USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
08334000 RIO PUERCO ABOVE ARROYO CHICO NEAR GUADALUPE, NM
LOCATION - Lat 35°36'03.2", long 107°09'59.8" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Sandoval County, NM, Hydrologic Unit 13020204, on right bank 1.6 mi upstream from Arroyo Chico, 5.5 mi northeast of village of Guadalupe, and at mile 106.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 420 mi². (approximately)
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1951 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 5,950 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to July 14, 1966, at datum 1.01 ft higher.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of June 29, 1943, probably exceeded 5,000 ft³/s based on records for stations upstream and downstream.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1948-56 (published as "below Cabezon"), 1981-96, 2001 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: July 1948 to June 1956, October 1981 to current year
INSTRUMENTATION - Three automatic pumping sediment samplers.