Pecos River 6 miles ESE of Malaga at Pierce Canyon Crossing, NM

The last 7 days and the forecast

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 31.6 ftTHE RECORD STAGE (1966) IS REACHED. A RESIDENCE ON THE WEST BANK FLOODS...AND MAJOR FLOODING OF AREA RANGELAND OCCURS.
• 21 ftA RESIDENCE ON THE WEST BANK OF THE RIVER IS THREATENED. MODERATE RANGELAND FLOODING BEGINS.
• 17 ftBANKFULL STAGE IS REACHED. FOR REFERENCE ONLY. CAMPERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CAMP WITHIN THE BANKS OF THE MAIN CHANNEL AND WOULD BE INUNDATED AT THIS STAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF RANGELAND BEGINS.
• 5 ftPIERCE CANYON CROSSING BEGINS TO FLOOD.

Highest crests on record

1. 31.6 ft — August 23, 1966
2. 24.8 ft — May 22, 1941
3. 15.86 ft — June 30, 2021
4. 13.11 ft — September 13, 2013
5. 13.11 ft — September 19, 2014

Recent crests: 15.86 ft (June 30, 2021) · 13.11 ft (September 19, 2014) · 6.51 ft (September 12, 2014) · 5.58 ft (September 24, 2013) · 13.11 ft (September 13, 2013)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamPecos River 3 miles ESE of Malaga, NM
• DownstreamPecos River 10 miles S of Malaga, NM
• Black River 1 mile NE of Malaga, NM
• Black River 5 miles W of Malaga, NM
• Delaware River (NM) 11 miles NW of Red Bluff, NM
• Blue Spring 5 miles E of Whites City, NM
• Pecos River 2 miles E of Carlsbad below Dark Canyon, NM
• Dark Canyon at Carlsbad, NM