Rio Guadalupe

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 Rio Guadalupe

This report follows 13 miles (20 km) of the Rio Guadalupe, all within the Jemez watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 267 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Jemez River. Named tributaries joining it here include the Rio de las Vacas and Rio Cebolla. 2 gauges with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1939 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: Jemez

    No data last week.

    Median conductance 184 µS/cm in the 2020s. Rain over the last 3 months: 163% 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Surface water withdrawn, 2020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 (Sandoval): 55,988 acre-feet. County totals include other streams.

Surface-water withdrawals by use
UseShare (bar)ShareAcre-ft
Irrigated agriculture89%49,737
Reservoir evaporation10%5,557
Commercial1%585
Public water supply0%69
Livestock0%40

State Engineer, New Mexico Water Use by Categories 2020.

Public water systems beside the river

Canon MDWCA

State Engineer's public water systems layer (service areas within 2 km).

Sources

Numbered sources for the statements above, as they were read when the page was prepared.