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USGS 08286500 RIO CHAMA ABOVE ABIQUIU RESERVOIR, NM

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 36°19'07.76",   Longitude 106°35'58.31"   NAD83
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, Hydrologic Unit 13020102
Drainage area: 1,600 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 1,500 square miles,
Datum of gage: 6,280 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-01  2025-10-29  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961-08-01  2025-10-28  23013 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962-10-01  1974-12-31  4474 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-10-01  1974-12-31  4474 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961-08-01  2021-10-13 21989 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962-10-01  1974-12-31 4474 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-10-01  1974-12-31 4474 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961-08  2021-10  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962-10  1974-12  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-10  1974-12  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961  2022  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1963  1975  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1963  1975  
 Peak streamflow 1962-04-21  2021-07-23  60 
 Field measurements 1961-09-01  2025-09-24  801 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1962-11-02  2011-03-22  287 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2022  17 
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