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NOTE: 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. NOTE: 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. NOTE: Forecasts for the Embudo Creek below Dixon are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 17 Moderate Flood Stage: 14 Flood Stage: 13 Action Stage: 12 Low Stage (in feet): 0 Historic Crests (1) 10.80 ft on 08/01/2010 (2) 7.10 ft on 08/29/1977 (3) 7.00 ft on 08/22/1946 (4) 6.80 ft on 06/28/1943 (5) 5.94 ft on 07/24/1989 (6) 5.78 ft on 05/22/1991 (7) 5.40 ft on 06/09/1979 (8) 5.29 ft on 07/10/1975 (9) 4.94 ft on 05/20/1994 (10) 4.54 ft on 05/24/2005 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 10.80 ft on 08/01/2010 (2) 4.54 ft on 05/24/2005 (3) 4.39 ft on 05/25/1999 (4) 4.54 ft on 07/08/1998 (5) 4.94 ft on 05/20/1994 (6) 5.78 ft on 05/22/1991 (7) 5.94 ft on 07/24/1989 (8) 5.40 ft on 06/09/1979 (9) 7.10 ft on 08/29/1977 (10) 5.29 ft on 07/10/1975 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 0.90 ft on 06/26/1950 For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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15	The Embudo Station building and the few nearby upstream homes along the Rio Grande banks at Embudo are subject to serious flooding. Parts of the State Road 570 from Pilar to the Taos Junction bridge are inundated and impassable. The Pilar bridge off State Road 570 has water flowing over it. Lowland flooding is extensive from above Pilar downstream to Espanola.
12	Patio of Embudo Station building on the west bank begins to flood. The few homes along the river near the restaurant and upstream are in danger of becoming flooded if further rises occur. The suspended wooden bridge over the Rio Grande between Embudo and Pilar linking homes on the west bank with State Road 68 is closed as water is flowing over the center section of the bridge. Water covers part of the State Road 570 between Pilar and the Taos Junction Bridge.
10	Access to riverside picnic facilities above Pilar but below the Taos Junction bridge unavailable. Water is about to flow over the center section of the low swinging bridge upstream used by local residents who live on the west side of the river.
8	Overflow to small farms upstream and downstream of gage, particularly in the area 1 to 3 miles above the gage. Access to riverside picnic facilities above Pilar and below the Taos Junction bridge becomes affected. The overflow may cause problems to low swinging bridges upstream and affect access roads to small farms.

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Latitude: 36.210833° N, Longitude: 105.913611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 13 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 5858.6 ft 5865.1 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Dixon

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