Rio Grande-Albuquerque HUC8 13020203
A 8,328 km² sub-basin of the Rio Grande region in NM. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
36
Stressed
Drought index
344
Extreme
Area in D2+
97.79%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
87%
of 15 reporting
Median flow
2%
p10 of record
Water assets
5,524
177 springs · 4,496 wells
USGS gauges (24)
- RIO GRANDE AT ALBUQUERQUE, NM083300000 cfsp0 · much below normal
- RIO GRANDE AT BRIDGE NEAR ESCONDIDA, NM083550500 cfsp0 · much below normal
- RIO GRANDE FLOODWAY AT SAN ACACIA, NM083549000 cfsp1 · much below normal
- RIO GRANDE AT ALAMEDA BRIDGE AT ALAMEDA, NM0832991813 cfsp1 · much below normal
- RIO GRANDE NR ALAMEDA, NM0832992814 cfsp1 · much below normal
- RIO GRANDE AT ISLETA LAKES NR ISLETA, NM0833087518 cfsp3 · much below normal
- RIO GRANDE NEAR BOSQUE FARMS, NM0833116014 cfsp8 · much below normal
- TIJERAS ARROYO NR ALBUQUERQUE, NM083306000 cfsp10 · below normal
- SOUTH DIV CHANNEL ABV TIJERAS ARROYO NR ALBQ., NM083307750 cfsp10 · below normal
- RIO GRANDE FLOODWAY NEAR BERNARDO, NM083320100 cfsp10 · below normal
- RIO GRANDE ABOVE US HWY 380 NR SAN ANTONIO, NM083554900 cfsp10 · below normal
- RIO GRANDE FLOODWAY AT SAN MARCIAL, NM083584000 cfsp10 · below normal
- RIO GRANDE CONVEYANCE CHANNEL AT SAN MARCIAL, NM083583004 cfsp11 · below normal
- NORTH FLOODWAY CHANNEL NEAR ALAMEDA, NM083299001 cfsp47 · normal
- RIO GRANDE AT STATE HWY 346 NEAR BOSQUE, NM083315101,700 cfsp99 · much above normal
- CAMPUS WASH AT ALBUQUERQUE, NM08329700no readingno long-term record
- EMBUDO ARROYO AT ALBUQUERQUE, NM08329720no readingno long-term record
- N. FLOODWAY CHANNEL AT ALBUQUERQUE, NM08329835no readingno long-term record
- HAHN ARROYO IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM08329840no readingno long-term record
- NORTH PINO ARROYO OUTFALL083298840 cfsno long-term record
- SAN ANTONIO ARROYO AT RIO GRANDE CONFLUENCE IN ABQ083299377no readingno long-term record
- SAN JOSE DRAIN AT WOODWARD RD AT ALBQ., NM08330200no readingno long-term record
- TIJERAS ARROYO AT COYOTE SPRINGS RD NR CARNUEL, NM083304920 cfsno long-term record
- RIO GRANDE AT VALLE DE ORO, NM0833083073 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 344 | 97.79 | 13/15 | p10 |
Top water assets
- 80Santa Fe Group Deep Fossil Aquifer — Albuquerque Basinfossil_water
- 69Rio Granderiver
- 69Tijeras Arroyoriver
- 69Bear Arroyoriver
- 69Piedras Marcadas Detention Damreservoir
- 69Arroyo de las Calabacillasriver
- 69Abo Arroyoriver
- 69Rio Granderiver
- 69Tijeras Arroyoriver
- 69Tijeras Arroyoriver