Flows for 10/22/2026!

Here are flows for 10/22/26! Looks like southwestern/southern CO and the western part of NM is getting tons of water! The Del Norte gauge on the Rio Grande is reporting over 4,800 cfs, and rising! And the La Puente gauge on the Rio Chama (Mama Chama section) has reported flow of 2,360 cfs! The Piedra is also reporting flows (near Arboles) over 4,000 cfs, while the Animas at Durango has a reported flow over 5,700 cfs, and the San Juan has a reported flow over 6,000 cfs in Pagosa Springs, and a reported flow over 12,000 cfs at Farmington. The TJB gauge on the Rio Grande (Orilla Verde, Racecourse) is reporting 238 cfs.

On the Arkansas River, the reported flow for Royal Gorge (Wellsville gauge) is 331 cfs. The gauge for the Bailey Canyon section/Foxton section is reporting 137 cfs, while downstream on the South Platte, the gauge for Waterton Canyon is reporting 225 cfs. On the Colorado River in Colorado, the reported flow for Barrel Springs and Shoshone is 618 cfs.

Out in Arizona, the gauge for the Verde wilderness section (below Tangle Creek, above Horseshoe Dam) is reporting 2,070 cfs and rising. And the gauge for the Day and Wilderness sections of the Salt River is reporting 1,750 cfs (up from 319 cfs earlier this morning).

And out in Utah in Cataract Canyon of the Colorado River, the reported flow at Gypsum Canyon (near Hite) is 12,900 cfs.

WARNING: when weather is cold enough to allow ice to form in rivers, these rivers can develop ice "bridges" or places where a layer of ice (sometimes thick) is formed across the river. Just because there is a flow doesn't mean there aren't significant (and dangerous) ice obstructions in the river.

NOTE: gauge readings can be distorted when ice is forming in rivers.

Rio Grande

Rio Chama

Red River

Rio Pueblo de Taos

Jemez

Canadian River

Pecos River

Gila River

San Francisco River

Arkansas River

San Juan River

Piedra River

Animas River

Gauges Pages:

More regional flows…

Rio Grande (Box Canyon near Creede, CO): 160 cfs

Rio Grande (Wagon Wheel Gap, CO): 3,200 cfs

Rio Grande (Hoodoos Section of Big Bend, TX): NA

Rio Grande (Mariscal Section of Big Bend, TX): NA

Pecos River (near Pandale, TX): NA

Cache La Poudre (at Canyon Mouth near Fort Collins, CO): 56 cfs (more flow information can be found at Poudre Rock Report: http://www.poudrerockreport.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/rockreport)

Clear Creek (near Lawson, CO): 39 cfs

Clear Creek (at Golden, CO): 52 cfs

Colorado River (Gore Canyon, CO): 396 cfs

Colorado River (Pumphouse Section, CO): 396 cfs

Colorado River (Shoshone Section, CO): 618 cfs

Colorado River (Westwater Canyon, UT): 4,710 cfs

Colorado River (Cataract Canyon, UT): 12,800 cfs [Note: gauge at Gypsum Canyon near Hite, UT]

Colorado River (Grand Canyon, AZ): about 4,970 cfs - about 8,040 cfs

Green River (near Greendale, UT): about 1,870 cfs - about 2,880 cfs

Green River (near Jensen, UT): NA

Conejos River (below Platoro Reservoir, CO): 157 cfs

Dolores River (below McPhee Reservoir, CO): 7 cfs

Gunnison River (Black Canyon, CO): 274 cfs

Gunnison River (Gunnison Gorge, CO): 274 cfs

San Miguel River (near Placerville, CO): 1,610 cfs

North Fork South Platte (Foxton Run, CO): 137 cfs

South Platte (Chutes Run below Deckers, CO): 105 cfs [Note: gauge data from secondary sources, gauge page says reliability is unknown.]

South Platte (Waterton Canyon, CO): 225 cfs

Yampa River (at Steamboat Springs, CO): 95 cfs

Yampa River (above Elkhead Creek near Hayden, CO): 215 cfs

Salt River (Day Section below U.S. 60 Bridge, AZ): 1,750 cfs

Salt River (Wilderness Section, AZ): 1,750 cfs

Verde River (below Tangle Creek above Horseshoe Dam, AZ): 3,350 cfs

Guadalupe River (above Comal River at New Braunfels, TX): 134 cfs

Flow chart for Below Taos Junction Bridge gauge, currently reporting 238 cfs on 10/22/2026.

Flow chart from Below Taos Junction Bridge gauge on the Rio Grange: Rio Grande Blw Taos Junction Bridge Near Taos, NM - USGS Water Data for the Nation