Pinos 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 Pinos Creek in New MexicoNew Mexico, with the Pinos 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. Alamosa-Trinchera (HUC 13010002)Pinos CreekAlbuquerqueSanta FeLas CrucesRoswellFarmingtonPinos Creek1. Alamosa-Trinchera (HUC 13010002)East Fork Pinos CreekWest Fork Pinos CreekEast Fork Pinos CreekWest Fork Pinos CreekPinos CreekPINOS CREEK NEAR DEL NORTE, CO. (Alamosa-Trinchera)1
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About the Pinos Creek

This report follows 12 miles (19 km) of the Pinos Creek, all within the Alamosa-Trinchera watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 88 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Rio Grande. Named tributaries joining it here include the West Fork Pinos Creek and East Fork Pinos Creek. 1 gauge with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1919 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. Alamosa-Trinchera

    114 cfs last week much above normal.

    Rain over the last 3 months: 198% 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.