Water report · San Juan River
Running high for mid September. Above 75% of past September 13s on record.
Updated 1:15 AM UTC, Sep 13
883 cfs puts San Juan River in the 75th percentile for September 13, against 71 years of record.
The median for this date is 681 cfs, and half of all September 13s on record fell between 544 and 879.
Over the last 7 days, San Juan River ran between 736 and 970 cfs, lowest on Aug 6 and highest on Aug 12.
That is 234 cfs higher than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, San Juan River ran between 697 and 1,010 cfs, lowest on Jul 29 and highest on Jul 16.
That is 8.00 cfs lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, San Juan River ran between 297 and 1,010 cfs, lowest on May 17 and highest on Jul 16.
That is 668 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, San Juan River ran between 253 and 1,040 cfs, lowest on Apr 5 and highest on Nov 14.
That is 154 cfs higher than on Sep 12.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 09355500, SAN JUAN RIVER NEAR ARCHULETA, NM, 1.1 miles from the center of San Juan River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 09355500, SAN JUAN RIVER NEAR ARCHULETA, NM, 1.1 miles from the center of San Juan River. It reports gage height, discharge and water temperature. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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