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Fourmile Draw 4 miles NNW of Lakewood

Highest listed crest 17.18 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft5 crests since 1974

The Fourmile Draw 4 miles NNW of Lakewood crested above flood stage 4 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1974 to 2014. The highest, 17.18 ft on June 25, 1986, was minor flooding, 5.18 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.18 ft
June 25, 1986; 16,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 19, 2014
13.11 ft, minor flooding
Location
Eddy County
Near Artesia (12.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Fourmile Draw 4 miles NNW of Lakewood
Action stage9.01Sep 12, 2013The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.04Sep 19, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 1974 to 2014. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Fourmile Draw 4 miles NNW of Lakewood, 1974 to 2014 101214161820ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Sep 22, 1974: 16.90 ft, minor flooding; 14,650 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1984: 14.62 ft, minor flooding; 9,060 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1986: 17.18 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2013: 10.01 ft, action stage; 4,069 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2014: 13.11 ft, minor flooding; 7,405 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.18 ft, Jun 25, 1986 1980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Fourmile Draw 4 miles NNW of Lakewood 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 2 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 19.90 ft on Aug 23, 1966.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Fourmile Draw 4 miles NNW of Lakewood
1Jun 25, 198617.18+5.18Minor16,800
2Sep 22, 197416.90+4.90Minor14,650
3Aug 11, 198414.62+2.62Minor9,060
4Sep 19, 201413.11+1.11Minor7,405
5Sep 12, 201310.01−1.99Action4,069

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
Delaware River (NM) 11 miles NW of Red Bluff26.027.00 ft, Oct 2, 19550
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 LKWN5, 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.