Hermosa 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 Hermosa Creek in New MexicoNew Mexico, with the Hermosa 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. Animas (HUC 14080104)Hermosa CreekAlbuquerqueSanta FeLas CrucesRoswellFarmingtonHermosa Creek1. Animas (HUC 14080104)South Fork Hermosa CreekSouth Fork Hermosa CreekEast Fork Hermosa CreekEast Fork Hermosa CreekHermosa CreekHERMOSA CREEK NEAR HERMOSA, CO. (Animas)1
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About the Hermosa Creek

This report follows 29 miles (46 km) of the Hermosa Creek, all within the Animas watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 170 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Animas River. Named tributaries joining it here include the South Fork Hermosa Creek and East Fork Hermosa Creek. 1 gauge with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1920 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. Animas

    343 cfs last week much above normal.

    Median conductance 738 µS/cm in the 2010s. Rain over the last 3 months: 228% of normal.

Reservoirs

No reservoir with 500 acre-feet or more of storage on this river in the National Inventory of Dams.

Sources

Numbered sources for the statements above, as they were read when the page was prepared.