Rio Hondo

River in New Mexico, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 2,900 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

26.0

cfs · 18 min ago

Normal for today

3.1

cfs median, 29 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

7.96

Above normal for the date839% of medianUSGS gauge 08393610

Thirty-day mean discharge · 2.4–267 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
RIO HONDO NEAR ROSWELL, NM08393610	26.0 cfs	—	18 min ago
RIO HONDO BLW DIAMOND A DAM NR ROSWELL, NM08390800	63.5 cfs	—	48 min ago
RIO HONDO AT DIAMOND A RANCH NR ROSWELL, NM08390500	81.9 cfs	—	28 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 3.1 cfs over 29 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 1.8 and 4.7 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 Hondo

Rio Hondo does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Cimarron River (18 mi), Rio Grande (32 mi), Pecos River (58 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Rio Hondo
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: active	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: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: active	September: absent	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: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	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
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

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Reports

From anglers on Rio Hondo

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