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Around Santa Fe River
- Los Sueños de Santa Fe RV Park & CampgroundRV park · ★ 3.71.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Trailer Ranch Long Term RV staysRV park · ★ 4.21.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Santa Fe Skies RV ParkRV park · ★ 4.64.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- The RV Park at HIPICO Santa FeRV park · ★ 4.45.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Santa Fe River is a 46.7 mile river near New Mexico Kayak Instruction, Inc. in New Mexico. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Santa FE River above Mcclure Res, near Santa FE, NM (site 08315480). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1998 to 2026
Santa Fe River typically runs highest in May, at a median 16 cfs, and lowest in January, at 1.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 199 cfs, in 2013.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1.6 | 1.1 to 2.1 |
| February | 1.7 | 1.2 to 2.5 |
| March | 3.5 | 1.8 to 5.8 |
| April | 9.5 | 3.6 to 16 |
| May | 16 | 4.8 to 25 |
| June | 5.5 | 1.8 to 12 |
| July | 3.2 | 1.8 to 4.7 |
| August | 3.2 | 1.7 to 5.9 |
| September | 2.5 | 1.4 to 4.2 |
| October | 2.0 | 1.3 to 3.5 |
| November | 1.9 | 1.3 to 3.4 |
| December | 1.6 | 1.2 to 2.3 |
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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Santa FE River above Mcclure Res, near Santa FE, NM (site 08315480). 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 Santa Fe River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Cochiti LakeRio Grande - Cochiti LakePublic
- Cochiti Lake - Tetilla PeakRio Grande - Cochiti LakePublic
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