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Around Rio Grande del Rancho
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Rio Grande del Rancho is a 19.5 mile river near Los Rios River Runners in New Mexico. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rio Grande Del Rancho near Talpa, NM (site 08275500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1953 to 2026
Rio Grande del Rancho typically runs highest in May, at a median 67 cfs, and lowest in January, at 4.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 590 cfs, in 1991.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5 | 3.6 to 5.6 |
| February | 4.9 | 4.0 to 6.0 |
| March | 6.8 | 5.5 to 9.0 |
| April | 22 | 13 to 32 |
| May | 67 | 30 to 115 |
| June | 27 | 12 to 55 |
| July | 9.7 | 5.5 to 15 |
| August | 7.7 | 4.8 to 13 |
| September | 5.7 | 3.6 to 9.0 |
| October | 5.7 | 4.0 to 8.1 |
| November | 5.5 | 4.1 to 7.2 |
| December | 4.8 | 3.8 to 6.1 |
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 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rio Grande Del Rancho near Talpa, NM (site 08275500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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