WEST FORK GILA RIVER AT GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS, NM
WEST FORK GILA RIVER NM USGS
WEST FORK GILA RIVER AT GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS, NM (09430010) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the WEST FORK GILA RIVER in NM, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 6 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 09430010
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NM
- Coordinates
- 33.2292, -108.2653
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Fishing regulations
NM state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Smallmouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 12" minimum
- Notes
- Statewide default. Black bass bag 5 per day combined. Conchas and Ute reservoirs: 14-inch minimum. Rio Grande in Taos and Rio Arriba counties: no minimum. Possession 10. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Brown Trout No season data
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Desert Sucker No season data
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Rainbow Trout No season data
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Sonora Sucker No season data
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Speckled Dace No season data
General area restrictions
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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.
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 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 at this station's reachWest Fork Gila River At Gila Cliff Dwellings, NM has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 2430292). The dataset includes 6 species with recorded observations.
Species include: desert sucker (Catostomus clarkii), sonora sucker (Catostomus insignis), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus), and 1 others.
- Desert Sucker Catostomus clarkii
- Sonora Sucker Catostomus insignis
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled at this station's reach
- Fish were sampled directly on the river reach this gauge sits on, so these species were recorded at this spot rather than inferred.
- Records
- 6 species
- from 6 individual records
- Observed
- May 23, 2006 – May 23, 2006
- 6 dated records