Around here
Around Santa Cruz River
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · 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
Santa Cruz River is a 12.0 mile river near New Wave Rafting in New Mexico. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Santa Cruz River near Cundiyo, NM (site 08291000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1933 to 2026
Santa Cruz River typically runs highest in May, at a median 82 cfs, and lowest in January, at 8.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 623 cfs, in 1979.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8 | 7.5 to 11 |
| February | 9.4 | 7.9 to 12 |
| March | 14 | 10 to 26 |
| April | 43 | 22 to 67 |
| May | 82 | 40 to 121 |
| June | 51 | 20 to 87 |
| July | 21 | 13 to 31 |
| August | 19 | 12 to 31 |
| September | 14 | 10 to 22 |
| October | 13 | 9.8 to 17 |
| November | 11 | 8.8 to 14 |
| December | 9.5 | 8.0 to 12 |
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 94 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Santa Cruz River near Cundiyo, NM (site 08291000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Santa Cruz River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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