Canadian River near Taylor Springs, NM

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 48 ftMajor flooding along the Canadian River has inundated the U.S. Highway 56 bridge 6 miles east-southeast of Springer, halting traffic on highway 56 between Springer and Clayton. Significant overbank flooding of mostly range land is occurring along the Canadian River north of highway 56.
• 38 ftFlood waters are beginning to overtop the U.S. Highway 56 bridge over the Canadian River 6 miles east-southeast of Springer. The Mills Canyon Campground about 20 miles downriver is subject to flooding, while overbank flooding of mostly range land north of highway 56 is also occurring.

Highest crests on record

1. 47.4 ft — June 18, 1965
2. 39 ft — September 29, 1904
3. 25.4 ft — April 23, 1942
4. 21.4 ft — July 6, 1947
5. 21.3 ft — May 2, 1941

Recent crests: 10.9 ft (September 30, 2017) · 10.34 ft (July 30, 2017) · 9.27 ft (July 15, 2013) · 14.02 ft (June 20, 2004) · 12.13 ft (May 30, 1995)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamCanadian River near Sanchez, NM
• Cimarron River (NM) above Cimarron, NM
• Vermejo River above Dawson, NM
• Mora River near Golondrinas, NM
• Mora River at La Cueva, NM
• Purgatoire River at Madrid, CO
• Purgatoire River below Trinidad Lake, CO
• Costilla Creek at Costilla Reservoir, NM