Pecos River below Acme, NM
River level and flood forecast · Chaves County
Normal4.7 ftas of Mon 11:45 AM
The river is 8.3 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Flow: 60 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Thu, Oct 1, 12:48 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (August 21, 2022) | 17.37 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftinundation of low laying areas including mostly range land.
- 10 ftleft bank is approximately 10 ft above gage and subject to overflow
Highest crests on record
- 17.37 ft — August 21, 2022
- 14.82 ft — May 28, 1937
- 14.05 ft — September 13, 2013
- 14 ft — October 1, 1904
- 13.71 ft — September 23, 1941
Recent crests: 12.06 ft (October 20, 2024) · 17.37 ft (August 21, 2022) · 11.62 ft (October 6, 2017) · 11.04 ft (August 8, 2017) · 10.97 ft (May 24, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamPecos River below Puerto De Luna, NM
- DownstreamPecos River 6 miles E of Artesia, NM
- Rio Hondo at Diamond A Dam, NM
- Rio Hondo at Rocky Arroyo Reservoir, NM
- Rio Hondo above Roswell, NM
- Pecos River above Lake Arthur, 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
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ACMN5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.