Here are flows for 11/5/26 - and they are back up!

Here are flows for 11/5/26! The big news is the Racecourse is class IV again! The reported flow at TJB is 3,100 cfs (and this should be rising, with Lobatos reporting 3,090 cfs and rising). Just like last week, we're seeing two big river flows peaks from the Rio Grande and the Conejos come together: Conejos (near Mogote) with a reported peak of 3,830 cfs on Monday, and the Del Norte Gauge (CO) on the Rio Grande reporting a peak of 10,900 cfs also on Monday. And more big news aware from the Rio Grande: the La Puente gauge on the Chama hit a reported maximum of 18,300 cfs! The four gauges for the Chama sections (Mama Chama, Wilderness, Day and Abiquiu Wave) area reporting flows in the four-digits, with the Day section at 2,840 cfs and the Abiquiu Wave at 1,210 cfs. The Pecos River is seeing strong flows reports too, with the gauge near Pecos (NM) reporting 581 cfs, and downstream the gauge near Anton Chico reporting 844 cfs. On the Gila, flows are up too, with the gauge near Gila Hot Springs reporting 551 cfs (after a peak report of 2,260 cfs on Monday).

Out on the Arkansas in Colorado, things are still relatively mild, with the gauge at Salida reporting 284 cfs, and the Wellsville gauge for Royal Gorge reporting 426 cfs. On the Colorado River in Colorado, the reported flow for the Barrel Springs and Shoshone sections is 525 cfs. But elsewhere in Colorado, flows are up again. The San Juan has massively peaked causing flood damage in places in Pagosa Springs, where the current reported flow is 1,750 cfs (after dropping from a peak reported flow of 11,200 cfs); downstream the gauge in Farmington reported a peak flow of 24,900 cfs on Monday (the gauge has stopped reporting but it's last flow was yesterday at 6,510 cfs). After a peak of 17,800 cfs Sunday night, the gauge near Arboles for the Piedra is reporting 2,480 cfs. And on the Animas, the gauge at Tall Timber Resport near Tacoma (American Whitewater's reported gauge for the Rockwood Box) is reporting 1,480 cfs, while downstream the gauge at Durango is reporting 3,170 cfs.

Out in Arizona, the gauges reports simply rocketed up! The Salt saw a reported max flow on Sunday night of 84,900 cfs! The current reported flow near Chrysotile is 4,170 cfs (Day and Wilderness sections of the Salt). Out on the Verde, the gauge below Tangle Creek above Horseshoe Dam is reporting 20,300 cfs, after hitting a reported peak of 120,000 cfs Monday morning! Note: this gauge on the Verde has been reporting this exact same flow since early Tuesday morning - not sure if that could indicate any issues with that gauge.

And out in Cataract Canyon in Utah, the gauge at Gypsum Canyon near Hite is reporting 19,600 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): 6 cfs

Rio Grande (Wagon Wheel Gap, CO): 1,580 cfs

Rio Grande (Hoodoos Section of Big Bend, TX): 48 cfs

Rio Grande (Mariscal Section of Big Bend, TX): 298

Pecos River (near Pandale, TX): 80 cfs

Cache La Poudre (at Canyon Mouth near Fort Collins, CO): 41 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): 29 cfs

Clear Creek (at Golden, CO): 40 cfs

Colorado River (Gore Canyon, CO): 211 cfs

Colorado River (Pumphouse Section, CO): 211 cfs

Colorado River (Shoshone Section, CO): 525 cfs

Colorado River (Westwater Canyon, UT): 4,790 cfs

Colorado River (Cataract Canyon, UT): 19,600 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 1,900 cfs - about 2,910 cfs

Green River (near Jensen, UT): about 2,730 cfs - about 3,250 cfs

Conejos River (below Platoro Reservoir, CO): 76 cfs

Dolores River (below McPhee Reservoir, CO): 5 cfs

Gunnison River (Black Canyon, CO): 202 cfs

Gunnison River (Gunnison Gorge, CO): 202 cfs

San Miguel River (near Placerville, CO): 533 cfs

North Fork South Platte (Bailey Canyon, CO): 137 cfs

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

South Platte (Chutes Run below Deckers, CO): 64 cfs [Note: gauge data from secondary sources, gauge page says reliability is unknown.]

South Platte (Waterton Canyon, CO): 217 cfs

Yampa River (at Steamboat Springs, CO): 122 cfs

Yampa River (above Elkhead Creek near Hayden, CO): 285 cfs

Salt River (Day Section below U.S. 60 Bridge, AZ): 4,070 cfs

Salt River (Wilderness Section, AZ): 4,070 cfs

Verde River (below Tangle Creek above Horseshoe Dam, AZ): 20,300 cfs [note: gauge has been reporting this exact same low since early Tuesday morning]

Guadalupe River (above Comal River at New Braunfels, TX): 149 cfs

Graph of reported flows for the Below Taos Junction Bridge gauge on the Rio Grande, with a current reported flow of 3,100 cfs.

Graph of reported flows for the Below Taos Junction Bridge gauge on the Rio Grande, with a current reported flow of 3,100 cfs: Rio Grande Blw Taos Junction Bridge Near Taos, NM - USGS Water Data for the Nation