Animas River
River in New Mexico, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 1,360 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
484
cfs · 56 min ago
Normal for today
293
cfs median, 102 yrs
Water temp
57
°F · 56 min ago
Gage height
5.04
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 293 cfs over 102 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 224 and 531 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Animas River
Animas River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on San Juan River (18 mi), Animas River (33 mi), Dolores River (98 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: peak | April: peak | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Sculpin | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: active | December: active |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Animas River
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.