West Fork Gila River

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.

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About the West Fork Gila River

This report follows 36 miles (58 km) of the West Fork Gila River, all within the Upper Gila watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 504 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Gila River. Named tributaries joining it here include the Middle Fork Gila River, Little Creek and White Creek. 2 gauges with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 2016 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 Gila

    69 cfs last week.

    Median conductance 212 µS/cm in the 2020s. Rain over the last 3 months: 142% of normal.

Reservoirs

No reservoir with 500 acre-feet or more of storage on this river in the National Inventory of Dams.

Water users

Surface water withdrawn, 2020

In the counties this river crosses (Catron, Grant): 48,425 acre-feet. County totals include other streams.

UseShareAcre-ft
Irrigated agriculture94%45,691
Commercial5%2,349
Livestock1%385

State Engineer, New Mexico Water Use by Categories 2020.

Public water systems beside the river

Gila Mesa Association

State Engineer's public water systems layer (service areas within 2 km).

Sources

Numbered sources for the statements above, as they were read when the page was prepared.