MORA RIVER AT LA CUEVA, NM

MORA RIVER NM USGS

MORA RIVER AT LA CUEVA, NM (07215500) is a real-time river monitoring station on the MORA RIVER in NM, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 8 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
07215500
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
NM
Coordinates
35.9451, -105.2557

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Fishing regulations

NM state-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

NM state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.
General area restrictions
  • Open all year

    Notes
    Statewide default. New Mexico has no general closed season; 2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply. Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.

    Official rule

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Denver

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the New Mexico Fishing Rules & Info (NMDOW 2026-2027) before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Sampled in this watershed

Mora River At LA Cueva, NM has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 11080004 containing this station. The dataset includes 8 species with recorded observations.

Species include: central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), plains killifish (Fundulus zebrinus), green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus), sand shiner (Notropis stramineus), and 3 others.

Where these records come from

Evidence
Sampled in this watershed
Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
Records
8 species
from 8 individual records
Observed
Aug 1, 2008 – May 13, 2009
5 dated records