Flood Watch
2026-07-17T17:00:00-06:00

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of central New Mexico, including the following area, South Central Mountains. * WHEN...From Friday morning through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall will develop over the Sacramento and Capitan Mountains by late Friday morning. This activity is likely to move southwest across the Ruidoso area Friday afternoon with rainfall amounts up to 1 to 1.5 inches possible. There is a moderate risk of flash flooding on area burn scars through late Friday afternoon. - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Eagle Creek Below South Fork Near Alto, Nm Historical Data

Historical Data


Streamflow Range


Date Average 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
01-01 1.22
01-02 4.13
01-03 4.69
01-04 0.79
01-05 1.57
01-06 1.78
01-07 7.3
01-08 5.81
01-09 4.31
01-10 3.79
01-11 4.3
01-12 4.29
01-13 3.31
01-14 2.76
01-15 2.9
01-16 3.5
01-17 19.65
01-18 2.07
01-19 1.33
01-20 1.2
01-21 1.28
01-22 6.44
01-23 0.98
01-24 1.11
01-25 1.12
01-26 0.93
01-27 0.83
01-28 1.45
01-29 1.38
01-30 1.6
01-31 1.43
02-01 1.27
02-02 1.28
02-03 1.35
02-04 1.76
02-05 1.62
02-06 2.02
02-07 1.57
02-08 1.27
02-09 1.39
02-10 1.35
02-11 1.98
02-12 1.79
02-13 1.89
02-14 2.07
02-15 2.25
02-16 5.62
02-17 14.83
02-18 8.71
02-19 6.56
02-20 13.73
02-21 10.99
02-22 9.54
02-23 9.25
02-24 8.62
02-25 6.36
02-26 5.32
02-27 4.57
02-28 3.8
02-29 3.68
03-01 3.06
03-02 2.99
03-03 2.45
03-04 2.58
03-05 2.48
03-06 2.64
03-07 2.66
03-08 2.74
03-09 15.42
03-10 3.3
03-11 3.03
03-12 3.03
03-13 4.06
03-14 4.95
03-15 4.3
03-16 4.79
03-17 4.88
03-18 4.67
03-19 4.85
03-20 4.82
03-21 4.36
03-22 4.06
03-23 3.69
03-24 3.64
03-25 3.96
03-26 3.14
03-27 3.17
03-28 3.59
03-29 3.21
03-30 2.86
03-31 2.59
04-01 2.49
04-02 2.26
04-03 2.15
04-04 2.16
04-05 2.21
04-06 2.2
04-07 2.16
04-08 2.33
04-09 1.96
04-10 2.83
04-11 3.14
04-12 4.09
04-13 4.66
04-14 3.55
04-15 2.88
04-16 2.36
04-17 2.32
04-18 2.68
04-19 2.38
04-20 2.27
04-21 2.31
04-22 2.68
04-23 3.2
04-24 3.09
04-25 3.54
04-26 3.18
04-27 3.1
04-28 2.87
04-29 2.63
04-30 2.42
05-01 2.02
05-02 1.95
05-03 1.57
05-04 1.28
05-05 1.26
05-06 1.32
05-07 1.41
05-08 1.37
05-09 1.23
05-10 1.34
05-11 1.14
05-12 1.0
05-13 1.11
05-14 1.81
05-15 1.0
05-16 1.16
05-17 1.77
05-18 1.39
05-19 1.23
05-20 1.19
05-21 1.39
05-22 2.31
05-23 1.97
05-24 1.53
05-25 1.24
05-26 1.19
05-27 0.93
05-28 0.89
05-29 0.78
05-30 0.83
05-31 0.78
06-01 0.72
06-02 0.71
06-03 0.67
06-04 0.66
06-05 0.63
06-06 0.66
06-07 0.6
06-08 0.62
06-09 0.46
06-10 0.46
06-11 0.52
06-12 0.39
06-13 0.43
06-14 0.33
06-15 0.35
06-16 0.4
06-17 0.34
06-18 0.38
06-19 0.45
06-20 0.37
06-21 0.47
06-22 0.46
06-23 0.63
06-24 0.52
06-25 0.25
06-26 1.66
06-27 2.27
06-28 0.76
06-29 1.74
06-30 5.4
07-01 5.89
07-02 1.07
07-03 4.97
07-04 2.9
07-05 2.01
07-06 3.65
07-07 4.97
07-08 3.36
07-09 2.11
07-10 1.32
07-11 0.86
07-12 0.77
07-13 0.49
07-14 0.63
07-15 0.65
07-16 0.72
07-17 0.73
07-18 0.73
07-19 0.81
07-20 0.88
07-21 0.93
07-22 3.89
07-23 1.21
07-24 1.12
07-25 1.29
07-26 1.41
07-27 1.14
07-28 5.39
07-29 9.93
07-30 1.36
07-31 8.6
08-01 18.89
08-02 11.5
08-03 8.69
08-04 3.25
08-05 1.39
08-06 1.31
08-07 1.23
08-08 1.18
08-09 1.2
08-10 3.53
08-11 4.29
08-12 2.87
08-13 3.68
08-14 4.46
08-15 3.95
08-16 4.01
08-17 3.38
08-18 10.62
08-19 5.86
08-20 4.13
08-21 38.16
08-22 9.27
08-23 5.77
08-24 5.18
08-25 4.54
08-26 3.38
08-27 3.14
08-28 2.17
08-29 2.12
08-30 1.42
08-31 1.97
09-01 1.8
09-02 1.4
09-03 1.77
09-04 1.68
09-05 1.43
09-06 1.42
09-07 4.05
09-08 4.36
09-09 3.25
09-10 3.19
09-11 2.17
09-12 1.99
09-13 2.05
09-14 1.78
09-15 1.74
09-16 1.78
09-17 5.81
09-18 6.55
09-19 3.53
09-20 7.01
09-21 5.68
09-22 5.62
09-23 10.12
09-24 6.03
09-25 2.9
09-26 1.71
09-27 1.55
09-28 1.43
09-29 1.37
09-30 2.25
10-01 2.05
10-02 1.64
10-03 1.46
10-04 1.6
10-05 1.64
10-06 3.54
10-07 2.12
10-08 1.48
10-09 1.58
10-10 1.59
10-11 1.59
10-12 1.43
10-13 0.95
10-14 1.36
10-15 0.87
10-16 1.43
10-17 1.72
10-18 1.8
10-19 1.99
10-20 2.1
10-21 1.86
10-22 1.9
10-23 2.45
10-24 13.79
10-25 10.93
10-26 6.06
10-27 5.32
10-28 4.33
10-29 3.34
10-30 3.04
10-31 2.82
11-01 2.95
11-02 2.57
11-03 2.38
11-04 5.37
11-05 4.41
11-06 2.51
11-07 1.91
11-08 1.71
11-09 1.73
11-10 1.88
11-11 1.78
11-12 1.66
11-13 1.45
11-14 1.31
11-15 1.11
11-16 1.17
11-17 1.05
11-18 0.94
11-19 0.92
11-20 0.98
11-21 0.85
11-22 0.83
11-23 0.93
11-24 0.89
11-25 0.81
11-26 0.82
11-27 3.16
11-28 0.75
11-29 6.36
11-30 8.12
12-01 4.53
12-02 3.3
12-03 2.76
12-04 2.05
12-05 2.1
12-06 2.49
12-07 46.93
12-08 2.38
12-09 2.08
12-10 1.79
12-11 1.69
12-12 5.22
12-13 1.92
12-14 37.77
12-15 0.85
12-16 11.15
12-17 1.24
12-18 1.09
12-19 1.09
12-20 0.74
12-21 0.79
12-22 1.18
12-23 4.56
12-24 2.97
12-25 2.35
12-26 7.17
12-27 10.31
12-28 1.25
12-29 0.7
12-30 24.42
12-31 1.27

Annual Peak Streamflow


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