Dark Canyon 8 miles N of Whites City, NM
River level and flood forecast · Eddy County
Near flood stage3.7 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM
Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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
| Action stage | 3.7 ft |
| Record crest (September 22, 2014) | 19.42 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 19.42 ft — September 22, 2014
- 18.88 ft — June 29, 2021
- 17.16 ft — September 12, 2013
- 14.62 ft — July 2, 2021
- 13.99 ft — August 31, 2024
Recent crests: 13.99 ft (August 31, 2024) · 14.62 ft (July 2, 2021) · 18.88 ft (June 29, 2021) · 12.83 ft (August 21, 2016) · 10.26 ft (October 8, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamDark Canyon at Carlsbad, NM
- Blue Spring 5 miles E of Whites City, NM
- Pecos River 2 miles E of Carlsbad below Dark Canyon, NM
- Black River 5 miles W of Malaga, NM
- Pecos River below Avalon Reservoir, NM
- Pecos River 3 miles NNW of Carlsbad North, NM
- Rocky Arroyo 7 miles S of Lakewood, NM
- Pecos River at Avalon Reservoir Dam, NM
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DKCN5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.