Rio Grande (floodway)
River in New Mexico, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 27,700 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
605
cfs · 59 min ago
Normal for today
50.0
cfs median, 63 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
14.16
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 50.0 cfs over 63 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 0.0 and 182 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Rio Grande (floodway)
Rio Grande (floodway) does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Pecos River (109 mi), Rio Grande (132 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: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grasshopper | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | 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: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: active | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Rio Grande (floodway)
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