Basin Creek

Streamflow, conditions and background by watershed segment. Data through November 1, 2026.

Where it is

Segments are the HUC8 watersheds the gauges sit in, numbered upstream to downstream. Use the buttons to switch between the state and the river.

Map of the Basin Creek in New MexicoNew Mexico, with the Basin Creek's 1 watershed segment shaded and numbered upstream to downstream, the river and its gauges.Beaver CreekCanadian RiverChaco RiverEast Fork Gila RiverGila RiverMimbres RiverPecos RiverRio ChamaRio GrandeRio HondoRio PuercoRio SaladoRio San JoseSalt CreekSan Francisco RiverSan Juan River1. Animas (HUC 14080104)Basin CreekAlbuquerqueSanta FeLas CrucesRoswellFarmingtonBasin Creek1. Animas (HUC 14080104)Basin CreekBASIN CREEK AT THE MOUTH NEAR DURANGO, CO (Animas)1
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About the Basin Creek

This report follows 12 miles (19 km) of the Basin Creek, all within the Animas watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 18 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Animas River. 1 gauge with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 2014 to 2026.

From the archive: NHDPlus river network, WBD watersheds, NHD waterbodies, TIGER urban areas and the report's gauges.

From the headwaters down

Each watershed segment in order, with last week's flow rated against the same week in 1991–2020.

  1. Animas

    6 cfs last week much above normal.

    Median conductance 1,920 µS/cm in the 1980s. Rain over the last 3 months: 228% of normal.

Reservoirs

ReservoirCompletedMain purposeStorage, acre-ft
Ridges Basin Dam2008Water Supply139,809

From the archive: National Inventory of Dams (USACE) and the reservoir registry.

Sources

Numbered sources for the statements above, as they were read when the page was prepared.