Rio Grande flows are dropping in Colorado and New Mexico

Here's an update on the flows for the Rio Grande, from the Rio Grande Reservoir on down. Generally, flows are dropping. The flow coming out of the Reservoir had peaked between 500 cfs and 550 cfs and has recently dropped down to 5 cfs.

Downstream, all flows in the Mountains and the San Luis Valley are generally above 600 cfs (the exception is the gauge at the Rio Grande - Alamosa County Line reporting 390 cfs). The Alamosa gauge is reporting a slight increase today, from 598 cfs to 689 cfs. The Conejos is still relatively strong with a reported flow near Mogote of 833 cfs.

In New Mexico, Lobatos is reporting over 1,500 cfs (down from a peak of 4,080 cfs), and the Cerro and TJB gauges are still reporting over 2,000 cfs.

Mountains

Upper/Central San Luis Valley

Lower San Luis Valley

Northern New Mexico

Graph of flows reported by the Below Taos Junction Bridge gauge (TJB), with the current flow as 2,660 cfs.

Graph of flows reported by the Below Taos Junction Bridge gauge (TJB), with the current flow as 2,660 cfs: Rio Grande Blw Taos Junction Bridge Near Taos, NM - USGS Water Data for the Nation