New Mexico waters
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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7 tailwaters in New Mexico
| Water | Discharge | Percentile | Temp | 24h | Guides | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cimarron RiverNMCIMARRON RIVER BELOW EAGLE NEST DAM, NM | 20 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 4 | none yet |
| Costilla CreekNMCOSTILLA CREEK BELOW COSTILLA DAM, NM | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Rio Chama below Abiquiu DamNMRIO CHAMA BELOW ABIQUIU DAM, NM | 506 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Rio Chama below El Vado DamNMRIO CHAMA BELOW EL VADO DAM, NM | 2,640 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Rio Grande below Elephant Butte DamNMRIO GRANDE BELOW ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM, NM | 3 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Rio NambeNMRIO NAMBE BELOW NAMBE FALLS DAM NEAR NAMBE, NM | 47 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| San Juan RiverNMSAN JUAN RIVER NEAR ARCHULETA, NM | 2,320 cfs | 84th | 49.8 F | ↑ rising | 5 | none yet |
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