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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 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

206cfs

GAUGE HT

2.62ft

AIR TEMP

91°F

WIND

8mph ESE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

206cfs NaN% vs avg

Optimal band: 158–214 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

328cfs

PERIOD LOW

5cfs

RUNNABLE

40%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

2.62ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

97°

71°

MON

89°

71°

TUE

87°

71°

WED

85°

71°

THU

78°

67°

FRI

85°

69°

SAT

83°

69°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

95°

mild

95°

93°

89°

77°

73°

71°

72°

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78°

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69°

70°

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75°

78°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

16mph SE

G 19 mph

G19

G20

G17

SSE

G30

NNE

G23

NNE

G15

NNE

NNW

G10

ENE

G10

G11

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

ESE

G13

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G19

SSE

G22

G20

SSE

G20

SSE

G18

SSE

G10

SSE

ESE

SSE

G14

G15

G16

G17

G18

G17

G16

G15

G17

SSE

G21

SSE

G20

SSE

G20

SSE

G18

SSE

G14

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

G10

G13

G15

G14

G12

G13

G15

G14

G15

G17

G16

SSE

G14

G13

SSE

G14

SSE

G15

G14

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

13%

15%

21%

29%

34%

21%

12%

15%

18%

12%

11%

13%

14%

19%

11%

16%

39%

35%

57%

19%

13%

39%

37%

10%

15%

38%

35%

37%

38%

CLOUDS

cover %

19%

few

19%

11%

100%

79%

64%

14%

27%

38%

55%

93%

100%

72%

22%

73%

77%

27%

10%

79%

100%

89%

75%

10%

72%

100%

72%

100%

48%

82%

100%

48%

52%

100%

57%

100%

86%

100%

32%

18%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

911

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

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 00:00 UTC

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