Rio Nambe
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 (1)
- warning: gap Rio Nambe Above Nambe Falls Dam Near Nambe, NM: 1 gap of 60+ days inside the record (1,955 days in all). Longest: Jan 2, 2012 to May 9, 2017 (1,955 days).
Context (6)
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- ended Discontinued gauges: 3 gauges have stopped reporting: Rio Nambe Near Nambe, NM (last 1951); Rio Nambe At Nambe Falls, Nr Nambe, NM (last 1978); Rio Nambe Above Nambe Falls Dam Near Nambe, NM (last 2022). Their segments rest on fewer gauges after those years.
- flatline Rio Nambe At Nambe Falls, Nr Nambe, NM: 3 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 1.4 cfs for 68 days from Jan 1, 1977; 1.3 cfs for 43 days from Feb 1, 1978; 1.2 cfs for 33 days from Nov 29, 1978. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- flatline Rio Nambe Below Nambe Falls Dam Near Nambe, NM: 5 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 4.6 cfs for 38 days from Jan 19, 1993; 12.0 cfs for 36 days from Mar 10, 1998; 1.1 cfs for 35 days from Feb 11, 2002. Below a dam this is usually a steady set release, which is real flow.
- gap Rio Nambe Below Nambe Falls Dam Near Nambe, NM: 1 gap of 60+ days inside the record (92 days in all). Longest: Oct 1, 1983 to Dec 31, 1983 (92 days).
- flatline Rio Nambe Near Nambe, NM: 2 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 4.0 cfs for 92 days from Nov 1, 1934; 3.0 cfs for 33 days from Jan 2, 1933. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- single gauge Upper Rio Grande: 81% of this segment's weeks rest on a single gauge; the segment value is that gauge in those weeks, and jumps when other gauges join or drop out.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Nambe Near Nambe, NM | Upper Rio Grande | usgs | 1932-10-03 | 1951-09-24 | 991 |
| Rio Nambe Above Nambe Falls Dam Near Nambe, NM | Upper Rio Grande | usgs | 2001-10-01 | 2022-07-18 | 807 |
| Rio Nambe At Nambe Falls, Nr Nambe, NM | Upper Rio Grande | usgs | 1963-03-04 | 1978-12-25 | 826 |
| Rio Nambe Below Nambe Falls Dam Near Nambe, NM | Upper Rio Grande | usgs | 1979-01-01 | 2026-10-26 | 2483 |