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Jemez River above Jemez Pueblo

Highest listed crest 11.94 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft10 crests since 1941

The Jemez River above Jemez Pueblo crested above flood stage 9 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1941 to 2008. The highest, 11.94 ft on August 16, 2006, was moderate flooding, 4.94 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.94 ft
August 16, 2006; 2,594 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
0
9 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 4, 2008
7.14 ft, minor flooding
Location
Sandoval 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, Jemez River above Jemez Pueblo
Action stage6.01Oct 10, 2003The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.06Aug 4, 2008Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.03Aug 16, 2006Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 1941 to 2008. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Jemez River above Jemez Pueblo, 1941 to 2008 681012ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft May 6, 1941: 10.90 ft, moderate flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1958: 8.20 ft, minor flooding; 5,900 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1964: 8.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1985: 10.10 ft, moderate flooding; 4,540 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1993: 9.40 ft, minor flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1995: 7.69 ft, minor flooding; 1,840 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2002: 7.97 ft, minor flooding; 2,090 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2003: 6.48 ft, action stage; 972 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2006: 11.94 ft, moderate flooding; 2,594 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2008: 7.14 ft, minor flooding; 1,400 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.94 ft, Aug 16, 2006 195019601970198019902000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Jemez River above Jemez Pueblo 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 3 3 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s
  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, Jemez River above Jemez Pueblo
1Aug 16, 200611.94+4.94Moderate2,594
2May 6, 194110.90+3.90Moderate6,000
3Jul 15, 198510.10+3.10Moderate4,540
4Jul 28, 19939.40+2.40Minor3,600
5Apr 21, 19588.20+1.20Minor5,900
6Aug 1, 19648.10+1.10Minor5,600
7Jun 22, 20027.97+0.97Minor2,090
8Aug 29, 19957.69+0.69Minor1,840
9Aug 4, 20087.14+0.14Minor1,400
10Oct 10, 20036.48−0.52Action972

Gauges on the Jemez River

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

Flood gauges on the Jemez River
Jemez Pueblo this gaugeNM7.011.94 ft, Aug 16, 20060
Jemez DamNM10.012.09 ft, Sep 29, 20050

Other gauges in Sandoval County

Flood gauges in Sandoval County
Jemez Dam10.012.09 ft, Sep 29, 20050
San Felipe Pueblo8.510.53 ft, May 14, 19410
Cochiti Dam6.67.05 ft, May 31, 19840
Guadalupe14.014.21 ft, Aug 12, 19520

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JEZN5, 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.