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Rio Grande at El Paso (Courchesne Bridge) Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 1.99 ft at 9:00AM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 9:15AM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 9:30AM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 9:45AM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 10:00AM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:15PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:30PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:45PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 1:00PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 1:15PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.03 ft at 1:30PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.03 ft at 1:45PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.03 ft at 2:00PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.03 ft at 2:15PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.03 ft at 2:30PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.03 ft at 2:45PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.03 ft at 3:00PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.03 ft at 3:15PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.03 ft at 3:30PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.03 ft at 3:45PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 4:00PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 5:15PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 5:30PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 5:45PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 6:00PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 6:15PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 6:30PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 6:45PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 7:00PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 7:15PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 7:30PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 7:45PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 8:00PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 8:15PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 8:30PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 8:45PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 9:00PM Feb 13, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:15AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:30AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:45AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:00AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 3:15AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 3:30AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:45AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:00AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 6:15AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 6:30AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 6:45AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 7:00AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 7:15AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 7:30AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 7:45AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 8:00AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 11:15AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 11:30AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 11:45AM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 12:00PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:15PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:30PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:45PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 2:00PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 2:15PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 2:30PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 2:45PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 3:00PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 3:15PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 3:30PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 3:45PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:00PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:15PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 4:30PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 4:45PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 5:00PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 5:15PM Feb 14, 2020Highest Observation: 2.04 ft at 5:30PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.03 ft at 5:45PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.03 ft at 6:00PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.03 ft at 6:15PM Feb 14, 2020Highest Observation: 2.04 ft at 6:30PM Feb 14, 2020Highest Observation: 2.04 ft at 6:45PM Feb 14, 2020Highest Observation: 2.04 ft at 7:00PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 8:15PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 8:30PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 8:45PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 9:00PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.02 ft at 9:15PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 9:30PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 9:45PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 10:00PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 10:15PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 10:30PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 10:45PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 11:00PM Feb 14, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:15AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:30AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:45AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:00AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:15AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:30AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:45AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:00AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 4:15AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 4:30AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 4:45AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 5:00AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 5:15AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 5:30AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 5:45AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 6:00AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 6:15AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 6:30AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 6:45AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 7:00AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 8:15AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 8:30AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 8:45AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 9:00AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 9:15AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 9:30AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 9:45AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 10:00AM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 12:15PM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 12:30PM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 12:45PM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.98 ft at 1:00PM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:15PM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:30PM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:45PM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:00PM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:15PM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:30PM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 2 ft at 4:45PM Feb 15, 2020Observed: 2.01 ft at 5:00PM Feb 15, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 11:00AM Feb 18, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 5:00PM Feb 18, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 11:00PM Feb 18, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 5:00AM Feb 19, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 11:00AM Feb 19, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 5:00PM Feb 19, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 11:00PM Feb 19, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 5:00AM Feb 20, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 11:00AM Feb 20, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 5:00PM Feb 20, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 11:00PM Feb 20, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 5:00AM Feb 21, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 11:00AM Feb 21, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 5:00PM Feb 21, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 11:00PM Feb 21, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 5:00AM Feb 22, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 11:00AM Feb 22, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 5:00PM Feb 22, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 11:00PM Feb 22, 2020Highest Forecast: 2 ft 5:00AM Feb 23, 2020IBWC-US SectionEPRT2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:48AM Feb 18, 2020)ObservedForecast (issued 7:10AM Feb 18)Latest observed value: 2.01 ft at 5:00 PM MST 15-Feb-2020. Flood Stage is 8.5 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 11.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 9.5
Flood Stage: 8.5
Action Stage: 7.5
Low Stage (in feet): 2.05

Historic Crests
(1) 11.20 ft on 06/21/1903
(2) 10.50 ft on 06/03/1912
(3) 9.28 ft on 08/01/2006
(4) 8.90 ft on 09/14/1958
(5) 8.61 ft on 09/04/2006
(6) 8.32 ft on 07/28/2008
(7) 8.25 ft on 09/13/1925
(8) 7.93 ft on 07/14/1950
(9) 7.92 ft on 08/24/1987
(10) 7.82 ft on 08/04/1999
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 7.70 ft on 09/28/2017 (P)
(2) 7.47 ft on 08/24/2016
(3) 6.30 ft on 07/11/2015
(4) 6.41 ft on 08/01/2014
(5) 6.01 ft on 09/12/2013
(6) 5.61 ft on 06/14/2012
(7) 6.18 ft on 03/28/2011
(8) 7.70 ft on 08/26/2010
(9) 6.71 ft on 07/22/2009
(10) 8.32 ft on 07/28/2008
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.
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(1) 09/09/2015 Looking S from the gauge site.
(2) 08/23/2016 Looking upstream from Courchesne Bridge (7.4', 2104 cfs)
(3) 08/23/2016 - 7.4', 2104 cfs
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3.0 River bed typically dry when gauge reads at or near 3.0 feet.
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Latitude: 31.803190° N, Longitude: 106.541310° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 8.5 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 NULL NULL Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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