Pecos River below Brantley Reservoir, NM
River level and flood forecast · Eddy County
Normal3.8 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
Flow: 4 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.
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ftBANKFULL STAGE IS REACHED. FOR REFERENCE ONLY. LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS AT STAGES OVER 12 FEET.
Highest crests on record
- 13.09 ft — September 22, 2014
- 12.81 ft — June 16, 2015
- 12.26 ft — June 21, 2015
- 11.33 ft — October 3, 2013
- 10.98 ft — June 29, 2021
Recent crests: 10.98 ft (June 29, 2021) · 12.26 ft (June 21, 2015) · 12.81 ft (June 16, 2015) · 13.09 ft (September 22, 2014) · 7.5 ft (September 19, 2014)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamPecos River 9 miles NW of Carlsbad, NM
- Rocky Arroyo 7 miles S of Lakewood, NM
- South Seven Rivers 1 mile SE of Seven Rivers, NM
- Pecos River below Avalon Reservoir, NM
- Pecos River at Avalon Reservoir Dam, NM
- Pecos River 3 miles NNW of Carlsbad North, NM
- Fourmile Draw 4 miles NNW of Lakewood, NM
- Pecos River 6 miles NE of Lakewood, NM
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PSBN5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.