Pecos River 6 miles NE of Lakewood, NM
River level and flood forecast · Eddy County
Normal10.5 ftas of Mon 1:15 PM
The river is 9.5 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Flow: 199 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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.
Flood stages
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (September 19, 2013) | 22.35 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 22.35 ft — September 19, 2013
- 22.1 ft — October 26, 2024
- 21.39 ft — October 1, 2019
- 19.73 ft — September 30, 2026
- 18.91 ft — September 26, 2014
Recent crests: 19.73 ft (September 30, 2026) · 22.1 ft (October 26, 2024) · 17.87 ft (October 2, 2019) · 21.39 ft (October 1, 2019) · 18.1 ft (October 22, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamPecos River 6 miles E of Artesia, NM
- Fourmile Draw 4 miles NNW of Lakewood, NM
- Rio Penasco 2 miles NW of Dayton, NM
- South Seven Rivers 1 mile SE of Seven Rivers, NM
- Pecos River below Brantley Reservoir, NM
- Pecos River 9 miles NW of Carlsbad, NM
- Rocky Arroyo 7 miles S of Lakewood, NM
- Pecos River at Avalon Reservoir Dam, NM
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PKCN5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.