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Flood Warning
2026-10-30T06:00:00-06:00

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New Mexico... Rio Chama Below Chamita affecting Rio Arriba County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rio Chama below Chamita. * WHEN...Until Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, Properties in the flood plain along the Rio Chama and near the junction of the Rio Ojo Caliente will see water in their yards. Impacts can include bank erosion and damage to wells and septic tanks. These impacts will increase in severity at higher river levels. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 AM MDT Thursday the stage was 6.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 11:00 AM MDT Thursday was 6.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 6.1 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage this evening. - Flood stage is 6.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 6.1 feet on 07/26/2001. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Rio Chama Near Chamita, 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
01-01 126.07
01-02 117.17
01-03 118.95
01-04 315.93
01-05 456.39
01-06 158.55
01-07 105.29
01-08 101.14
01-09 110.1
01-10 107.33
01-11 107.67
01-12 100.42
01-13 117.94
01-14 134.31
01-15 131.99
01-16 127.64
01-17 124.68
01-18 127.09
01-19 115.42
01-20 103.3
01-21 110.37
01-22 107.4
01-23 113.42
01-24 108.94
01-25 108.58
01-26 103.1
01-27 100.6
01-28 106.1
01-29 101.37
01-30 98.7
01-31 102.05
02-01 96.51
02-02 98.3
02-03 96.64
02-04 97.74
02-05 96.25
02-06 103.33
02-07 97.71
02-08 97.65
02-09 106.79
02-10 106.98
02-11 109.15
02-12 104.34
02-13 103.54
02-14 109.2
02-15 107.76
02-16 108.8
02-17 108.44
02-18 107.08
02-19 119.28
02-20 127.97
02-21 130.39
02-22 128.02
02-23 126.77
02-24 115.48
02-25 113.38
02-26 110.6
02-27 98.52
02-28 103.98
02-29 111.15
03-01 105.82
03-02 107.16
03-03 113.15
03-04 108.44
03-05 110.35
03-06 115.36
03-07 115.56
03-08 119.68
03-09 121.48
03-10 125.91
03-11 124.6
03-12 126.3
03-13 144.69
03-14 154.89
03-15 181.06
03-16 143.89
03-17 171.24
03-18 174.39
03-19 276.67
03-20 307.59
03-21 296.98
03-22 325.44
03-23 274.87
03-24 280.17
03-25 290.49
03-26 295.1
03-27 302.94
03-28 320.55
03-29 368.46
03-30 337.12
03-31 361.86
04-01 344.61
04-02 356.3
04-03 392.71
04-04 378.57
04-05 429.86
04-06 460.64
04-07 491.93
04-08 501.0
04-09 547.86
04-10 515.36
04-11 548.43
04-12 620.77
04-13 722.23
04-14 797.31
04-15 857.25
04-16 863.92
04-17 838.75
04-18 842.42
04-19 852.0
04-20 929.31
04-21 881.57
04-22 886.07
04-23 899.0
04-24 905.86
04-25 967.62
04-26 961.79
04-27 956.86
04-28 986.21
04-29 1021.93
04-30 918.92
05-01 1020.36
05-02 913.36
05-03 880.21
05-04 963.47
05-05 973.51
05-06 980.53
05-07 955.07
05-08 940.0
05-09 1023.07
05-10 992.36
05-11 977.33
05-12 993.07
05-13 977.67
05-14 935.79
05-15 939.67
05-16 940.54
05-17 893.85
05-18 843.57
05-19 880.07
05-20 945.29
05-21 936.0
05-22 938.4
05-23 970.67
05-24 962.08
05-25 944.77
05-26 938.47
05-27 900.8
05-28 901.07
05-29 885.57
05-30 886.61
05-31 879.17
06-01 862.92
06-02 857.05
06-03 852.76
06-04 835.79
06-05 855.46
06-06 872.08
06-07 847.0
06-08 842.64
06-09 827.43
06-10 808.57
06-11 799.79
06-12 783.08
06-13 778.31
06-14 766.0
06-15 758.57
06-16 715.43
06-17 679.28
06-18 644.61
06-19 665.61
06-20 656.92
06-21 661.85
06-22 653.84
06-23 643.69
06-24 614.33
06-25 642.54
06-26 632.69
06-27 617.11
06-28 599.44
06-29 602.52
06-30 596.67
07-01 625.67
07-02 605.67
07-03 605.85
07-04 553.64
07-05 541.93
07-06 538.98
07-07 504.08
07-08 460.1
07-09 421.61
07-10 382.56
07-11 401.33
07-12 408.31
07-13 426.42
07-14 398.94
07-15 422.29
07-16 441.29
07-17 476.32
07-18 512.7
07-19 476.17
07-20 595.08
07-21 445.03
07-22 454.35
07-23 434.81
07-24 412.71
07-25 389.06
07-26 398.11
07-27 425.98
07-28 402.3
07-29 414.76
07-30 445.85
07-31 420.57
08-01 485.95
08-02 535.08
08-03 480.54
08-04 424.39
08-05 433.86
08-06 377.32
08-07 371.46
08-08 379.73
08-09 382.93
08-10 386.92
08-11 449.08
08-12 474.23
08-13 409.93
08-14 391.07
08-15 399.11
08-16 476.28
08-17 423.77
08-18 356.18
08-19 326.67
08-20 355.91
08-21 382.87
08-22 363.86
08-23 486.07
08-24 404.45
08-25 405.12
08-26 386.68
08-27 403.58
08-28 357.97
08-29 340.37
08-30 326.91
08-31 324.84
09-01 350.0
09-02 350.64
09-03 375.46
09-04 336.65
09-05 392.77
09-06 404.64
09-07 392.11
09-08 380.53
09-09 366.35
09-10 372.27
09-11 374.97
09-12 373.1
09-13 393.83
09-14 391.97
09-15 446.78
09-16 371.31
09-17 351.71
09-18 363.56
09-19 382.19
09-20 359.4
09-21 347.85
09-22 340.25
09-23 346.71
09-24 358.64
09-25 328.91
09-26 330.78
09-27 325.21
09-28 332.59
09-29 291.5
09-30 309.74
10-01 323.03
10-02 362.35
10-03 363.23
10-04 380.55
10-05 383.92
10-06 390.86
10-07 359.25
10-08 391.24
10-09 376.31
10-10 369.34
10-11 347.68
10-12 329.16
10-13 306.7
10-14 302.1
10-15 322.16
10-16 343.09
10-17 277.42
10-18 277.96
10-19 272.67
10-20 273.47
10-21 273.26
10-22 288.52
10-23 736.05
10-24 590.07
10-25 808.67
10-26 541.46
10-27 328.0
10-28 333.02
10-29 301.8
10-30 267.57
10-31 227.58
11-01 216.59
11-02 250.55
11-03 234.55
11-04 232.48
11-05 233.19
11-06 234.29
11-07 246.77
11-08 260.42
11-09 257.97
11-10 263.52
11-11 284.93
11-12 290.25
11-13 289.27
11-14 332.26
11-15 336.29
11-16 386.99
11-17 343.49
11-18 308.64
11-19 308.15
11-20 308.28
11-21 363.47
11-22 377.91
11-23 333.34
11-24 332.46
11-25 332.85
11-26 375.38
11-27 401.75
11-28 352.32
11-29 390.24
11-30 378.93
12-01 490.08
12-02 510.51
12-03 526.11
12-04 511.62
12-05 562.63
12-06 597.92
12-07 549.38
12-08 526.46
12-09 525.73
12-10 528.32
12-11 476.54
12-12 458.08
12-13 444.29
12-14 419.11
12-15 367.18
12-16 285.99
12-17 362.01
12-18 366.33
12-19 340.7
12-20 228.5
12-21 197.96
12-22 253.78
12-23 211.27
12-24 176.07
12-25 168.85
12-26 162.6
12-27 156.43
12-28 143.04
12-29 142.9
12-30 127.84
12-31 115.15

Annual Peak Streamflow


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Oceanic Nino Index