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USGS 08287000 RIO CHAMA BELOW ABIQUIU DAM, NM

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 36°14'14",   Longitude 106°25'02.7"   NAD83
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, Hydrologic Unit 13020102
Drainage area: 2,147 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 2,047 square miles,
Datum of gage: 6,042.69 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1991-02-02  2026-01-19  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961-11-01  2026-01-18  23454 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962-10-01  1974-12-31  4383 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-10-01  1974-12-31  4475 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961-11-01  2025-04-07 23169 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962-10-01  1974-12-31 4383 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-10-01  1974-12-31 4475 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1961-11  2025-04  
    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  1962  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1963  1975  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1963  1975  
 Peak streamflow 1962-04-20  2024-04-24  63 
 Field measurements 1961-10-05  2026-01-05  914 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1962-10-20  2021-04-09  257 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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OPERATION:
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