Rio Chama below El Vado Dam, NM
River level and flood forecast · Rio Arriba County
No current readingas of Sun 5 PM
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
Flow: 108 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.8 ft |
| Action stage | 6.2 ft |
| Record crest (May 7, 1985) | 7.08 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ftCooper's El Vado Ranch and the Chama River RV Park and storage are getting flooded. The cabins nearest to the river will have water above the threshold of the doors.
- 9 ftFlood waters are beginning to encroach on the Chama River RV Park and Storage campground near Cooper's El Vado Ranch.
- 6.8 ftLow lying, mostly wild land along the riverbank begins to flood. Bank stability could be threatened and erosion is possible.
Highest crests on record
- 7.08 ft — May 7, 1985
- 6.89 ft — May 17, 1941
- 6.82 ft — May 20, 1973
- 6.67 ft — May 9, 2009
- 6.39 ft — May 23, 1995
Recent crests: 6.67 ft (May 9, 2009) · 5.96 ft (May 20, 2005) · 6.39 ft (May 23, 1995) · 5.88 ft (May 18, 1994) · 7.08 ft (May 7, 1985)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RCEN5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.