Gila River near Redrock, NM
River level and flood forecast · Grant County
Normal4.4 ftas of Mon 12:15 PM
The river is 15.6 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Forecast to rise to 4.7 ft Mon 5 PM, below the 20 ft flood stage.
Flow: 70 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:29 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 29 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 25 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (September 29, 1941) | 31 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 31 ft — September 29, 1941
- 29.8 ft — December 19, 1978
- 25.2 ft — December 28, 1984
- 22 ft — July 23, 1911
- 21.16 ft — October 20, 1972
Recent crests: 8.69 ft (September 8, 2016) · 11.1 ft (January 31, 2015) · 12.67 ft (September 22, 2014) · 15.55 ft (September 16, 2013) · 7.3 ft (August 19, 2012)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamGila River above Gila, NM
- DownstreamGila River near Virden, NM
- Mogollon Creek above Cliff 14N, NM
- San Francisco River below Glenwood, NM
- Gila River below East Fork and Gila Hot Springs, NM
- Mimbres River at Mimbres, NM
- West Fork Gila River at Cliff Dwellings, NM
- Middle Fork Gila River near Gila Hot Springs, NM
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RGRN5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.