Galisteo Creek below Galisteo Dam, NM

River level and flood forecast · Santa Fe County

Normal2.9 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM

The river is 6.1 ft below flood stage (9 ft).

Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

02.557.51012.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 9 ftFlood 9 ftModerate 10 ftMajor 11 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Wed, Sep 30, 6:47 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage11 ft
Moderate flood stage10 ft
Flood stage9 ft
Action stage9 ft
Record crest (August 9, 1999)6.37 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 6.37 ft — August 9, 1999
  2. 6.2 ft — September 8, 2008
  3. 5.57 ft — August 24, 1997
  4. 5.53 ft — July 23, 1990
  5. 5.45 ft — September 7, 1996

Recent crests: 5.02 ft (August 16, 2010) · 6.2 ft (September 8, 2008) · 5.21 ft (June 28, 2007) · 5.42 ft (July 5, 2006) · 5.3 ft (October 5, 2004)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RGCN5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.