USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
08382650 PECOS RIVER ABOVE SANTA ROSA LAKE, NM
LOCATION - Lat 35°03'34", long 104°45'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Guadalupe County, NM, Hydrologic Unit 13060001, at south boundary of Preston Beck Grant, on left bank 1.6 mi upstream from River Ranch, 5.8 mi southeast of Colonias, 9.1 mi northwest of Santa Rosa, and at mile 770.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,340 mi². (approximately)
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NM-99-1: 1999(M) (mean daily values). Gage heights for measurements 499 to 501, 504, 505, 508, 512, 516, 521, 526 to 528, 531 to 534, and 541 were revised on Oct. 15, 2019, based on minor changes to the gage datum.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 1976 to current year. Prior to October 1979, published as "above Los Esteros Reservoir."
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 4,760 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1976, 1981-97, 2000 to current year.