South Fork Rio Grande

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 South Fork Rio Grande in New MexicoNew Mexico, with the South Fork Rio Grande'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. Rio Grande Headwaters (HUC 13010001)South Fork Rio GrandeAlbuquerqueSanta FeLas CrucesRoswellFarmingtonSouth Fork Rio Grande1. Rio Grande Headwaters (HUC 13010001)Park CreekPark CreekPark CreekPark CreekPark CreekBeaver CreekBeaver CreekBeaver CreekBeaver CreekSouth Fork Rio GrandeSOUTH FORK RIO GRANDE AT SOUTH FORK (Rio Grande Headwaters)SOUTH FORK RIO GRANDE BELOW COLUMBINE CREEK NEAR SOUTH FORK (Rio Grande Headwaters)1
  • 1Rio Grande Headwaters
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About the South Fork Rio Grande

This report follows 20 miles (32 km) of the South Fork Rio Grande, all within the Rio Grande Headwaters watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 212 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Rio Grande. Named tributaries joining it here include the Beaver Creek and Park Creek. 2 gauges with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1910 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. Rio Grande Headwaters

    1,059 cfs last week much above normal, 41 dry days this year.

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.