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USGS 08290000 RIO CHAMA NEAR CHAMITA, NM

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 36°04'24.8",   Longitude 106°06'42.1"   NAD83
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, Hydrologic Unit 13020102
Drainage area: 3,144 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 3,044 square miles,
Datum of gage: 5,657.05 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1989-10-05  2025-10-25  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2004-12-25  2025-10-23  1321 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1912-10-01  2025-10-23  37699 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2023-12-20  2025-10-23  524 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1955-10-01  1974-12-31  7028 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1955-10-01  1974-12-31  6958 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2004-12-25  2024-09-30 948 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1912-10-01  2020-10-18 36620 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2023-12-20  2024-09-30 229 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1955-10-01  1974-12-31 7028 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1955-10-01  1974-12-31 6958 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2004-12  2024-09  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1912-10  2020-10  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2023-12  2024-09  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1955-10  1974-12  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1955-10  1974-12  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2005  2024  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1913  2021  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2024  2024  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1956  1975  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1956  1975  
 Peak streamflow 1915-06-03  2020-07-22  102 
 Field measurements 1942-04-20  2025-08-19  1053 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1960-10-19  2011-03-21  726 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  17 
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