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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
San Juan River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge San Juan River at Farmington, NM (site 09365000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1931 to 2020
San Juan River typically runs highest in June, at a median 4,180 cfs, and lowest in December, at 729 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 30,000 cfs, in 1941.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 733 | 539 to 989 |
| February | 818 | 614 to 1,260 |
| March | 1,010 | 749 to 1,900 |
| April | 1,650 | 893 to 3,180 |
| May | 3,470 | 1,880 to 6,170 |
| June | 4,180 | 2,160 to 7,475 |
| July | 1,170 | 734 to 2,080 |
| August | 887 | 612 to 1,420 |
| September | 849 | 590 to 1,335 |
| October | 864 | 665 to 1,400 |
| November | 754 | 564 to 1,030 |
| December | 729 | 520 to 996 |
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 90 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for San Juan River at Farmington, NM (site 09365000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of San Juan River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Morgan LakeMorgan LakePublic
- Lake FarmingtonLake FarmingtonPublic
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