Rio Grande at Albuquerque
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01/11/2021, 10:04 PM UTC through 01/11/2021, 10:04 PM UTC
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Observed (OBS) 06/20/2025 5:15 AM MDTOfficial Forecast (FCST) 06/19/2025 6:56 AM MDTRecord: 12.3 ftCATEGORY STAGE 
Major Flooding 12.5 ft Moderate Flooding 10 ft Minor Flooding 8 ft Action 8 ft Reliability of the Forecast:
NOTE: 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 12 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.
National Water Model Hydrograph
Official NWS streamflow forecasts are produced by NWS hydrologic forecasters for river gauge locations using hydrologic models which are calibrated to that location. This process considers additional guidance and information, including local expertise and experience, to produce the best forecast possible. The NWM output provides supplemental guidance to NWS forecasters and should not be considered an official NWS river forecast.
Flood Impacts
- 12.5 - River levels have risen to the top of most levees and dikes and has overtopped them in several areas of the city. The flow now exceeds that observed during the big flood of 1942.
- 10 - Significant lowland flooding is occurring mainly outside of levee protected areas. Even those areas protected by levees and dikes should be closely monitored as the river flow now exceeds any experienced since the mid 1940s.
- 8 - Dikes and levees constructed after the floods of 1942 protect developed and personal property near the river in the Albuquerque metropolitan area. Levee heights range from 8 to 12 feet. Further upriver and downriver from the dikes and levees, water is flowing over natural banks flooding agricultural and grazing lowlands. Sustained flows of 8000 to 10,000 cubic feet per second over a period of 5 to 10 days would likely result in significant bank erosion outside of levee protected areas.
Gauge Info
| Coordinates | 35.0892, -106.681 |
| RFC | WGRFC |
| State | NM |
| WFO | ABQ |
| County | Bernalillo |
| Data Provider(s) | |
| US Geological Survey | USGS--Water Resources of the United States |
| USGS | 08330000 |
Gauge Location
Recent Crests
| 1. | 6.59 ft | on 05-10-2017 | (P) |
| 2. | 5.74 ft | on 09-13-2013 | |
| 3. | 6.17 ft | on 05-22-2010 | |
| 4. | 6.31 ft | on 05-25-2008 | |
| 5. | 6.51 ft | on 06-03-2005 |
Recent Crests
| 1. | 6.59 ft | on 05-10-2017 | (P) |
| 2. | 5.74 ft | on 09-13-2013 | |
| 3. | 6.17 ft | on 05-22-2010 | |
| 4. | 6.31 ft | on 05-25-2008 | |
| 5. | 6.51 ft | on 06-03-2005 | |
| 6. | 5.83 ft | on 05-22-2001 | |
| 7. | 5.79 ft | on 05-28-1999 | |
| 8. | 6.21 ft | on 06-08-1997 | |
| 9. | 6.35 ft | on 05-25-1995 | |
| 10. | 6.65 ft | on 05-11-1994 | |
| 11. | 7.21 ft | on 04-24-1985 | |
| 12. | 7.17 ft | on 05-28-1984 | |
| 13. | 6.97 ft | on 06-01-1979 | |
| 14. | 7.82 ft | on 08-10-1967 | |
| 15. | 6.80 ft | on 05-30-1958 | |
| 16. | 6.47 ft | on 06-23-1949 | |
| 17. | 6.61 ft | on 05-28-1948 | |
| 18. | 12.30 ft | on 04-24-1942 |
Historic Crests
| 1. | 12.30 ft | on 04-24-1942 |
| 2. | 7.82 ft | on 08-10-1967 |
| 3. | 7.21 ft | on 04-24-1985 |
| 4. | 7.17 ft | on 05-28-1984 |
| 5. | 6.97 ft | on 06-01-1979 |
Historic Crests
| 1. | 12.30 ft | on 04-24-1942 | |
| 2. | 7.82 ft | on 08-10-1967 | |
| 3. | 7.21 ft | on 04-24-1985 | |
| 4. | 7.17 ft | on 05-28-1984 | |
| 5. | 6.97 ft | on 06-01-1979 | |
| 6. | 6.80 ft | on 05-30-1958 | |
| 7. | 6.65 ft | on 05-11-1994 | |
| 8. | 6.61 ft | on 05-28-1948 | |
| 9. | 6.59 ft | on 05-10-2017 | (P) |
| 10. | 6.51 ft | on 06-03-2005 | |
| 11. | 6.47 ft | on 06-23-1949 | |
| 12. | 6.35 ft | on 05-25-1995 | |
| 13. | 6.31 ft | on 05-25-2008 | |
| 14. | 6.21 ft | on 06-08-1997 | |
| 15. | 6.17 ft | on 05-22-2010 | |
| 16. | 5.83 ft | on 05-22-2001 | |
| 17. | 5.79 ft | on 05-28-1999 | |
| 18. | 5.74 ft | on 09-13-2013 |
Vertical Datum Table
| type | NGVD29 |
|---|---|
| major Flooding | 4958.66 ft |
| moderate Flooding | 4956.16 ft |
| minor Flooding | 4954.16 ft |
| action | 4954.16 ft |
| Latest Value | 4948.87 ft |
| Gauge Zero | 4946.16 ft |
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