San Francisco River below Glenwood, NM
River level and flood forecast · Catron County
Normal1.5 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 13.5 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Forecast to hold near 1.5 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 3 PM.
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
| Major flood stage | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (October 2, 1983) | 20.8 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20.8 ftStage of Record since 1928. Hardest hit was the reserve area (about 50 river miles upstream) where the town's sewage treatment plant was badly damaged. One doublewide home was washed away and several homes were damaged. The Cottonwood Canyon Creek Bridge on US HWY 180 south of the NM SR12 Intersection collapsed.
- 15 ftFlood Stage
- 12 ftBankfull stage
Highest crests on record
- 20.8 ft — October 2, 1983
- 18.87 ft — September 15, 2013
- 16.61 ft — October 20, 1972
- 15.6 ft — December 18, 1978
- 14.83 ft — December 28, 1984
Recent crests: 18.87 ft (September 15, 2013) · 11.34 ft (January 22, 2010) · 13.69 ft (January 28, 2008) · 9.56 ft (August 20, 2006) · 12.76 ft (February 12, 2005)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GSFN5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.