Pecos River below Puerto De Luna, NM

River level and flood forecast · Guadalupe County

Normal1.2 ftas of Mon 12:45 PM

The river is 9.8 ft below flood stage (11 ft).

Flow: 78 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-505101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 10 ftFlood 11 ftModerate 15 ftMajor 19 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Major flood stage19 ft
Moderate flood stage15 ft
Flood stage11 ft
Action stage10 ft
Record crest (September 1, 1942)17 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 17 ft — September 1, 1942
  2. 15.27 ft — September 12, 2013
  3. 12.2 ft — July 14, 1952
  4. 12.02 ft — September 27, 1954
  5. 11.23 ft — September 2, 1986

Recent crests: 15.27 ft (September 12, 2013) · 7.48 ft (July 22, 2009) · 7.71 ft (May 28, 2005) · 7.25 ft (April 30, 1999) · 7.5 ft (July 31, 1997)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PUEN5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.