Rio Pueblo De Taos below Taos, NM

River level and flood forecast · Taos County

Normal6.7 ftas of Mon 1:30 PM

The river is 5.3 ft below flood stage (12 ft).

Flow: 58 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

46810121416TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 10.5 ftFlood 12 ftModerate 14 ftMajor 16 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 stage16 ft
Moderate flood stage14 ft
Flood stage12 ft
Action stage10.5 ft
Record crest (May 11, 2017)9.79 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 9.79 ft — May 11, 2017
  2. 9.21 ft — September 12, 2009
  3. 8.93 ft — May 22, 1991
  4. 8.88 ft — May 20, 1994
  5. 8.57 ft — May 24, 2005

Recent crests: 9.79 ft (May 11, 2017) · 9.21 ft (September 12, 2009) · 8.01 ft (July 27, 2006) · 8.57 ft (May 24, 2005) · 7.92 ft (April 30, 1999)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TBCN5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.