Eagle Creek (Upper Pecos)

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.

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About the Eagle Creek (Upper Pecos)

This report follows 23 miles (37 km) of the Eagle Creek (Upper Pecos), all within the Rio Hondo watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 58 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Rio Ruidoso. Largest urban areas near it: Ruidoso. 4 gauges with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1969 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. Rio Hondo

    1 cfs last week above normal, 145 dry days this year.

    Towns: Ruidoso.

    Median conductance 868 µS/cm in the 2020s. Rain over the last 3 months: 169% 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Surface water withdrawn, 2020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 (Lincoln): 10,795 acre-feet. County totals include other streams.

UseShareAcre-ft
Irrigated agriculture90%9,739
Public water supply8%887
Livestock2%169

State Engineer, New Mexico Water Use by Categories 2020.

Public water systems beside the river

Ruidoso Water System, Cds Rainmakers Util LLC Rancho Ruidoso, Alto Lakes Water And Sanitation District, Cedar Creek Cabin Owners Association, Lincoln Hills Water Co-Op, Sun Valley Water And Sanitation District

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.