Puerco 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 Puerco River At Gallup, NM: 1 gap of 60+ days inside the record (11,385 days in all). Longest: Jul 1, 1946 to Aug 31, 1977 (11,385 days).
- warning: gap Puerco River Nr Church Rock, NM: 1 gap of 60+ days inside the record (2,306 days in all). Longest: Jan 7, 1983 to Apr 30, 1989 (2,306 days).
Context (6)
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- ended Discontinued gauges: 4 gauges have stopped reporting: Puerco River, Near Lupton, AZ (last 1972); Puerco River At Gallup, NM (last 1982); Puerco River Nr Church Rock, NM (last 1992); Puerco River Nr Manuelito, NM (last 1993). Their segments rest on fewer gauges after those years.
- zero run Puerco River At Gallup, NM: 7 runs of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 123 days from Nov 1, 1942; 113 days from Mar 29, 1944. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- spike Puerco River Nr Church Rock, NM: 1 single-day flow far above the gauge's usual range (99th percentile 79 cfs) with no annual peak on record to confirm them: 432 cfs on Dec 19, 1982. Flash floods are common here, but these are unverified.
- zero run Puerco River Nr Church Rock, NM: 3 runs of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 301 days from Sep 7, 1989; 282 days from Oct 23, 1990. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- flatline Puerco River Nr Manuelito, NM: 6 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 1.6 cfs for 247 days from Nov 1, 1989; 1.6 cfs for 158 days from Oct 21, 1990; 1.6 cfs for 83 days from May 2, 1989. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- spike Puerco River Nr Manuelito, NM: 1 single-day flow far above the gauge's usual range (99th percentile 171 cfs) with no annual peak on record to confirm them: 1,050 cfs on Aug 24, 1992. Flash floods are common here, but these are unverified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerco River Nr Church Rock, NM | Upper Puerco | usgs | 1977-10-03 | 1992-10-19 | 455 |
| Puerco River At Gallup, NM | Upper Puerco | usgs | 1940-09-30 | 1982-09-20 | 565 |
| Puerco River, Near Lupton, AZ | Upper Puerco | usgs | 1971-06-21 | 1972-09-25 | 67 |
| Puerco River Nr Manuelito, NM | Upper Puerco | usgs | 1989-05-01 | 1993-09-20 | 230 |