Black 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.
- 1Upper Puerco
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About the Black Creek
This report follows 60 miles (97 km) of the Black Creek, all within the Upper Puerco watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 647 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Puerco River. Named tributaries joining it here include the West Fork Black Creek, Tohdildonih Wash, Bonito Creek, Tse Bonito Wash and Cienega Creek. Reservoirs on this reach: Red Lake. 2 gauges with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1964 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.
Segment 1: Upper Puerco
No data last week.
Median conductance 722 µS/cm in the 1990s. Rain over the last 3 months: 170% of normal.
Reservoirs
No reservoir with 500 acre-feet or more of storage on this river in the National Inventory of Dams.
Water users
Surface water withdrawn, 2020
In the counties this river crosses (McKinley): 113 acre-feet. County totals include other streams.
| Use | Share (bar) | Share | Acre-ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigated agriculture | 85% | 96 | |
| Livestock | 15% | 16 |
State Engineer, New Mexico Water Use by Categories 2020.
Sources
Numbered sources for the statements above, as they were read when the page was prepared.