Rio Grande at Embudo, NM - 08279500
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Rio Grande at Embudo, NM - 08279500
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 24, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Gage height, feet
3.32 ft - Mar 31, 2025 05:00:00 PM MDT
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Value
Status
Time
Latest value
3.32 ft
Provisional
Mar 31, 2025
17:00:00 PM MDT
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3.32 ft
Provisional
Mar 31, 2025
05:00:00 PM MDT
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4 data types available - data from 1990-10-01 to 2025-03-31
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-01 - 2025-03-31
Discharge, cubic feet per second
1990-10-01 - 2025-03-31
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
2023-12-01 - 2025-03-31
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
2023-12-01 - 2025-03-31
Daily data
3 data types available - data from 1889-01-01 to 2025-03-30
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Discrete sample data
34 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1963-05-16 to 2011-03-24
130 Sampling activities
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5 km
3 mi
Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1994-09-15 | 2011-03-24 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1963-05-16 | 2002-10-07 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1968-12-03 | 1969-06-03 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1994-09-15 | 1994-09-15 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1889-01-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| Sediment | Water-quality | 1997-10-15 | 2002-10-07 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1889-06-02 | 2021-08-15 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1937-05-20 | 2025-02-28 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 08279500 is associated with a Stream in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Temperature, and more are available. Water data back to 1889 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
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Site identification number
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08279500 | n/a |
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Site name
|
RIO GRANDE AT EMBUDO, NM | n/a |
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Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 361220 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 1055750.3 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 36.20555556 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -105.9639722 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from Digital MAP. | N |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. | S |
|
Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
|
New Mexico | 35 |
|
State
|
New Mexico | 35 |
|
County
|
Rio Arriba County | 039 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | n/a | |
| Scale of location map | n/a | |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 5789.14 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Interpolated from topographic map. | M |
| Altitude accuracy | 11 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 | NGVD29 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Upper Rio Grande | 13020101 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
10400 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | 7460 square miles | n/a |
| Time Zone abbreviation | MST | n/a |
|
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
|
Y | n/a |
|
Data reliability
|
n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | NNNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
|
Local aquifer type
|
n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
|
n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | 863700101 | n/a |
