Manzano 

Mountain 

area

East 

Mountain 

area

Ortiz 

Mountains 

area

Sandia Mountain area

Los Pinos 

Mountain and 

Chupadera 

area

Manzanitas and 

Northern Manzano 

Mountain area

Bernalillo

Los Lunas

Cedar Crest

Corrales

Edgewood

Sandia Park

Tijeras

Belen

Manzano

Torreon

Tajique

Bernalillo

Placitas

Los Lunas

Cedar Crest

Corrales

Edgewood

Sandia Park

Tijeras

Belen

Manzano

Torreon

Tajique

Kirtland Air Force Base

Sandia Peak

Rio Rancho

Albuquerque

South Valley

North Valley

Abo Arroyo

Tijeras Arroyo

Cajon del Agua

Torcido Cañon

Chorro Arroyo

Cañada deI Perra

Cueva Cañon

Las Huertas Creek

Cañada de Escabosa

Palo Duro Canyon

Arroyo Miga

Arroyo de San Jose

Chinchonte Arroyo

Arroyo de Manzano

Arroyo Seco

Arroyo del Cuervo

Abo Arroyo

Abo Arroyo

Abo Arroyo

Tijeras Arroyo

Cajon del Agua

Torcido Cañon

Chorro Arroyo

Cañada deI Perra

Cueva Cañon

Las Huertas Creek

Cañada de Escabosa

Palo Duro Canyon

Arroyo Miga

Arroyo de San Jose

Chinchonte Arroyo

Arroyo de Manzano

Arroyo Seco

Arroyo del Cuervo

Abo Arroyo

Abo Arroyo

Rio Grande

Abo Arroyo

Galisteo Creek

Tijeras Arroyo

Arroyo Coyote

Arroyo SecaArroyo Seca

Palo Duro Canyon

Jemez R

Jemez Canyon

Reservoir

US 60

NM 14

NM 337

NM 165

NM 536

I 40

25

40

25

TORRANCE COUNTY

SANTA FE COUNTY

BERNALILLO COUNTY

VALENCIA COUNTY

SANDOVAL COUNTY

SOCORRO COUNTY

LINCOLN COUNTY

SAN MIGUEL 

COUNTY

106°40' 106°30' 106°20' 106°10' 106°00' 105°50' 105°40'

35°20'

35°10'

35°00'

34°50'

34°40'

34°30'

34°20'

0 5 10 MILES

0 5 10 KILOMETERS

Base from U.S. Geological Survey digital elevation data, 2004

Universal Transverse Mercator, Zone 13 North

North American Datum of 1983

Manzano 

Mountain 

area

East 

Mountain 

area

Ortiz 

Mountains 

area

Sandia Mountain area

Manzanitas and 

Northern Manzano 

Mountain area

Los Pinos

 Mountain and 

Chupadera area

Belen

Manzano

Tajique

Los Lunas

Bernalillo

Torreon

Cedar Crest

Kirtland Air Force Base

Corrales

Edgewood

Sandia Park

Tijeras

Belen

Manzano

Tajique

Los Lunas

Bernalillo

Placitas

Torreon

Cedar Crest

Kirtland Air Force Base

Corrales

Edgewood

Sandia Park

Tijeras

Sandia Peak

Rio Rancho

Albuquerque

South Valley

North Valley

Abo Arroyo

Tijeras Arroyo

Cajon del Agua

Torcido Cañon

Chorro Arroyo

Cañada deI Perra

Cueva Cañon

Las Huertas Creek

Cañada de Escabosa

Palo Duro Canyon

Arroyo Miga

Arroyo de San Jose

Chinchonte Arroyo

Arroyo de Manzano

Arroyo Seco

Arroyo del Cuervo

Abo Arroyo

Abo Arroyo

Abo Arroyo

Tijeras Arroyo

Cajon del Agua

Torcido Cañon

Chorro Arroyo

Cañada deI Perra

Cueva Cañon

Las Huertas Creek

Cañada de Escabosa

Palo Duro Canyon

Arroyo Miga

Arroyo de San Jose

Chinchonte Arroyo

Arroyo de Manzano

Arroyo Seco

Arroyo del Cuervo

Abo Arroyo

Abo Arroyo

Rio Grande

Abo Arroyo

Galisteo Creek

Tijeras Arroyo

Arroyo Coyote

Arroyo Seca

Palo Duro Canyon

Jemez R

Jemez Canyon

Reservoir

25

I 40

 25

US 60

NM 14

NM 337

NM 165

NM 536

NM 14

NM 337

NM 536

TORRANCE COUNTY

SANTA FE COUNTY

BERNALILLO COUNTY

VALENCIA COUNTY

SANDOVAL COUNTY

SOCORRO COUNTY

LINCOLN COUNTY

SAN MIGUEL COUNTY

106°40' 106°30' 106°20' 106°10' 106°00' 105°50'

35°20'

35°10'

35°00'

34°50'

34°40'

34°30'

34°20'

0 5 10 MILES

0 5 10 KILOMETERS

Base from U.S. Geological Survey digital elevation data, 2004

Universal Transverse Mercator, Zone 13 North

North American Datum of 1983

EXPLANATION

Selected basins—The probability 

of a debris flow is estimated for 

a basin outlet (pour point) at the 

farthest downstream end of 

each drainage basin

Stream segment—Stream 

segments within these 

delineated basins may have 

larger probabilities of debris 

flows. Stream segments shown 

within the study area perimeter 

are color coded to indicate 

debris-flow probabilities at each

segment

Drainages within study area that

can be affected by the 

combined effects of debris 

flows generated from upstream 

drainages and side tributaries

Sandia Mountains peak

[Probability (in percent) of a debris flow 

in response to a 5-year, 30-minute 

rainfall of 43 millimeters

(about 1.71 inches)]

Less than 20

20 to 39.9

40.0 to 59.9

60.0 to 79.9

80.0 to 99.9

Less than 20

20 to 39

40 to 59

60 to 79

80 to 99

Sandia Mountains peak

Study area

Albuquerque

NEW MEXICO

EXPLANATION

Selected basins—The volume of debris flow 

estimated for basin outlets (pour point) at the 

most downstream end of each drainage basin

Stream segment—The volume of debris flow 

estimatedcontinuously at each stream 

segment

Less than 1,000

1,001 to 3,000

3,001 to 5,000

5,001 to 10,000

10,001 to 25,000

25,001 to 100,000

Less than 1,000

1,000 to 3,000

3,001 to 5,000

5,001 to 10,000

10,001 to 25,000

Greater than 25,000

[Estimated volume (in cubic meters) of a debris flow 

in response to a 5-year, 30-minute rainfall

of 43 millimeters (about 1.71 inches)]

Drainages within study area that can be

affected by the combined effects of debris 

flows generated from upstream drainages 

and side tributaries

Figure 6. Debris-flow probability and debris-flow volume.