Rio Grande below Taos

Last updated: Jul 23, 2025, 3:24 AM UTC
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Flood Impacts 🅘

  • 10 - Portions of state road 570 from above Pilar up to the Taos Junction bridge are inundated by one to two feet of water. Water levels have not been this high in the Pilar region since at least 1921. Rafting takeout points below the Taos Junction bridge along state road 570 may no longer be accessable.
  • 9 - A few low spots along state road 570 above Pilar along the Rio Grande will have up to six inches of ponded water on the roadway. Some of the day use recreation areas above Pilar between state road 570 and the Rio Grande will begin to flood.

Gauge Info

Coordinates 36.3200, -105.754
RFC WGRFC
State NM
WFO ABQ
County Taos
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS 08276500

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1. 6.79 ft on 05-24-2008
2. 8.13 ft on 05-27-2005
3. 7.08 ft on 06-06-1997
4. 8.74 ft on 07-06-1995
5. 8.92 ft on 05-19-1987

Historic Crests

1. 9.41 ft on 05-17-1941
2. 9.23 ft on 06-22-1949
3. 9.18 ft on 06-07-1948
4. 8.92 ft on 05-19-1987
5. 8.80 ft on 05-08-1952

Low Water Records

(P) -  Preliminary values subject to further review
¹ -  Gauge datum changed during this year

Gauge Photos

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Pilar bridge close-up view (near bankfull)

Probability Information

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WFO Information

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