Mimbres 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 (2)
- warning: gap Mimbres River At Mimbres, NM: 3 gaps of 60+ days inside the record (1,069 days in all). Longest: Mar 4, 2022 to Sep 12, 2023 (558 days); Jun 3, 2013 to Aug 21, 2014 (445 days); Sep 29, 2025 to Dec 3, 2025 (66 days).
- warning: gap Mimbres River Near Faywood, NM: 2 gaps of 60+ days inside the record (2,984 days in all). Longest: Sep 30, 1955 to Sep 30, 1963 (2,923 days); Aug 1, 1934 to Sep 30, 1934 (61 days).
Context (8)
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- ended Discontinued gauges: 5 gauges have stopped reporting: Mimbres R Bl Wamel Ca Nr Deming, NM (last 1968); Mimbres R Nr Spalding, NM (last 1968); Mimbres River Near Faywood, NM (last 1968); Mimbres R At Mcknight Ds Nr Mimbres, NM (last 1972); Mimbres River Near Mimbres, NM (last 1976). Their segments rest on fewer gauges after those years.
- single gauge Mimbres: 63% of this segment's weeks rest on a single gauge; the segment value is that gauge in those weeks, and jumps when other gauges join or drop out.
- spike Mimbres R At Mcknight Ds Nr Mimbres, NM: 1 single-day flow far above the gauge's usual range (99th percentile 82 cfs) with no annual peak on record to confirm them: 900 cfs on Oct 20, 1972. Flash floods are common here, but these are unverified.
- zero run Mimbres R At Mcknight Ds Nr Mimbres, NM: 8 runs of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 330 days from Oct 4, 1968; 328 days from Sep 13, 1969. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- zero run Mimbres R Bl Wamel Ca Nr Deming, NM: 7 runs of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 349 days from Aug 27, 1966; 310 days from Sep 26, 1964. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- zero run Mimbres R Nr Spalding, NM: 8 runs of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 304 days from Sep 28, 1964; 285 days from Sep 8, 1966. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- zero run Mimbres River Near Faywood, NM: 6 runs of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 277 days from Sep 27, 1953; 162 days from Aug 30, 1936. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- flatline Mimbres River Near Mimbres, NM: 1 run of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 5.0 cfs for 40 days from Jun 11, 1937. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mimbres R At Mcknight Ds Nr Mimbres, NM | Mimbres | usgs | 1963-11-04 | 1972-10-23 | 469 |
| Mimbres River At Mimbres, NM | Mimbres | nwps, usgs | 1978-02-27 | 2026-10-26 | 2386 |
| Mimbres River Near Mimbres, NM | Mimbres | usgs | 1930-09-29 | 1976-09-20 | 2400 |
| Mimbres River Near Faywood, NM | Mimbres | usgs | 1930-09-29 | 1968-09-23 | 1557 |
| Mimbres R Nr Spalding, NM | Mimbres | usgs | 1963-09-30 | 1968-09-23 | 261 |
| Mimbres R Bl Wamel Ca Nr Deming, NM | Mimbres | usgs | 1963-09-30 | 1968-09-23 | 261 |