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CARLSBAD MAIN CANAL

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CARLSBAD MAIN CANAL AT HEAD NEAR CARLSBAD, NM

EDDY COUNTY, NM32.4904°N, -104.2527°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

218cfs

GAUGE HT

2.68ft

AIR TEMP

82°F

WIND

1mph ENE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

218cfs 33.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 179–241 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

263cfs

PERIOD LOW

191cfs

RUNNABLE

89%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.68ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

97°

72°

MON

89°

71°

TUE

85°

70°

WED

82°

69°

THU

77°

67°

FRI

84°

68°

SAT

87°

69°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

96°

mild

96°

97°

94°

93°

89°

86°

73°

72°

73°

72°

71°

72°

73°

75°

77°

80°

84°

87°

89°

88°

85°

84°

82°

79°

77°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

71°

73°

74°

78°

80°

82°

83°

85°

84°

83°

81°

77°

76°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

70°

72°

73°

76°

78°

80°

81°

82°

81°

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79°

77°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

69°

70°

72°

71°

72°

73°

76°

77°

75°

74°

72°

69°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

13mph ESE

G 15 mph

G15

ESE

G14

ESE

G15

ESE

G20

ESE

G18

ESE

G22

SSE

G18

SSE

G19

WNW

SSW

G11

ENE

G10

G12

ESE

NNE

G11

G13

G12

ENE

G13

G14

ESE

G14

ESE

G17

SSE

G15

SSE

G12

G13

SSE

G19

SSE

G13

SSE

G14

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

G11

ESE

SSE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

G13

SSE

G15

G19

G22

G20

SSE

G18

SSE

G13

SSE

G11

SSE

G10

ESE

ENE

ESE

G11

G14

G16

G17

G15

G17

G19

SSE

G21

SSE

G20

SSE

G20

SSE

G18

SSE

G14

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G10

SSE

ESE

G10

G13

G15

G14

G12

G13

SSE

G15

G14

G15

G17

SSE

G16

SSE

G14

SSE

G12

SSE

G13

SSE

G14

SSE

G15

SSE

G14

SSE

G13

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

16%

21%

36%

35%

17%

11%

10%

19%

17%

11%

13%

14%

16%

39%

35%

57%

19%

13%

39%

37%

10%

15%

38%

35%

37%

38%

CLOUDS

cover %

27%

few

27%

43%

34%

96%

30%

94%

100%

89%

82%

14%

27%

38%

55%

93%

100%

72%

22%

73%

77%

54%

12%

13%

71%

37%

21%

32%

54%

26%

100%

18%

47%

33%

48%

66%

96%

100%

91%

100%

26%

100%

55%

11%

21%

100%

61%

29%

15%

14%

31%

49%

67%

87%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

912

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:59 AM

SUNSET

08:06 PM

14H 7M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

32.4904, -104.2527

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 14:00 UTC

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