USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09364010 ANIMAS RIVER BELOW AZTEC, NM
LOCATION - Lat 36°49'06.12", long 108°01'22.78" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.17, T.30 N., R.11 W., San Juan County, NM, Hydrologic Unit 14080104, on right bank 2 ft upstream from the Aztec sewage plant outfall, and 1.7 mi downstream from the West Chaco Street bridge.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,301 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2002 to current year. Previous gage at a location upstream in 1904 and 1907 to 1915 (drainage area 1,270 mi2).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 5,560 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Nov. 5, 2009, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft downstream at datum approximately 1.65 ft. higher.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - A major flood occurred in Oct. 1911.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 2003 to 2012, 2016 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: March 2016 to current year.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: March 2016 to current year.
pH: March 2016 to current year.
TURBIDITY: March 2016 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor since March 2016. Electronic data logger with 15-minute recording interval.