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Delaware River (NM) 11 miles NW of Red Bluff

Highest listed crest 27.00 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft7 crests since 1938

The Delaware River (NM) 11 miles NW of Red Bluff crested above flood stage 1 time among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 1969. The highest, 27.00 ft on October 2, 1955, was moderate flooding, 1.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.00 ft
October 2, 1955; 81,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
26.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 2, 1955
27.00 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Eddy 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, Delaware River (NM) 11 miles NW of Red Bluff
Action stage15.04Oct 21, 1969The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage27.01Oct 2, 1955Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 1938 to 1969. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Delaware River (NM) 11 miles NW of Red Bluff, 1938 to 1969 1015202530ft Flood stage 26.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Jun 27, 1938: 18.00 ft, action stage; 34,600 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1941: 16.25 ft, action stage; 28,700 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1954: 14.72 ft, below flood stage; 21,700 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1955: 27.00 ft, moderate flooding; 81,400 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1957: 14.56 ft, below flood stage; 19,600 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1966: 17.48 ft, action stage; 33,200 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1969: 17.84 ft, action stage; 35,700 cubic feet per second Highest, 27.00 ft, Oct 2, 1955 1940195019601970

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Delaware River (NM) 11 miles NW of Red Bluff 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 0 1930s1940s1950s1960s
  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, Delaware River (NM) 11 miles NW of Red Bluff
1Oct 2, 195527.00+1.00Moderate81,400
2Jun 27, 193818.00−8.00Action34,600
3Oct 21, 196917.84−8.16Action35,700
4Aug 22, 196617.48−8.52Action33,200
5May 23, 194116.25−9.75Action28,700
6Apr 11, 195414.72−11.28Below flood stage21,700
7Aug 18, 195714.56−11.44Below flood stage19,600

Other gauges in Eddy County

Flood gauges in Eddy County
Black River 5 miles W of Malaga18.021.70 ft, Aug 23, 19660
Carlsbad15.022.00 ft, Aug 23, 19661
Fourmile Draw 4 miles NNW of Lakewood12.017.18 ft, Jun 25, 19860
Pecos River 10 miles S of Malaga20.033.32 ft, Aug 23, 19661
Dark Canyon14.022.00 ft, Aug 23, 19662
Pecos River 3 miles ESE of Malaga30.042.10 ft, Aug 23, 19661
Pecos River 6 miles E of Artesia12.513.76 ft, Oct 8, 19540
Pecos River 6 miles NE of Lakewood20.022.35 ft, Sep 19, 20130

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RDBN5, 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.