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New Mexico tailwaters

The river below a dam. Releases, not weather, decide the flow, and cold water drawn from depth keeps trout alive far south of where they could otherwise live.

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6 tailwaters in New Mexico

WaterDischargePercentileTemp24hGuidesPrograms
Cimarron RiverNMCIMARRON RIVER BELOW EAGLE NEST DAM, NM25 cfsn/an/a→ steady4none yet
Costilla CreekNMCOSTILLA CREEK BELOW COSTILLA DAM, NM3 cfsn/an/a→ steady0none yet
Rio Chama below Abiquiu DamNMRIO CHAMA BELOW ABIQUIU DAM, NM41 cfsn/an/a→ steady1none yet
Rio Grande below Elephant Butte DamNMRIO GRANDE BELOW ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM, NM7 cfsn/an/a→ steady0none yet
Rio NambeNMRIO NAMBE BELOW NAMBE FALLS DAM NEAR NAMBE, NM2 cfsn/an/a↓ falling0none yet
San Juan RiverNMSAN JUAN RIVER NEAR ARCHULETA, NM577 cfs28th46 F↓ falling5none yet

Looking for something else in New Mexico? See all 10 New Mexico waters, with the guides and recognition programs attached to them.