USGS Water-Year Summary 2019
08397600 RIO PENASCO NEAR DUNKEN, NM
LOCATION - Lat 32°52'53.5", long 105°10'41" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Chaves County, NM, Hydrologic Unit 13060010, located on downstream left end of bridge abutment on U.S. Highway 24, 0.1 mi south of U.S. Highway 82, and 5 mi north of Dunken.
DRAINAGE AREA - 583 mi². (approximately)
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1952 to September 1999 (annual maximum only). February 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 5,290 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.