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Rio Grande Estates

Rio Grande Estates

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Rural Subdivision

About

Rio Grande Estates is a large platted subdivision southeast of Belen in Valencia County, New Mexico, stretching from the I-25 corridor east toward the Manzano Mountains and south to the Socorro County line. Platted in the 1960s, it comprises thousands of half-acre and one-acre parcels and is one of the largest subdivisions in the county. No public water or phone service is available, so owners install a private well or holding tank and septic; the subdivision places few use restrictions, appealing to off-grid buyers, and sits about a 30-minute drive from Albuquerque.

Community details

Climate
High desert
Infrastructure
Well, Septic
Amenities
Shared roads
Parcel data
Valencia County (NM) Assessor — https://www.valenciacounty.nm.gov/

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12 active listings. Off-grid lots for sale in this community.

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Typical flow by month

2006 to 2022

The water at Rio Grande Estates typically runs highest in December, at a median 787 cfs, and lowest in September, at 26 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,120 cfs, in 2008.

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Typical flow by month at Rio Grande at State Hwy 346 near Bosque, NM, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January637533 to 721
February683538 to 757
March538316 to 729
April331120 to 1,275
May680159 to 2,590
June38696 to 1,880
July13238 to 303
August7728 to 225
September2614 to 89
October6921 to 348
November652505 to 967
December787598 to 958

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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rio Grande at State Hwy 346 near Bosque, NM (site 08331510). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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