No
08276500
State
NM
County
Taos County
Coordinates
36.3200, -105.7544
Drainage Area
9,730 mi²
Datum (ft)
6,050.3
HUC Code
13020101
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
9.0 ft
Flood Stage
10.0 ft
Moderate Flood
12.0 ft
Major Flood
15.0 ft

Currently 6.41 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,070 cfs
Oct 19, 2025
Min discharge
168 cfs
Aug 24, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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