Rio Cibuco at Vega Baja, PR
River level and flood forecast · Vega Baja County
The river is 10.6 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Flow: 42 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (September 19, 2022) | 19.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 ftRiver flooding may close down Route PR-2 between Vega Baja and Vega Alta. Routes PR-675 and PR-676 may also be impassable. Road PR-160 impassable due to river flooding./erg on 05/24
- 14 ftRio Cibuco out of its banks, flooding portions of road PR-160./ OMS 2/2022
- 10 ftLow lying areas flooded along road PR-620 Candelaria-Sector Fatima in Vega Alta. /OMS 2/2022
- 8 ftPossible flooding along low lying areas on road PR-676. /OMS 3/2023
Highest crests on record
- 19.7 ft — September 19, 2022
- 19.63 ft — September 20, 2017
- 19.1 ft — April 12, 1987
- 18.84 ft — December 13, 1981
- 18.74 ft — September 10, 1996
Recent crests: 15.62 ft (March 25, 2026) · 16.05 ft (May 9, 2024) · 17.67 ft (May 7, 2024) · 16.47 ft (March 26, 2024) · 15.46 ft (January 16, 2023)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (VGBP4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.