Around here
Around Tularosa Creek
- Hiking the Ice Age TrailFront-Country Hiking · 45-60 Minutes21.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Hiking Alkali Flat TrailFront-Country Hiking · 3-5 Hours21.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Hiking Dune Life Nature TrailFront-Country Hiking · 45-60 Minutes21.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Hiking Backcountry Camping TrailFront-Country Hiking · 2-3 Hours22.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Tularosa Creek is a 33.1 mile river near Zip Line in New Mexico. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tularosa Creek near Bent, NM (site 08481500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1948 to 2024
Tularosa Creek typically runs highest in January, at a median 14 cfs, and lowest in June, at 10 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 631 cfs, in 1980.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 11 to 16 |
| February | 13 | 11 to 17 |
| March | 13 | 11 to 17 |
| April | 13 | 10 to 16 |
| May | 11 | 8.4 to 14 |
| June | 10 | 7.0 to 14 |
| July | 11 | 7.3 to 15 |
| August | 12 | 8.6 to 16 |
| September | 12 | 8.6 to 16 |
| October | 12 | 9.1 to 15 |
| November | 13 | 10 to 15 |
| December | 13 | 11 to 16 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 71 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tularosa Creek near Bent, NM (site 08481500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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