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Rio Tesuque near Santa Fe, NM

River14.6 mi
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Around Rio Tesuque

Nambe Falls Reservoir6.6 mi2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Rio Tesuque is a 14.6 mile river near Santa Fe Rafting Co-Outfitters in New Mexico. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rio Tesuque below Diversions near Santa FE, NM (site 08308050). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2017 to 2025

Rio Tesuque typically runs highest in May, at a median 3.1 cfs, and lowest in February, at 0.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 32 cfs, in 2023.

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Typical flow by month at Rio Tesuque below Diversions near Santa FE, NM, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.60.1 to 0.8
February0.40.0 to 0.6
March0.80.0 to 4.1
April1.00.0 to 7.3
May3.10.0 to 7.7
June1.00.1 to 6.3
July1.00.5 to 1.9
August0.70.1 to 1.7
September0.40.0 to 1.4
October0.50.0 to 2.4
November0.60.1 to 1.4
December0.60.1 to 1.0

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 8 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rio Tesuque below Diversions near Santa FE, NM (site 08308050). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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