Cañada de Buey
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.
- 1Rio Grande-Santa Fe
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About the Cañada de Buey
This report follows 8 miles (13 km) of the Cañada de Buey, all within the Rio Grande-Santa Fe watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 11 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Rio Grande. Largest urban areas near it: White Rock. 2 gauges with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1992 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: Rio Grande-Santa Fe
No data last week.
Towns: White Rock.
Median conductance 568 µS/cm in the 2000s. Rain over the last 3 months: 182% 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Surface water withdrawn, 2020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 (Los Alamos, Santa Fe): 13,537 acre-feet. County totals include other streams.
| Use | Share (bar) | Share | Acre-ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public water supply | 53% | 7,190 | |
| Irrigated agriculture | 44% | 5,914 | |
| Commercial | 3% | 392 | |
| Livestock | 0% | 40 |
State Engineer, New Mexico Water Use by Categories 2020.
Public water systems beside the river
Los Alamos Municipal Water System
State Engineer's public water systems layer (service areas within 2 km).
Sources
Numbered sources for the statements above, as they were read when the page was prepared.