Tularosa Creek
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 Tularosa Creek Near Bent, NM: 1 gap of 60+ days inside the record (2,031 days in all). Longest: Oct 1, 1996 to Apr 23, 2002 (2,031 days).
Context (3)
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- ended Discontinued gauges: 1 gauge has stopped reporting: Rio Tularosa Near Tularosa, NM (last 1947). Their segments rest on fewer gauges after those years.
- flatline Tularosa Creek Near Bent, NM: 3 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 12.0 cfs for 33 days from Jan 10, 1974; 12.0 cfs for 32 days from Oct 31, 1977; 12.0 cfs for 30 days from Jan 4, 1955. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- spike Tularosa Creek Near Bent, NM: 1 single-day flow far above the gauge's usual range (99th percentile 28 cfs) with no annual peak on record to confirm them: 347 cfs on Aug 14, 1991. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Tularosa Near Tularosa, NM | Tularosa Valley | usgs | 1938-10-03 | 1947-09-22 | 469 |
| Tularosa Creek Near Bent, NM | Tularosa Valley | nwps, usgs | 1947-12-29 | 2026-10-26 | 3822 |