Ranchos del Vado
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About
Community details
- Acreage
- 1,200 acres
- Lots
- 117
- Climate
- High-altitude semi-arid
- Lot prices
- $17.5k–$29k/lot
- Infrastructure
- Solar, Well, Septic
- Amenities
- Gate, Shared roads
- Parcel data
- Rio Arriba County (NM) GIS/Assessor — https://www.rio-arriba.org/Departments/Departments-Divisions/Assessor/GIS-Mapping
Typical flow by month
1956 to 2025
The water at Ranchos del Vado typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,480 cfs, and lowest in September, at 48 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,720 cfs, in 1985.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 50 | 41 to 70 |
| February | 60 | 47 to 79 |
| March | 107 | 71 to 223 |
| April | 663 | 398 to 947 |
| May | 1,480 | 749 to 2,360 |
| June | 335 | 122 to 732 |
| July | 64 | 31 to 137 |
| August | 65 | 36 to 113 |
| September | 48 | 28 to 81 |
| October | 55 | 37 to 98 |
| November | 61 | 44 to 86 |
| December | 53 | 41 to 70 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rio Chama near LA Puente, NM (site 08284100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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