USGS Streamgage 09364010
Animas River below Aztec, NM
Animas River below Aztec, NM is USGS streamgage 09364010 in New Mexico, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14080104. It drains a watershed of about 1,301 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2002. Typical flow runs near 538.2 cfs in July and 664.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- New Mexico
- Drainage area
- 1,301 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5,558 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14080104
- Coordinates
- 36.81837, -108.02299
- USGS site number
- 09364010
- Records begin
- 2002-12-17 (24 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 21 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 | 170.9 | 235 | 343.9 | |
| February | 174.9 | 235.4 | 424.4 | |
| March | 171 | 352.5 | 835.5 | |
| April | 154 | 664.9 | 1,812 | |
| May | 663.6 | 1,782.9 | 3,711.6 | |
| June | 504.6 | 1,804.9 | 4,337.3 | |
| July | 110.4 | 538.2 | 1,525.5 | |
| August | 80.2 | 320.3 | 709.2 | |
| September | 41.7 | 210 | 812 | |
| October | 109.4 | 293 | 731.4 | |
| November | 206.9 | 297 | 477.6 | |
| December | 178 | 256.9 | 384.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Animas River at Penny Lane near Flora Vista, NM
- Animas River at Farmington, NM
- 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