Rio Inabon at Real Abajo, PR

River level and flood forecast · Ponce County

Normal1.7 ftas of Tue 12:45 AM

The river is 6.3 ft below flood stage (8 ft).

Flow: 14 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-505101520WedThuFriSatSunMonTueAction 5 ftFlood 8 ftModerate 16 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 stage21 ft
Moderate flood stage16 ft
Flood stage8 ft
Action stage5 ft
Record crest (October 7, 1985)25.3 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 8 ftPR-1 near Mercedita Airport likely to be impassable. /oms 3/2023.
  • 6 ftFlooding at the Mercedita Airport (close to the AA runway). /oms 3/2023.

Highest crests on record

  1. 25.3 ft — October 7, 1985
  2. 20.76 ft — September 20, 2017
  3. 20.76 ft — September 20, 2017
  4. 20.6 ft — October 9, 1970
  5. 20.56 ft — September 18, 2022

Recent crests: 11.98 ft (March 24, 2026) · 10.23 ft (May 2, 2025) · 11.21 ft (May 1, 2025) · 9.68 ft (August 28, 2024) · 12.77 ft (August 14, 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 (IANP4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.