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Peak Streamflow for the Nation

Sierra County, New Mexico

Hydrologic Unit Code 13030101

Latitude 32°54'57", Longitude 107°36'13" NAD83

Drainage area 35.4 square miles

Contributing drainage area 35.4 square miles

Gage datum 5,400.00 feet above NGVD29

Water Year	Date	Gage Height (feet)	Stream- flow (cfs)
1957	1957-07-25	6.25	3,000
1958	1958-09-13	4.66	1,570
1959	1959-08	3.56^Bd	681^Bd
1960	1960	2.10^Bm	168^Bm
1961	1961-09	5.66^Bd	2,010^Bd
1962	1962-07-19	7.05	4,100
1963	1963-08	3.33^Bd	560^Bd
1964	1964-07-26	3.61	710
1965	1965-09-07	3.79	800
1966	1966-08-24	3.93	880
1967	1967-08-13	6.95	3,500
1968	1968-07-05	3.83	820
1969	1969-08-29	3.34	580
1970	1970	3.03^4,Bm	400^4,Bm
1971	1971-08-09	4.63	1,330
1972	1972-09-03	11.70	12,200
1973	1972-10-20	5.02	1,650
1974	1974	1.67^4,Bm	100^4,Bm
1975	1975-09-06	5.23	1,800
1976	1976-07-25	3.27	570
1977	1977-07-21	3.61	740
1978	1978-06-29	3.19	520
1980	1980-09-26	3.31	580
1981	1981-09-07	4.68	1,380
1982	1982	1.67^4,Bm	100^4,Bm
1983	1983-07-14	2.84	400
1984	1983-11-05	3.11	505
1985	1984-10-11	4.65	1,350
1986	1986-07-08	6.44	3,000
1987	1987-08-24	3.49	660
1988	1988-07-07	3.33	540
1989	1989-07-19	3.44	630
1990	1990-09-05	4.19	1,050
1991	1991-09-05	5.82	2,350
1992	1991-11-12	3.84	880
1993	1993-08-16	8.51	5,900
1994	1993-10-01	3.66⁴	750⁴
1995	1994-11-12	4.62	1,350
1999	1999-08-06	14.00	19,900
2001	2001	1.31^4,Bm	45.0^4,Bm
2002	2002	1.31^4,Bm	45.0^4,Bm
2003	2003	1.31^4,Bm	45.0^4,Bm
2004	2004-08-17	3.11	510
2005	2005-07-13	5.69	2,230
2006	2006-08-23	11.41	12,000
2007	2006-10-09	3.25	478
2008	2008-07-09	8.30	5,240
2009	2009-07-23	1.65	88.6⁴
2010	2010-04-16	2.15	166
2011	2011-08-22	2.14	164
2012	2012-08-19	1.81	107
2013	2013-09-13	5.92	2,210^C
2014	2014-09-17	5.31	1,670^C
2015	2015-06-09	2.83	336^C
2016	2016-08-11	3.93	776^C
2017	2017-09-30	4.18	909^C
2018	2018-08-23	2.69	295
2019	2019-09-15	2.59	268

Peak Streamflow Qualification Codes.

4 -- Discharge less than indicated value, which is Minimum Recordable Discharge at this site
Bd -- Day of occurrence is unknown or not exact
Bm -- Month of occurrence is unknown or not exact
C -- All or part of the record affected by Urbanization, Mining, Agricultural changes, Channelization, or other

USGS 08361700 PERCHA CREEK NEAR HILLSBORO, NM