Rio Grande De Loiza below Dam, PR

River level and flood forecast · Trujillo Alto County

Normal4.9 ftas of Tue 12:45 AM

The river is 17.1 ft below flood stage (22 ft).

Flow: 390 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-10010203040WedThuFriSatSunMonTueAction 12 ftFlood 22 ftModerate 32 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 stage42 ft
Moderate flood stage32 ft
Flood stage22 ft
Action stage12 ft
Record crest (September 10, 1996)49.31 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 26.94 ftWater beneath the houses in Canovanas past the confluences of Rio Canovanas and Rio Canovanillas
  • 23.61 ftRiver out of its banks along Road #3 at town entrance in Carolina, Flooding also occurring in the parking lot of the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.Roads #853 and #858 blocked

Highest crests on record

  1. 49.31 ft — September 10, 1996
  2. 47.93 ft — September 20, 2017
  3. 47.01 ft — October 14, 1997
  4. 44.65 ft — September 19, 2022
  5. 39.57 ft — November 27, 1987

Recent crests: 25.36 ft (May 3, 2025) · 24.41 ft (November 17, 2024) · 22.26 ft (November 10, 2024) · 27.91 ft (August 14, 2024) · 30.36 ft (June 2, 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 (TRUP4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.