Rio Espiritu Santo near Rio Grande, PR
River level and flood forecast · Rio Grande County
The river is 9.6 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Flow: 27 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 | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (September 20, 2017) | 17.24 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftBetween 13.00 ft and 14.00 ft river is out of its banks, Carr#3 is impassable.
Highest crests on record
- 17.24 ft — September 20, 2017
- 16.62 ft — August 13, 1990
- 14.52 ft — December 7, 1987
- 13.99 ft — September 15, 2004
- 13.96 ft — April 17, 2003
Recent crests: 9.87 ft (May 3, 2025) · 11.09 ft (October 31, 2024) · 11.57 ft (August 14, 2024) · 10.71 ft (June 5, 2024) · 11 ft (September 18, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (VEDP4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.