Gallinas River
Streamflow, conditions and background by watershed segment. Data through November 1, 2026.
Data gaps and disparities
Found automatically in the gauge records behind this river, and notes from a reviewer who checked them against other sources. Gauges need at least 26 weeks of daily data to appear on the Flow tab.
Warnings (1)
- warning: gap Gallinas River Near Lourdes, NM: 18 gaps of 60+ days inside the record (17,655 days in all). Longest: Jan 1, 1964 to Mar 12, 2006 (15,412 days); Oct 9, 2008 to Apr 7, 2009 (181 days); Oct 5, 2015 to Mar 29, 2016 (177 days).
Context (5)
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- ended Discontinued gauges: 1 gauge has stopped reporting: Gallinas Creek At Montezuma, NM (last 1966). Their segments rest on fewer gauges after those years.
- flatline Gallinas Creek At Montezuma, NM: 7 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 3.5 cfs for 77 days from Nov 8, 1907; 5.0 cfs for 46 days from Nov 28, 1908; 12.0 cfs for 45 days from Jan 1, 1905. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- gap Gallinas Creek At Montezuma, NM: 5 gaps of 60+ days inside the record (516 days in all). Longest: Jun 1, 1912 to Nov 30, 1912 (183 days); Nov 1, 1928 to Jan 31, 1929 (92 days); Apr 1, 1916 to Jun 30, 1916 (91 days).
- flatline Gallinas Creek Near Montezuma, NM: 7 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 4.0 cfs for 34 days from Jan 1, 1928; 6.8 cfs for 31 days from Jan 1, 1927; 4.6 cfs for 31 days from Jan 1, 1929. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- zero run Gallinas R Nr Colonias, NM: 47 runs of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 738 days from May 19, 2019; 309 days from Oct 2, 1963. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
Values removed (0)
A reading is removed automatically only when it is impossible (for example, a daily mean above the highest flow USGS recorded that water year). Low and zero flows are never removed: rivers here really do dry up.
None.
Gauges
Each row is one physical gauge; "published by" lists every agency copy that was merged into it.
| Gauge | Segment | Published by | First | Last | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallinas Creek At Montezuma, NM | Pecos Headwaters | usgs | 1904-10-24 | 1966-12-26 | 3155 |
| Gallinas Creek Near Montezuma, NM | Pecos Headwaters | nwps, usgs | 1926-08-30 | 2026-10-26 | 5227 |
| Gallinas River Near Lourdes, NM | Pecos Headwaters | usgs | 1951-07-02 | 2026-10-26 | 1403 |
| Gallinas R Nr Colonias, NM | Pecos Headwaters | nwps, usgs | 1951-01-01 | 2026-10-26 | 3957 |