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Rio Grande at State Highway 346 near Bosque

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

82

Mostly favorable

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:30:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:45:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:32:25 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Rio Grande at State Highway 346 near Bosque
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Isocoma pluriflora 158025580.jpg by Dominic Gentilcore, CC BY 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

9 mph

gusting to 19 mph

Air temp

63°F

63% chance of rain

River flow

254 cfs

high for this date

Weather outlook

Thursday · 100

  • Tue

    54

  • Wed

    58

  • Thu

    100

    Best

  • Fri

    55

  • Sat

    79

  • Sun

    59

  • Mon

    87

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
2a919
3a818
4a819
5a516
6a617
7a215
8a618
9a918
10a1117
11a79
12p1419
1p810

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 254 cfs is 958% above the median for this date — which counts as high water here.

The median flow on this date is 24 cfs, across 16 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 9 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-5
  • Gusts — Gusting to 19 mph — 10 mph over sustained±0
  • Rain — 63% chance in the next 6 hours-13

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

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