Zuni River above Black Rock Reservoir, NM

River level and flood forecast · McKinley County

Normal1.5 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM

The river is 7.0 ft below flood stage (8.5 ft).

Forecast to rise to 1.8 ft Mon 7 AM, below the 8.5 ft flood stage.

Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

02.557.51012.5TueThuSatMonWedFriAction 8.5 ftFlood 8.5 ftModerate 10 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:36 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Moderate flood stage10 ft
Flood stage8.5 ft
Action stage8.5 ft
Record crest (August 19, 2006)6.92 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 6.92 ft — August 19, 2006
  2. 6.75 ft — July 17, 1984
  3. 6.61 ft — August 4, 1974
  4. 6.3 ft — August 24, 1982
  5. 6.1 ft — March 13, 1985

Recent crests: 4.18 ft (August 21, 2011) · 4.35 ft (August 3, 2010) · 3.97 ft (February 14, 2008) · 6.92 ft (August 19, 2006) · 4.41 ft (August 12, 2001)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ZUIN5); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.