Embudo Creek below Dixon, 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.

• 15 ftThe Embudo Station building and the few nearby upstream homes along the Rio Grande banks at Embudo are subject to serious flooding. Parts of the State Road 570 from Pilar to the Taos Junction bridge are inundated and impassable. The Pilar bridge off State Road 570 has water flowing over it. Lowland flooding is extensive from above Pilar downstream to Espanola.
• 12 ftPatio of Embudo Station building on the west bank begins to flood. The few homes along the river near the restaurant and upstream are in danger of becoming flooded if further rises occur. The suspended wooden bridge over the Rio Grande between Embudo and Pilar linking homes on the west bank with State Road 68 is closed as water is flowing over the center section of the bridge. Water covers part of the State Road 570 between Pilar and the Taos Junction Bridge.
• 10 ftAccess to riverside picnic facilities above Pilar but below the Taos Junction bridge unavailable. Water is about to flow over the center section of the low swinging bridge upstream used by local residents who live on the west side of the river.
• 8 ftOverflow to small farms upstream and downstream of gage, particularly in the area 1 to 3 miles above the gage. Access to riverside picnic facilities above Pilar and below the Taos Junction bridge becomes affected. The overflow may cause problems to low swinging bridges upstream and affect access roads to small farms.

Highest crests on record

1. 10.8 ft — August 1, 2010
2. 7.1 ft — August 29, 1977
3. 5.94 ft — July 24, 1989
4. 5.78 ft — May 22, 1991
5. 5.4 ft — June 9, 1979

Recent crests: 10.8 ft (August 1, 2010) · 4.54 ft (May 24, 2005) · 4.39 ft (May 25, 1999) · 4.54 ft (July 8, 1998) · 4.94 ft (May 20, 1994)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• Rio Grande at Embudo, NM
• Rio Grande below Taos, NM
• Rio Ojo Caliente below La Madera, NM
• Rio Chama near Chamita, NM
• Rio Pueblo De Taos below Taos, NM
• Rio Grande at Otowi, NM
• Rio Chama below Abiquiu, NM
• Rio Chama at Abiquiu Dam, NM