San Francisco River at Reserve, NM

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:29 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 18.5 ftWater will be reaching the bottom of the Highway 12 bridge. Water will be flowing over portions of The Lane. Residences along the south side of the river will be impacted.
• 16.5 ftWater will begin to over top the berm on the right bank (south side) and impact residences. Water will begin to impact commercial land on the left bank (north side) of the river. Low spots on The Lane may be impacted. Low spots on the north side of Highway 12 may see flooding.
• 15 ftWater will flow into the side drainage ditches and into some of the overbank areas near Highway 12. Highway 12 will not be impacted unless there is backflow along the northern side of the highway.
• 13 ftBankfull stage. Some minor overbank flow may begin into drainage ditches near Highway 12.

Highest crests on record

1. 11.71 ft — October 1, 1983
2. 9.63 ft — September 30, 1983
3. 9.4 ft — November 25, 1978
4. 7.55 ft — January 28, 2008
5. 7.47 ft — October 20, 1971

Recent crests: 7.55 ft (January 28, 2008) · 4.28 ft (August 3, 1999) · 4.99 ft (November 12, 1994) · 11.71 ft (October 1, 1983) · 9.63 ft (September 30, 1983)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamSan Francisco River below Glenwood, NM
• Mogollon Creek above Cliff 14N, NM
• West Fork Gila River at Cliff Dwellings, NM
• Middle Fork Gila River near Gila Hot Springs, NM
• Gila River above Gila, NM
• Gila River below East Fork and Gila Hot Springs, NM