Rivers in New Mexico

Gallinas River above Colonias

Guadalupe County, New MexicoNWS COLN5USGS 08382500Albuquerque office

Below flood stage
3.23ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 28, 12:00 PM MDT

Flood stage
16.00 ft
Record crest
28.41 ft2013

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood24.00 ft
Moderate flood20.00 ft
Minor flood16.00 ft
Action12.00 ft

Crest history

25 crests on NOAA’s list since 1954.

#DateStage
1September 11, 201328.41 ft
2July 11, 198219.67 ft
3July 6, 198817.79 ft
4July 24, 199017.79 ft
5September 16, 201317.15 ft
6June 16, 196316.65 ft
7September 12, 197215.62 ft
8August 30, 196915.24 ft
9August 11, 198115.15 ft
10August 28, 199614.57 ft
11August 6, 195714.44 ft
12July 29, 197113.65 ft
13August 16, 196713.48 ft
14August 6, 199313.10 ft
15August 14, 200612.96 ft
16July 11, 196812.86 ft
17June 25, 195912.74 ft
18September 26, 195412.10 ft
19August 6, 196612.00 ft
20June 24, 196011.80 ft
21October 7, 200311.73 ft
22August 15, 197911.34 ft
23August 17, 200811.18 ft
24July 6, 195811.08 ft
25June 5, 199710.72 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 16, 2013: 17.15 ft
  • September 11, 2013: 28.41 ft
  • August 17, 2008: 11.18 ft
  • August 14, 2006: 12.96 ft
  • October 7, 2003: 11.73 ft
  • June 5, 1997: 10.72 ft
  • August 28, 1996: 14.57 ft
  • August 6, 1993: 13.10 ft
  • July 24, 1990: 17.79 ft
  • July 6, 1988: 17.79 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the West Gulf River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 18 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.