Rio Majada at La Plena, PR

River level and flood forecast · Salinas County

Normal3.4 ftas of Tue 12 AM

The river is 6.6 ft below flood stage (10 ft).

Flow: 18 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

02.557.51012.515WedThuFriSatSunMonTueAction 7 ftFlood 10 ftModerate 13 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 stage17 ft
Moderate flood stage13 ft
Flood stage10 ft
Action stage7 ft
Record crest (September 10, 1996)18.69 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 10 ftFlooding along PR-712, near Albergue Olimpico German Rieckehoff. The road will become impassable. /erg-05/02/2025

Highest crests on record

  1. 18.69 ft — September 10, 1996
  2. 17.19 ft — January 5, 1992
  3. 16.62 ft — September 20, 2017
  4. 15.63 ft — September 21, 1998
  5. 14.86 ft — September 19, 2022

Recent crests: 10.7 ft (November 6, 2022) · 14.86 ft (September 19, 2022) · 16.62 ft (September 20, 2017) · 8.94 ft (August 22, 2014) · 14.54 ft (October 7, 2010)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SAMP4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.