Mogollon 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.

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About the Mogollon Creek

This report follows 29 miles (47 km) of the Mogollon Creek, all within the Upper Gila watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 124 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Gila River. 1 gauge with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1967 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: Upper Gila

    269 cfs last week much above normal, 64 dry days this year.

    Median conductance 109 µS/cm in the 2010s. Rain over the last 3 months: 142% 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Surface water withdrawn, 2020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 (Catron, Grant): 48,425 acre-feet. County totals include other streams.

Surface-water withdrawals by use
UseShare (bar)ShareAcre-ft
Irrigated agriculture94%45,691
Commercial5%2,349
Livestock1%385

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.