Rio De La Plata below La Plata Dam, PR

River level and flood forecast · Toa Alta County

Normal6.8 ftas of Tue 1 AM

The river is 9.2 ft below flood stage (16 ft).

Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

051015202530WedThuFriSatSunMonTueAction 12 ftFlood 16 ftModerate 24 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS 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 stage32 ft
Moderate flood stage24 ft
Flood stage16 ft
Action stage12 ft
Record crest (September 20, 2017)44.63 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 25.7 ftCarr 861 closed near area del Madril and also Barrio Pinal PuenteAlso Carr 693 and 842 of Toa Alta closedCcarr 824 flooded at Puente los Cocos

Highest crests on record

  1. 44.63 ft — September 20, 2017
  2. 42.26 ft — September 10, 1996
  3. 35.14 ft — September 19, 2022
  4. 34.76 ft — January 5, 1992
  5. 34.16 ft — September 22, 1998

Recent crests: 16.62 ft (May 4, 2025) · 16.21 ft (September 21, 2024) · 24.59 ft (August 14, 2024) · 20.5 ft (May 7, 2024) · 16.5 ft (April 8, 2024)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NASP4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.