Rio Guajataca at Lares, PR
River level and flood forecast · Lares County
The river is 8.0 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Flow: 3 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (October 7, 1990) | 21.3 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 21.3 ft — October 7, 1990
- 19.96 ft — September 20, 2017
- 19.2 ft — September 22, 1998
- 18.32 ft — May 8, 1990
- 17.31 ft — October 19, 1991
Recent crests: 16.35 ft (October 1, 2021) · 16.06 ft (September 9, 2019) · 15.94 ft (October 1, 2018) · 13.04 ft (May 31, 2018) · 19.96 ft (September 20, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LARP4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.