Piedra River

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 Piedra River

This report follows 42 miles (67 km) of the Piedra River, all within the Piedra watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 676 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the San Juan River. Named tributaries joining it here include the Stollsteimer Creek, First Fork Piedra River, Williams Creek, East Fork Piedra River and Yellowjacket Creek. Reservoirs on this reach: Navajo Reservoir. 4 gauges with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1936 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. Piedra

    2,457 cfs last week much above normal.

    Median conductance 127 µS/cm in the 2010s. Rain over the last 3 months: 239% 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.