RIVER GAUGE · SAN FRANCISCO RIVER
San Francisco River below Glenwood
Catron County, New Mexico
Water level4.13 ft
Flow196 cfs
Last readingSep 16, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC (last recorded)
Action12 ft6,468 cfs
Minor flood15 ft15,800 cfs
Moderate flood17 ft23,700 cfs
Major flood19 ft30,400 cfs
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 20.8 ft
Stage of Record since 1928. Hardest hit was the reserve area (about 50 river miles upstream) where the town's sewage treatment plant was badly damaged. One doublewide home was washed away and several homes were damaged. The Cottonwood Canyon Creek Bridge on US HWY 180 south of the NM SR12 Intersection collapsed.
- 15 ft
Flood Stage
- 12 ft
Bankfull stage
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 1983 | 20.8 ft | 37,100 cfs |
| Sep 15, 2013 | 18.87 ft | 29,945 cfs |
| Oct 19, 1972 | 16.61 ft | 24,000 cfs |
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