Water Update (03/11/26)
From Water Matters! by Utton Transboundary Resources Center
March 11, 2026 · 11 min
About this episode
Rin Tara and John Fleck discuss the latest snowpack numbers, river flows, and temperatures in Albuquerque during the fall and winter of 2025-26.
With irrigation water flowing through the irrigation ditches of New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande Valley, Rin Tara and John Fleck look at the latest snowpack numbers, river flows, and the remarkable temperatures Albuquerque has seen over the fall and winter of 2025-26. Links: USGS Albuquerque gage (Why do they spell it “gage” instead of “gauge”?) Snowpack reportsStatewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP!)Utton’s Rio Grande Basin DocumentaryThe European Space Agency’s Copernicu...
People in this episode
Hosts: Rin Tara, John Fleck
Topics covered
- snowpack
- river flows
- irrigation
- climate
- Albuquerque
Keywords
- Middle Rio Grande Valley
- USGS
- SCORP
- documentary
- Copernicus
Mentioned in this episode
Products: USGS Albuquerque gage, Snowpack reports, Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, Utton’s Rio Grande Basin Documentary, European Space Agency’s Copernicus
Books & works: Copernicu
Places: New Mexico’s, Middle Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque, Rio Grande Basin
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