Vallecito Creek

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 Vallecito Creek in New MexicoNew Mexico, with the Vallecito Creek'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. Upper San Juan (HUC 14080101)Vallecito CreekAlbuquerqueSanta FeLas CrucesRoswellFarmingtonVallecito Creek1. Upper San Juan (HUC 14080101)Vallecito CreekVallecito ReservoirVallecito ReservoirVALLECITO CREEK NEAR BAYFIELD, CO. (Upper San Juan)1
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About the Vallecito Creek

This report follows 21 miles (33 km) of the Vallecito Creek, all within the Upper San Juan watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 88 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Los Pinos River. Reservoirs on this reach: Vallecito Reservoir. 1 gauge with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1962 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. Upper San Juan

    571 cfs last week much above normal.

    Water 6.7 °C at Vallecito Creek Near Bayfield, CO. Median conductance 70 µS/cm in the 2010s. Rain over the last 3 months: 248% of normal.

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.