Pecos River above Lake Arthur, NM
River level and flood forecast · Chaves County
Normal4.5 ftas of Mon 12:15 PM
The river is 15.5 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Flow: 106 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sat, Sep 26, 6:53 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 17.5 ft |
| Record crest (September 24, 1941) | 21.9 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 21.9 ft — September 24, 1941
- 21.77 ft — May 30, 1937
- 20.6 ft — October 7, 1954
- 18.14 ft — June 26, 1986
- 18.12 ft — October 2, 1941
Recent crests: 10.88 ft (October 2, 2019) · 10.54 ft (October 21, 2015) · 16.22 ft (September 24, 2014) · 17.85 ft (September 13, 2013) · 10.57 ft (July 22, 2009)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Pecos River 6 miles E of Artesia, NM
- Rio Penasco 2 miles NW of Dayton, NM
- Pecos River 6 miles NE of Lakewood, NM
- Fourmile Draw 4 miles NNW of Lakewood, NM
- South Seven Rivers 1 mile SE of Seven Rivers, NM
- Rio Hondo at Rocky Arroyo Reservoir, NM
- Pecos River below Brantley Reservoir, NM
- Rio Hondo at Diamond A Dam, NM
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LATN5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.