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Around Animas River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Animas River is a 62.1 mile river near Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Animas River below Aztec, NM (site 09364010). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2003 to 2024
Animas River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,860 cfs, and lowest in September, at 214 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,490 cfs, in 2005.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 236 | 203 to 273 |
| February | 229 | 205 to 300 |
| March | 347 | 244 to 633 |
| April | 640 | 336 to 1,130 |
| May | 1,860 | 1,030 to 2,500 |
| June | 1,625 | 803 to 3,125 |
| July | 447 | 232 to 933 |
| August | 263 | 145 to 390 |
| September | 214 | 121 to 336 |
| October | 301 | 197 to 505 |
| November | 295 | 254 to 359 |
| December | 257 | 209 to 298 |
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 21 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Animas River below Aztec, NM (site 09364010). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Animas River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lake FarmingtonLake FarmingtonPublic
- Navajo Lake State ParkSan Juan RiverPublic
- Navajo Lake State Park - Navajo Lake MarinaSan Juan River - Navajo LakePublic
- Navajo Lake State Park - Sims MarinaSan Juan River - Navajo LakePublic
- Pastorius Reservoir State Wildlife AreaPastorius ReservoirPublic
- Haviland Lake State Wildlife AreaElbert CreekPublic
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