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Rio Grande near Lobatos

Highest listed crest 10.00 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft12 crests since 1903

The Rio Grande near Lobatos crested above flood stage 3 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1903 to 1952. The highest, 10.00 ft on June 18, 1903, was minor flooding, 1.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Rio Grande crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.00 ft
June 18, 1903; 12,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 16, 1921
9.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Conejos County
Colorado

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Rio Grande near Lobatos
Action stage8.01May 8, 1952The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.03Jun 16, 1921Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1903 to 1952. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rio Grande near Lobatos, 1903 to 1952 678910ft Flood stage 9.0 ft Jun 18, 1903: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1905: 9.10 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1906: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 8,380 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1907: 7.00 ft, below flood stage; 8,800 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1912: 7.65 ft, below flood stage; 8,770 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1920: 7.55 ft, below flood stage; 9,320 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1921: 9.00 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1927: 7.43 ft, below flood stage; 9,830 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1940: 6.83 ft, below flood stage; 8,090 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1948: 7.46 ft, below flood stage; 8,600 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1949: 7.68 ft, below flood stage; 9,330 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1952: 8.76 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.00 ft, Jun 18, 1903 19101920193019401950

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rio Grande near Lobatos 1900s: 2 2 1910s: 0 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Rio Grande near Lobatos
1Jun 18, 190310.00+1.00Minor12,800
2Jun 8, 19059.10+0.10Minor13,200
3Jun 16, 19219.000.00Minor12,600
4May 8, 19528.76−0.24Action11,600
5Jun 22, 19497.68−1.32Below flood stage9,330
6May 29, 19127.65−1.35Below flood stage8,770
7May 27, 19207.55−1.45Below flood stage9,320
8Jun 7, 19487.46−1.54Below flood stage8,600
9Jul 23, 19277.43−1.57Below flood stage9,830
10Jul 3, 19077.00−2.00Below flood stage8,800
11May 16, 19406.83−2.17Below flood stage8,090
12Jun 17, 19066.80−2.20Below flood stage8,380

The worst floods along the Rio Grande

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Rio Grande that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 18, 1903: 10.00 ft here, minor flooding

  • EmbudoNM · Jun 19, 1903 · 15.90 ft · Major · its highest

June 16, 1921: 9.00 ft here, minor flooding

  • EmbudoNM · Jun 16, 1921 · 14.02 ft · Moderate
  • Del NorteCO · Jun 13, 1921 · 6.10 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Rio Grande

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Rio Grande
San Felipe PuebloNM8.510.53 ft, May 14, 19410
AlamosaCO9.010.62 ft, Jun 20, 19490
AlbuquerqueNM8.012.30 ft, Apr 24, 19420
EmbudoNM10.015.90 ft, Jun 19, 19031
EspanolaNM9.510.40 ft, May 15, 19410
OtowiNM9.014.50 ft, Sep 29, 19040
Wagon Wheel GapCO6.06.10 ft, Jun 9, 19850
Cochiti DamNM6.67.05 ft, May 31, 19840
Del NorteCO5.56.80 ft, Oct 5, 19110
Lobatos this gaugeCO9.010.00 ft, Jun 18, 19030

Other gauges in Conejos County

Flood gauges in Conejos County
Terrace Reservoir7.011.00 ft, Oct 5, 19110
Mogote6.08.50 ft, Oct 5, 19111

Conejos County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Colorado

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LOBC2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.