New Mexico / Rio Grande /

Rio Bravo Boat Takeout

Boat ramp · on Rio Grande · near Pilar · New Mexico

Algal bloom watch

New Mexico Environment Department has a harmful algal bloom watch for Rio Grande 600 m from this launch (last monitored August 17, 2026). Entire Orilla Verde area is under a WATCH advisory. See BLM press release. Avoid contact with discoloured water or scum, and keep pets and children out of it.

New Mexico Environment Department · checked October 18, 2026

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on Rio Grande 610 m from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2026.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management
Coordinates
36.29190, -105.78296

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Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge RIO GRANDE BLW TAOS JUNCTION BRIDGE NEAR TAOS, NM, 2.5 mi from this launch on Rio Grande: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Rio Grande

River in New Mexico. All launches on Rio Grande.

Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Bureau of Land Management National Recreation Site Points (boat launches, ramps and takeouts). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.