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Sand Gate Diversion From Fort Sumner Canal at Fort Sumner water level

Canal gauge, Sand Gate Diversion From Fort Sumner Canal, New Mexico, United States

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

3.21ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.0 cfs
1 3 4 5

History

History
3.213.223.22ftOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 19Oct 203.213.223.22ftOct 16Oct 18Oct 20
Water level

What this means

Low water at Sand Gate Diversion From Fort Sumner Canal at Fort Sumner: the gauge reads 3.21 ft, below normal for mid-October.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 3.21 ft – 3.22 ft.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 70° 35° – Wind 15 mph
19 Mon 73° 45° 0.02 in Wind 11 mph
20 Tue 75° 53° – Wind 15 mph
21 Wed 79° 56° 0.15 in Wind 13 mph
22 Thu 78° 60° 0.14 in, 22% Wind 17 mph
23 Fri 74° 62° 0.53 in, 47% Wind 17 mph
24 Sat 63° 56° 2.32 in, 47% Wind 20 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:07 AM Sunset 06:18 PM Daylight 11 hr, 10 min First quarter 67%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Fort Sumner Main Canal near Fort SumnerCanal gauge, Fort Sumner Main Canal 92.6 cfs High +5.3 cfs 2.5 mi
Pecos River below Taiban Creek near Fort SumnerRiver gauge, Pecos River 41.4 cfs Low +4.5 cfs 11 mi
Pecos River below Sumner DamRiver gauge, Pecos River 98.8 cfs Normal ±0 12 mi
Lake Sumner near Fort SumnerLake, Lake Sumner 41.95 ft No reference yet −0.10 ft 12 mi
Lake SumnerLake 4,243.95 ft Normal 13 mi
Pecos River near Puerto De LunaRiver gauge, Pecos River 1.11 ft Below flood stage +0.02 ft 23 mi
Pecos River near DunlapRiver gauge, Pecos River 66.6 cfs Normal −55.4 cfs 29 mi
Pecos River below Santa Rosa DamRiver gauge, Pecos River 0.0 cfs Low ±0 45 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Sand Gate Diversion From Fort Sumner Canal at Fort Sumner today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 03:30 AM MDT, the water level was 3.21 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sand Gate Diversion From Fort Sumner Canal at Fort Sumner rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Sand Gate Diversion From Fort Sumner Canal at Fort Sumner normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
U.S. Geological Survey
Station code
usgs:08385503 (Agency page)
Coordinates
34.47583, -104.25833 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
NAVD88
Update interval
every 15 minutes
Licence
Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 3.21 ft 2026-10-20 09:30 Provisional
Flow 0.0 cfs 2026-10-20 09:30 Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Sand Gate Diversion From Fort Sumner Canal at Fort Sumner (usgs:08385503). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/new-mexico/sand-gate-diversion-from-fort-sumner-canal-at-fort-sumner

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.