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Canadian River near Taylor Springs

Highest listed crest 47.40 ftFlood stage 38.0 ft16 crests since 1904

The Canadian River near Taylor Springs crested above flood stage 2 times among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1904 to 2017. The highest, 47.40 ft on June 18, 1965, was moderate flooding, 9.40 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Canadian River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
47.40 ft
June 18, 1965; 162,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
38.0 ft
Major flooding from 48.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 18, 1965
47.40 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Colfax County
New Mexico

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Canadian River near Taylor Springs
Action stage35.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)38.01Sep 29, 1904Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage43.01Jun 18, 1965Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage48.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1904 to 2017. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Canadian River near Taylor Springs, 1904 to 2017 01020304050ft Flood stage 38.0 ftMajor 48.0 ft Sep 29, 1904: 39.00 ft, minor flooding; 91,100 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1941: 21.30 ft, below flood stage; 24,800 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1942: 25.40 ft, below flood stage; 37,400 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1946: 16.90 ft, below flood stage; 15,100 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1947: 21.40 ft, below flood stage; 25,000 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1950: 15.60 ft, below flood stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1955: 21.20 ft, below flood stage; 24,500 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1957: 16.20 ft, below flood stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1958: 14.85 ft, below flood stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1965: 47.40 ft, moderate flooding; 162,000 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1979: 20.90 ft, below flood stage; 23,800 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1995: 12.13 ft, below flood stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2004: 14.02 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2013: 9.27 ft, below flood stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2017: 10.34 ft, below flood stage; 5,100 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2017: 10.90 ft, below flood stage; 5,940 cubic feet per second Highest, 47.40 ft, Jun 18, 1965 19201940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Canadian River near Taylor Springs 1900s: 1 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Canadian River near Taylor Springs
1Jun 18, 196547.40+9.40Moderate162,000
2Sep 29, 190439.00+1.00Minor91,100
3Apr 23, 194225.40−12.60Below flood stage37,400
4Jul 6, 194721.40−16.60Below flood stage25,000
5May 2, 194121.30−16.70Below flood stage24,800
6May 19, 195521.20−16.80Below flood stage24,500
7May 20, 197920.90−17.10Below flood stage23,800
8Aug 29, 194616.90−21.10Below flood stage15,100
9Aug 5, 195716.20−21.80Below flood stage14,000
10Aug 2, 195015.60−22.40Below flood stage12,900
11May 15, 195814.85−23.15Below flood stage11,800
12Jun 20, 200414.02−23.98Below flood stage10,900
13May 30, 199512.13−25.87Below flood stage12,200
14Sep 30, 201710.90−27.10Below flood stage5,940
15Jul 30, 201710.34−27.66Below flood stage5,100
16Jul 15, 20139.27−28.73Below flood stage3,600

The worst floods along the Canadian River

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

June 18, 1965: 47.40 ft here, moderate flooding

  • SanchezNM · Jun 18, 1965 · 36.60 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Canadian River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Canadian River
Taylor Springs this gaugeNM38.047.40 ft, Jun 18, 19650
SanchezNM22.036.60 ft, Jun 18, 19652

Other gauges in Colfax County

Flood gauges in Colfax County
Cimarron5.012.42 ft, Jun 17, 19650
Springer14.019.96 ft, Jun 18, 19650
Dawson9.015.25 ft, Jun 17, 19650

Colfax County: every hazard · River floods across the country · New Mexico

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TYLN5, 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.