Gallinas Creek above Montezuma, NM

River level and flood forecast · San Miguel County

Normal1.6 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM

The river is 5.4 ft below flood stage (7 ft).

Flow: 31 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

02468TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 7 ftFlood 7 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Flood stage7 ft
Action stage7 ft
Record crest (August 2, 1966)9.7 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 9.7 ft — August 2, 1966
  2. 8.25 ft — August 4, 1957
  3. 7.7 ft — September 3, 1942
  4. 7.1 ft — September 23, 1941
  5. 6.13 ft — August 27, 1996

Recent crests: 5 ft (July 25, 2010) · 6.13 ft (August 27, 1996) · 4.92 ft (June 3, 1994) · 6.08 ft (September 10, 1991) · 5.5 ft (May 20, 1979)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MTZN5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.