Rio Grande De Arecibo near San Pedro, PR
River level and flood forecast · Arecibo County
The river is 7.5 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
Flow: 97 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 | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (September 20, 2017) | 33.32 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14 ftRiver out of its banks with flooding in Barrios Magallanes, Cristobal Colon, and La Puntilla.River out of its banks in the Municipality of Arecibo with flooding on Road #123 ... km 61.6.
- 13 ftPR-123 becomes impassable. 9-27-2024/erg
Highest crests on record
- 33.32 ft — September 20, 2017
- 23.4 ft — September 18, 2022
- 19.7 ft — March 28, 2012
- 18.53 ft — October 8, 2010
- 18.5 ft — May 8, 2024
Recent crests: 15.3 ft (August 14, 2024) · 10.58 ft (May 9, 2024) · 18.5 ft (May 8, 2024) · 12.6 ft (May 7, 2024) · 14.92 ft (November 6, 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 (AREP4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.