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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: Stage may be affected by ice during winter months. NOTE: Forecasts for the Rio Grande at Alamosa 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: 13 Moderate Flood Stage: 11 Flood Stage: 9 Action Stage: 7 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 10.62 ft on 06/20/1949 (2) 9.97 ft on 05/23/1948 (3) 9.87 ft on 06/05/1948 (4) 9.32 ft on 05/18/1944 (5) 8.84 ft on 07/03/1995 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 8.75 ft on 06/15/2019 (2) 5.54 ft on 09/29/2013 (3) 5.17 ft on 03/28/2012 (4) 5.13 ft on 05/09/2009 (5) 6.45 ft on 06/05/2008 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. 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	Major flooding. Flood waters move across Stadium Drive and into homes near Adams State College
14.5	Major flooding. Flood waters move into homes along Lakewood and Riverwood Drives in northeast Alamosa
14	Major flooding. Flood waters inundate apartments along River Drive in northeast Alamosa
13.5	Major flooding. Water reaches base of Highway 160 Bridge and spills into homes and park near the bridge
13	Major flooding. Water reaches base of State Avenue Bridge.
11.5	Moderate flooding. Water overtops low spots in levee protecting Alamosa and begins to flow into Cattails Golf Course and nearby homes
11	Moderate flooding. Moderate agricultural flooding. Water begins to overtop low spots in levee protecting Alamosa.
9	Minor flooding. Minor agricultural flooding in low lying areas along the river
7	Action Stage. The river is bankfull along portions of the reach from 8 miles upstream to 1 mile downstream.

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Latitude: 37.481399° N, Longitude: 105.880022° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 9 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 7532.66 ft 7541.66 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 Alamosa

Additional Information

River stage observations provided by the Colorado Division of Water Resources

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