Gila River near Virden, NM
River level and flood forecast · Grant County
Normal5.7 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM
The river is 9.3 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Forecast to hold near 5.7 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 2 PM.
Flow: 62 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 | 28 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (December 19, 1978) | 29 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 29 ft — December 19, 1978
- 25.78 ft — September 29, 1941
- 23.2 ft — December 28, 1984
- 21.9 ft — October 20, 1972
- 21.14 ft — February 12, 2005
Recent crests: 9.48 ft (September 30, 2016) · 11.54 ft (July 10, 2015) · 11.89 ft (September 22, 2014) · 17.68 ft (September 16, 2013) · 7.62 ft (August 18, 2012)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamGila River near Redrock, NM
- Gila River above Gila, NM
- Mogollon Creek above Cliff 14N, NM
- San Francisco River below Glenwood, NM
- Gila River below East Fork and Gila Hot Springs, NM
- West Fork Gila River at Cliff Dwellings, NM
- Mimbres River at Mimbres, 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 (GVRN5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.