Tijeras Arroyo
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: seasonal Tijeras Arroyo At Montessa Park Nr Albuquerque, NM: No record in Jan–Feb most years: the gauge reports seasonally, so yearly and some monthly means are missing or cover only part of the year.
- warning: seasonal Tijeras Arroyo Blw Arroyo Del Coyote At Kafb, NM: No record in Jan–Feb most years: the gauge reports seasonally, so yearly and some monthly means are missing or cover only part of the year.
Context (10)
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- ended Discontinued gauges: 5 gauges have stopped reporting: Tijeras Arroyo At Albuquerque, N. Mex (last 1949); Tijeras Arroyo At Kafb At Albuquerque, NM (last 1988); Tijeras Arroyo Abv Four Hills Brdg At Albq., NM (last 1991); Tijeras Arroyo At Montessa Park Nr Albuquerque, NM (last 1995); Tijeras Arroyo Blw Arroyo Del Coyote At Kafb, NM (last 1995). Their segments rest on fewer gauges after those years.
- single gauge Rio Grande-Albuquerque: 65% 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.
- zero run Tijeras Arroyo Abv Four Hills Brdg At Albq., NM: 1 run of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 64 days from May 19, 1989. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- spike Tijeras Arroyo At Coyote Springs Rd Nr Carnuel, NM: 1 single-day flow far above the gauge's usual range (99th percentile 0 cfs) with no annual peak on record to confirm them: 123 cfs on Sep 28, 2025. Flash floods are common here, but these are unverified.
- zero run Tijeras Arroyo At Coyote Springs Rd Nr Carnuel, NM: 1 run of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 115 days from Sep 13, 2024. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- zero run Tijeras Arroyo At Kafb At Albuquerque, NM: 1 run of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 221 days from Aug 24, 1987. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- gap Tijeras Arroyo At Montessa Park Nr Albuquerque, NM: 1 gap of 60+ days inside the record (143 days in all). Longest: Oct 18, 1994 to Mar 9, 1995 (143 days).
- zero run Tijeras Arroyo At Montessa Park Nr Albuquerque, NM: 12 runs of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 230 days from Oct 1, 1987; 165 days from Mar 10, 1995. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- gap Tijeras Arroyo Blw Arroyo Del Coyote At Kafb, NM: 2 gaps of 60+ days inside the record (273 days in all). Longest: Oct 18, 1994 to Mar 9, 1995 (143 days); Nov 14, 1991 to Mar 22, 1992 (130 days).
- zero run Tijeras Arroyo Blw Arroyo Del Coyote At Kafb, NM: 7 runs of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 130 days from Mar 10, 1995; 117 days from Mar 25, 1993. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tijeras Arroyo At Albuquerque, N. Mex | Rio Grande-Albuquerque | usgs | 1943-03-29 | 1949-06-27 | 327 |
| Tijeras Arroyo At Coyote Springs Rd Nr Carnuel, NM | Rio Grande-Albuquerque | usgs | 2023-09-11 | 2026-10-26 | 164 |
| Tijeras Arroyo At Montessa Park Nr Albuquerque, NM | Rio Grande-Albuquerque | usgs | 1987-09-28 | 1995-09-25 | 311 |
| Tijeras Arroyo At Kafb At Albuquerque, NM | Rio Grande-Albuquerque | usgs | 1987-06-29 | 1988-09-26 | 66 |
| Tijeras Arroyo Blw Arroyo Del Coyote At Kafb, NM | Rio Grande-Albuquerque | usgs | 1989-07-24 | 1995-09-25 | 231 |
| Tijeras Arroyo Abv Four Hills Brdg At Albq., NM | Rio Grande-Albuquerque | usgs | 1989-05-08 | 1991-09-09 | 123 |