How is New Mexico's water doing?
Recent flooding
Readings through Nov 7, 9:50 AM Mountain time
No New Mexico river gauge reached flood stage in the last 3 days, but gauges upstream in other states did, on the Mancos River.
1 gauge upstream, in other states, also reached flood stage
- Minor flood
Peak 7.1 ft on Nov 4, 10:15 AM. Minor flood starts at 6.0 ft. Still in minor flood at the last reading, Nov 7, 9:00 AM. Weather Service gauge page
Not a warning. This page is rebuilt at least once a day, and again when a river's flood status changes, so it can be hours out of date. For what is happening now, see the Weather Service's current river levels and its flood safety advice. These are provisional stage readings at 85 river gauges that have flood categories; rivers without one, and flash floods on small streams, are not here.
The state right now
Way more rain than usual, and the river at the state line is running much higher.
Last 30 days against 1991–2020; reservoirs against the same date in other years; drought is the U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly map. Data through November 6, 2026. The line above was written by an AI from these figures. Not sure what a term means? See the glossary.
- RiversFlow compared with normalAt the state line, the five largest rivers leaving New Mexico carried 557,388 acre-feet of water in the last 30 days: 747% of the usual amount.
- Week4 of 87 rivers have a section below normal
- 30 days5 of 91 rivers have a section below normal
- 90 days15 of 93 rivers have a section below normal
- 6 months39 of 94 rivers have a section below normal
- 1 year41 of 87 rivers have a section below normal
- RainStatewide, against normal
- Week0.94 in, 533% of normal
- 30 days2.79 in, 259% of normal
- 90 days9.37 in, 190% of normal
- 6 months13.29 in, 135% of normal
- 1 year16.45 in, 115% of normal
- ReservoirsWater gained or lostThe 24 reservoirs hold 1,840,565 acre-feet. The 8 that store water for use are 36.3% full.
- WeekUp 359,698 acre-feet; 15 reservoirs gained, 2 lost
- 30 daysUp 828,564 acre-feet; 16 reservoirs gained, 1 lost
- 90 daysUp 866,456 acre-feet; 18 reservoirs gained, 2 lost
- 6 monthsUp 356,593 acre-feet; 13 reservoirs gained, 6 lost
- 1 yearUp 496,273 acre-feet; 12 reservoirs gained, 6 lost
- DroughtShare of the state, then and now14% of the state is in severe drought or worse; 62% is abnormally dry or worse. Milder than in 59% of years at this time of year (2000–2025).
- WeekSevere drought or worse: 14% now, 22% a week ago
- 30 daysSevere drought or worse: 14% now, 43% 4 weeks ago
- 90 daysSevere drought or worse: 14% now, 78% 13 weeks ago
- 6 monthsSevere drought or worse: 14% now, 79% 26 weeks ago
- 1 yearSevere drought or worse: 14% now, 49% a year ago
- TemperatureStatewide average, against normal
- Week52.6°F avg, 4.1°F warmer than normal
- 30 days56.9°F avg, 3.9°F warmer than normal
- 90 days66.8°F avg, 3.8°F warmer than normal
- 6 months69.8°F avg, 3.2°F warmer than normal
- 1 year58.6°F avg, 4.0°F warmer than normal
- SnowWater in the state's snowpackA little snow on Nov 6: out of snow season. On the highest peaks: 834 square miles with at least 0.4 in of water in the snow, up to 2.2 in at the snowiest spot. Averaged over the whole state that is 0.01 in. The 2025–26 winter's snow peaked on Jan 26 at 0.3 in, 48% of the usual peak: 21st highest of 23 winters since 2004.
- WeekOct 30: snow on 158 square miles of peaks, up to 1.4 in of water in the snow
- 30 daysOct 7: no snow, out of snow season
- 90 daysAug 8: no snow, out of snow season
- 6 monthsMay 10: snow on 139 square miles of peaks, up to 29.2 in of water in the snow
- 1 yearNov 6: no snow, out of snow season
Rivers furthest below normal, last 30 days
- Rio Grandemuch below normal, Caballo
- Tularosa Creekmuch below normal
- Canadian Riverbelow normal, Upper Canadian-Ute Reservoir
- Vermejo Riverbelow normal
- Pecos Riverbelow normal, Upper Pecos
Watersheds with the most rain compared with normal, last 30 days
- Mancos668% of normal, 7.25 in
- Middle San Juan649% of normal, 5.63 in
- Upper San Juan620% of normal, 8.90 in
- Blanco Canyon613% of normal, 5.42 in
- Animas570% of normal, 8.04 in
Reservoirs that lost the most water, last 30 days
- Nichols Reservoir−20 acre-feet