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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 14 min ago

FLOW RATE

160cfs

GAUGE HT

2.37ft

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

11mph NNW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

160cfs 36.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 173–233 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

228cfs

PERIOD LOW

160cfs

RUNNABLE

99%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.37ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

96°

73°

MON

92°

68°

TUE

93°

69°

WED

90°

70°

THU

85°

68°

FRI

88°

72°

SAT

91°

72°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

71°

70°

69°

68°

70°

74°

78°

81°

84°

88°

90°

91°

92°

88°

77°

75°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

70°

73°

76°

80°

85°

88°

91°

93°

92°

90°

86°

84°

81°

78°

77°

76°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

71°

74°

76°

78°

80°

83°

86°

87°

88°

90°

84°

81°

79°

78°

76°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

70°

73°

75°

78°

81°

83°

85°

83°

82°

81°

79°

76°

74°

72°

74°

77°

81°

84°

87°

88°

87°

85°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph NNE

G 5 mph

NNE

NNW

NNE

ENE

G10

G12

G11

G13

ESE

G17

SSE

G19

SSE

G14

G20

ESE

G15

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

ENE

G17

ESE

G16

G15

G19

G17

G18

G13

G15

G23

SSE

G23

SSE

G22

SSE

G20

SSE

G14

SSE

G10

G11

G12

ESE

G11

ESE

G20

G21

SSE

G21

SSE

G20

SSE

G19

SSE

G16

SSE

G13

SSE

ESE

G12

SSE

G16

G17

SSE

G15

SSE

G17

G24

SSE

G25

SSE

G23

SSE

G22

SSE

G20

SSE

G18

SSE

G15

SSE

G14

SSE

G14

SSE

G14

SSE

G21

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

14%

19%

12%

15%

21%

18%

13%

26%

39%

16%

12%

28%

21%

12%

33%

39%

34%

41%

40%

35%

31%

CLOUDS

cover %

42%

partly

42%

30%

28%

100%

56%

100%

96%

100%

54%

16%

21%

23%

19%

100%

53%

11%

75%

41%

75%

100%

99%

11%

22%

100%

74%

73%

29%

46%

33%

13%

100%

14%

35%

54%

72%

88%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

911

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:59 AM

SUNSET

08:06 PM

14H 7M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

32.4904, -104.2527

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 02:00 UTC

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