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Mora River at La Cueva

Highest listed crest 16.00 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft17 crests since 1904

The Mora River at La Cueva crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1904 to 2015. The highest, 16.00 ft on September 29, 1904, was major flooding, 5.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.00 ft
September 29, 1904; 20,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
1
6th of 46 gauges in New Mexico
Most recent flood crest
September 29, 1904
16.00 ft, major flooding
Location
Mora 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, Mora River at La Cueva
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.01Sep 29, 1904Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 1904 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mora River at La Cueva, 1904 to 2015 46810121416ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Sep 29, 1904: 16.00 ft, major flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1951: 7.18 ft, below flood stage; 960 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1955: 7.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1963: 8.33 ft, below flood stage; 991 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1965: 8.22 ft, below flood stage; 989 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1978: 6.58 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1979: 6.56 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1991: 5.40 ft, below flood stage; 750 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1994: 5.89 ft, below flood stage; 885 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1995: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1999: 5.56 ft, below flood stage; 899 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2004: 4.40 ft, below flood stage; 404 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2008: 4.65 ft, below flood stage; 576 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 2010: 7.92 ft, below flood stage; 225 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2013: 8.08 ft, below flood stage; 239 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2014: 6.61 ft, below flood stage; 114 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2015: 7.63 ft, below flood stage; 184 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.00 ft, Sep 29, 1904 19201940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mora River at La Cueva 1900s: 1 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 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, Mora River at La Cueva
1Sep 29, 190416.00+5.00Major20,000
2Jun 16, 19638.33−2.67Below flood stage991
3Jun 17, 19658.22−2.78Below flood stage989
4Sep 13, 20138.08−2.92Below flood stage239
5Aug 1, 20107.92−3.08Below flood stage225
6Jun 17, 20157.63−3.37Below flood stage184
7Aug 1, 19517.18−3.82Below flood stage960
8Jul 11, 19557.07−3.93Below flood stage1,090
9Jun 7, 20146.61−4.39Below flood stage114
10Jul 23, 19786.58−4.42Below flood stage1,020
11Jun 24, 19796.56−4.44Below flood stage1,020
12May 19, 19945.89−5.11Below flood stage885
13Jun 19, 19955.83−5.17Below flood stage1,000
14Apr 30, 19995.56−5.44Below flood stage899
15May 22, 19915.40−5.60Below flood stage750
16Jul 15, 20084.65−6.35Below flood stage576
17Aug 5, 20044.40−6.60Below flood stage404

Gauges on the Mora River

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

Flood gauges on the Mora River
La Cueva this gaugeNM11.016.00 ft, Sep 29, 19041
GolondrinasNM5.55.82 ft, May 19, 19940

Other gauges in Mora County

Flood gauges in Mora County
Golondrinas5.55.82 ft, May 19, 19940

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LCVN5, 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.