RIO BRAZOS AT FISHTAIL ROAD NR TIERRA AMARILLA, NM

RIO BRAZOS NM USGS

RIO BRAZOS AT FISHTAIL ROAD NR TIERRA AMARILLA, NM (08282300) is a real-time river monitoring station on the RIO BRAZOS 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
08282300
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
NM
Coordinates
36.7379, -106.4708

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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 Brazos At Fishtail Road Nr Tierra Amarilla, NM has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 13020102 containing this station. The dataset includes 7 species with recorded observations.

Species include: white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), flathead chub (Platygobio gracilis), longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae), redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus), 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
Oct 4, 1994 – Jun 6, 2009
3 dated records

Sources