Kim-me-ni-oli Wash

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 Kim-me-ni-oli Wash

This report follows 41 miles (66 km) of the Kim-me-ni-oli Wash, all within the Chaco watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 453 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Chaco River. Named tributaries joining it here include the Seven Lakes Wash. Reservoirs on this reach: Juans Lake. 2 gauges with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1981 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. Chaco

    No data last week.

    Median conductance 2,120 µS/cm in the 1980s. Rain over the last 3 months: 203% of normal.

Reservoirs

ReservoirCompletedMain purposeStorage, acre-ft
Juans LakeIrrigation2,501
Kin BineolaFlood Risk Reduction1,535

From the archive: National Inventory of Dams (USACE) and the reservoir registry.

Water users

Surface water withdrawn, 2020

In the counties this river crosses (McKinley, San Juan): 412,425 acre-feet. County totals include other streams.

UseShareAcre-ft
Irrigated agriculture80%330,466
Power8%32,474
Reservoir evaporation7%27,174
Public water supply5%21,357
Commercial0%913

State Engineer, New Mexico Water Use by Categories 2020.

Public water systems beside the river

La Vida Mission Community Water Supply

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.