RIO LUCERO NEAR ARROYO SECO, NM

RIO LUCERO NM USGS

RIO LUCERO NEAR ARROYO SECO, NM (08271000) is a real-time river monitoring station on the RIO LUCERO 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. 7 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
08271000
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
NM
Coordinates
36.5083, -105.5310

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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

Rio Lucero Near Arroyo Seco, NM has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 13020101 containing this station. The dataset includes 7 species with recorded observations.

Species include: white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), and 2 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
7 species
from 7 individual records
Observed
Sep 13, 1995 – Jul 22, 2008
6 dated records

Sources