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Search any USGS stream gauge by river or station name, by state, or near you. Each card shows the latest flow and how it compares with the normal range for today’s date; open a gauge for the full picture: trend, water temperature and what it means for trout, safety and the official NWS flood stage.

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RIO BRAZOS AT FISHTAIL ROAD NR TIERRA AMARILLA, NM
USGS 08282300
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
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21 miles away in a straight line
RIO CHAMA ABOVE CHAMA, NM
USGS 08281400
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
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24.7 miles away in a straight line

RIO GRANDE NEAR CERRO, NM

USGS 08263500

Warning: Rising fast: be careful, conditions are changing

No water temperature here. The full view adds the NWS forecast.

Discharge: 3,740 ft³/s
Gauge height: 10.8 ft

Highest for this date on record for Nov 5 Rising · 24 h Below NWS action stage

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Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised.
Time	Discharge (ft³/s)	Gauge height (ft)
Nov 5, 7:15 PM MST	3,740	10.8
Nov 5, 6:15 PM MST	3,740	10.8
Nov 5, 5:15 PM MST	3,650	10.7
Nov 5, 4:15 PM MST	3,570	10.6
Nov 5, 3:15 PM MST	3,440	10.5
Nov 5, 2:15 PM MST	3,440	10.5
Nov 5, 1:15 PM MST	3,340	10.4
Nov 5, 12:15 PM MST	3,290	10.3
Nov 5, 11:15 AM MST	3,200	10.2
Nov 5, 10:15 AM MST	3,120	10.1
Nov 5, 9:15 AM MST	3,110	10.1
Nov 5, 8:15 AM MST	3,010	9.95
Nov 5, 7:15 AM MST	2,920	9.83
Nov 5, 6:15 AM MST	2,910	9.82
Nov 5, 5:15 AM MST	2,790	9.66
Nov 5, 4:15 AM MST	2,780	9.65
Nov 5, 3:15 AM MST	2,690	9.53
Nov 5, 2:15 AM MST	2,640	9.46
Nov 5, 1:15 AM MST	2,580	9.38
Nov 5, 12:15 AM MST	2,530	9.3
Nov 4, 11:15 PM MST	2,460	9.2
Nov 4, 10:15 PM MST	2,410	9.13
Nov 4, 9:15 PM MST	2,340	9.03
Nov 4, 8:15 PM MST	2,320	9
Nov 4, 7:15 PM MST	2,280	8.95
Nov 4, 6:15 PM MST	2,210	8.84
Nov 4, 5:15 PM MST	2,180	8.79

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25.4 miles away in a straight line

RED RIVER BELOW FISH HATCHERY, NEAR QUESTA, NM

USGS 08266820

Caution: High water: fish the edges; wading risky

Discharge: 109 ft³/s
Gauge height: 4.92 ft
Water temp: 45.5°F

Highest for this date on record for Nov 5 Falling · 24 h

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Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised.
Time	Discharge (ft³/s)	Gauge height (ft)	Water temp (°F)
Nov 5, 7:45 PM MST	109	4.92	45.5
Nov 5, 6:45 PM MST	109	4.92	45.9
Nov 5, 5:45 PM MST	109	4.92	46
Nov 5, 4:45 PM MST	112	4.94	46.2
Nov 5, 3:45 PM MST	111	4.93	46.2
Nov 5, 2:45 PM MST	112	4.94	46.4
Nov 5, 1:45 PM MST	105	4.9	45.9
Nov 5, 12:45 PM MST	109	4.92	45.7
Nov 5, 11:45 AM MST	107	4.91	44.6
Nov 5, 10:45 AM MST	107	4.91	43.2
Nov 5, 9:45 AM MST	109	4.92	42.8
Nov 5, 8:45 AM MST	111	4.93	42.8
Nov 5, 7:45 AM MST	112	4.94	43
Nov 5, 6:45 AM MST	114	4.95	43.2
Nov 5, 5:45 AM MST	118	4.97	43.2
Nov 5, 4:45 AM MST	120	4.98	43.3
Nov 5, 3:45 AM MST	121	4.99	43.7
Nov 5, 2:45 AM MST	120	4.98	43.9
Nov 5, 1:45 AM MST	121	4.99	44.4
Nov 5, 12:45 AM MST	123	5	44.6
Nov 4, 11:45 PM MST	123	5	45
Nov 4, 10:45 PM MST	121	4.99	45.1
Nov 4, 9:45 PM MST	123	5	45.5
Nov 4, 8:45 PM MST	123	5	45.9
Nov 4, 7:45 PM MST	123	5	45.9
Nov 4, 6:45 PM MST	123	5	46
Nov 4, 5:45 PM MST	116	4.96	46.2

Checked Nov 6, 3:17 AM UTC; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.

RIO BRAZOS AT FISHTAIL ROAD NR TIERRA AMARILLA, NM
USGS 08282300 · NM · live flow · gauge height · 21 mi
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RIO CHAMA ABOVE CHAMA, NM
USGS 08281400 · NM · live flow · gauge height · 24.7 mi
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RIO GRANDE NEAR CERRO, NM
USGS 08263500 · NM · live flow · gauge height · 25.4 mi
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RED RIVER BELOW FISH HATCHERY, NEAR QUESTA, NM
USGS 08266820 · NM · live flow · gauge height · water temperature · 28.3 mi
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Quick picks: our 2,852 waters by state

Each state opens its USGS gauges and our water pages there; a water opens the live cards for its gauges, or the NOAA tides for flats and surf.

Search covers 11,178 USGS stream gauges that reported discharge, gauge height or water temperature in the 183 days before 2026-10-23 (USGS series catalog); readings are fetched live when a gauge is shown.

Where these numbers come from

Discharge, gauge height, water temperature and water quality: U.S. Geological Survey readings (provisional, can be revised), cached for 15 minutes. Where USGS publishes a gauge’s flow only once a day, the latest daily mean is shown with its date.
Normal range: the 25th to 75th percentile of daily mean flow for the same calendar day over the gauge’s record (USGS daily statistics), classed as USGS does (hyswap).
Temperature guidance for trout quotes the gauge’s own state fish and wildlife agency; where we found none, it says so and quotes federal guidance (National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Cold-water safety quotes the NWS; dissolved oxygen and pH are read against EPA criteria. Each line names its source.
Flood stage and forecasts: the National Weather Service’s National Water Prediction Service and its Turn Around Don’t Drown guidance. Tides: NOAA Tides & Currents.

General guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Planning a trip? The trip planner shows these readings on every day you fish a water.