USGS Streamgage 09364500
Animas River at Farmington, NM
Animas River at Farmington, NM is USGS streamgage 09364500 in New Mexico, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14080104. It drains a watershed of about 1,360 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1911. Typical flow runs near 757.3 cfs in July and 802.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- New Mexico
- Drainage area
- 1,360 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,278 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14080104
- Coordinates
- 36.7225, -108.20175
- USGS site number
- 09364500
- Records begin
- 1911-10-06 (115 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 110 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 191.8 | 254.6 | 370 | |
| February | 192.1 | 268.6 | 423.8 | |
| March | 197.6 | 365.6 | 804.8 | |
| April | 219.8 | 802.3 | 1,864 | |
| May | 739.7 | 1,968.1 | 4,288.1 | |
| June | 781.7 | 2,336.7 | 5,518.3 | |
| July | 156.8 | 757.3 | 2,406.1 | |
| August | 52.5 | 347.3 | 963.6 | |
| September | 63.9 | 268.3 | 938.8 | |
| October | 154 | 316.6 | 744.2 | |
| November | 209.4 | 306.5 | 505.7 | |
| December | 199.3 | 273.1 | 413.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Animas River at Silverton, CO
- Cement Creek at Silverton, CO
- Mineral Creek at Silverton, CO
- Animas River below Silverton, CO
- Cascade Creek above Cascade Creek Diversion near Rockwood, CO
- Cascade Creek below Cascade Creek Diversion near Rockwood, CO
- Animas River at Tall Timber Resort above Tacoma, CO
- Hermosa Creek near Hermosa, CO