Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam, NM

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.

Highest crests on record

1. 9.26 ft — May 22, 2007
2. 7.92 ft — July 9, 2008
3. 7.79 ft — July 21, 2004
4. 7.63 ft — June 4, 2014
5. 7.5 ft — June 29, 1973

Recent crests: 6.98 ft (July 1, 2016) · 6.3 ft (May 14, 2015) · 7.63 ft (June 4, 2014) · 6.45 ft (June 10, 2013) · 6.66 ft (July 13, 2012)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• Rio Grande at The Narrows in Elephant Butte Lake, NM
• Rio Grande near San Marcial, NM
• Mimbres River at Mimbres, NM
• Gila River below East Fork and Gila Hot Springs, NM
• Middle Fork Gila River near Gila Hot Springs, NM
• West Fork Gila River at Cliff Dwellings, NM