Mora River at La Cueva, NM

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Tue, Sep 22, 6:43 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.

• 14 ftThe greatest flood since at least 1913 is in progress near and downstream from La Cueva. Backwater flooding may result in water flowing onto state road 442 near its intersection with highway 518 at La Cueva, halting traffic. Nearby and downstream private river crossings may become unsafe or impassable due to high water although public bridges may remain passable. Significant inundation of pasture and range land persists.
• 11 ftPasture and range land both upstream and downstream from the La Cueva river gaging site is becoming further inundated as the river has overtopped its natural banks. Water is still passing under the state highway 518 bridge at La Cueva but smaller private bridge crossings downstream may be overtopped by high water. Irrigation systems may also be damaged.

Highest crests on record

1. 16 ft — September 29, 1904
2. 8.33 ft — June 16, 1963
3. 8.22 ft — June 17, 1965
4. 8.08 ft — September 13, 2013
5. 7.92 ft — August 1, 2010

Recent crests: 7.63 ft (June 17, 2015) · 6.61 ft (June 7, 2014) · 8.08 ft (September 13, 2013) · 7.92 ft (August 1, 2010) · 4.65 ft (July 15, 2008)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamMora River near Golondrinas, NM
• Gallinas Creek above Montezuma, NM
• Pecos River above Pecos, NM
• Rio Pueblo De Taos below Taos, NM
• Rio Grande below Taos, NM
• Santa Fe River (NM) at Nichols Dam, NM
• Embudo Creek below Dixon, NM
• Cimarron River (NM) above Cimarron, NM