Rio Penasco Near Dunken, NM

USGS Site No: 08397600 • Chaves County, NM

Rio Penasco Near Dunken, NM is currently at 12 cfs (Low — 15th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.79 ft.

Reading from

12
CFS Discharge
1.79
Gage Height (ft)
Low
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 11
25th Low threshold 13 Today: 12 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 26
75th High threshold 34
95th Very High threshold 49

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.

105 52 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 18 —
May 27, 2026 12 —
May 26, 2026 13 —
May 25, 2026 11 —
May 24, 2026 11 —
May 23, 2026 10 —
May 22, 2026 11 —
May 21, 2026 11 —
May 20, 2026 11 —
May 19, 2026 7 —
May 18, 2026 7 —
May 17, 2026 9 —
May 16, 2026 9 —
May 15, 2026 12 —
Apr 20, 2026 12 —
Apr 19, 2026 11 —
Apr 18, 2026 10 —
Apr 17, 2026 9 —
Apr 16, 2026 12 —
Apr 15, 2026 13 —
Apr 14, 2026 14 —
Apr 13, 2026 13 —
Apr 12, 2026 13 —
Apr 11, 2026 14 —
Apr 10, 2026 14 —
Apr 9, 2026 14 —
Apr 8, 2026 12 —
Apr 7, 2026 11 —
Apr 6, 2026 11 —
Apr 5, 2026 11 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
08397600
State
NM
County
Chaves County
Coordinates
32.8815, -105.1781
Drainage Area
583 mi²
Datum (ft)
5,236.5
HUC Code
13060010
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
88 cfs
Jul 30, 2025
Min discharge
3 cfs
Jun 10, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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