Esteros 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 Esteros Creek in New MexicoNew Mexico, with the Esteros 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. Pecos Headwaters (HUC 13060001)Esteros CreekAlbuquerqueSanta FeLas CrucesRoswellFarmingtonEsteros Creek1. Pecos Headwaters (HUC 13060001)Esteros CreekLOS ESTEROS CREEK ABOVE SANTA ROSA LAKE, NM (Pecos Headwaters)1
  • 1Pecos Headwaters
  • river and reservoirs
  • gauge

About the Esteros Creek

This report follows 23 miles (38 km) of the Esteros Creek, all within the Pecos Headwaters watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 102 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Pecos River. 1 gauge with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1973 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. Segment 1: Pecos Headwaters

    No data last week.

    Rain over the last 3 months: 167% 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Surface water withdrawn, 2020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 (Guadalupe, San Miguel): 102,965 acre-feet. County totals include other streams.

Surface-water withdrawals by use
UseShare (bar)ShareAcre-ft
Irrigated agriculture55%56,678
Reservoir evaporation37%38,173
Commercial6%5,859
Public water supply2%2,182
Livestock0%75

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.