Rio Grande De Loiza at HWY 183, PR

River level and flood forecast · San Lorenzo County

Normal7.7 ftas of Tue 1:15 AM

The river is 6.3 ft below flood stage (14 ft).

Flow: 61 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

510152025WedThuFriSatSunMonTueAction 11 ftFlood 14 ftModerate 21 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 stage28 ft
Moderate flood stage21 ft
Flood stage14 ft
Action stage11 ft
Record crest (September 10, 1996)35.62 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 18 ftLa Marina bridge PR 980 likely to be impassable. oms 3/2023
  • 16 ftRoad 181 near Escuela Vocacional Dr. Antonio Fernos Isern flooded. OMS 4/2023
  • 14 ftRio Loiza out of its banks along road 183./OMS 2/2022

Highest crests on record

  1. 35.62 ft — September 10, 1996
  2. 31.37 ft — January 5, 1992
  3. 30.14 ft — September 21, 1998
  4. 27.71 ft — September 18, 2022
  5. 26.74 ft — September 15, 2004

Recent crests: 15.49 ft (November 17, 2024) · 15.59 ft (August 14, 2024) · 17.14 ft (June 2, 2024) · 18.28 ft (April 8, 2023) · 14.65 ft (November 15, 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 (SLNP4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.