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Mora River near Golondrinas

Highest listed crest 5.82 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft5 crests since 1979

The Mora River near Golondrinas crested above flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1979 to 2009. The highest, 5.82 ft on May 19, 1994, was minor flooding, 0.32 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.82 ft
May 19, 1994; 6,180 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.5 ft
Major flooding from 11.5 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 19, 1994
5.82 ft, minor 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 near Golondrinas
Action stage5.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.51May 19, 1994Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 1979 to 2009. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mora River near Golondrinas, 1979 to 2009 24681012ft Flood stage 5.5 ftMajor 11.5 ft Aug 10, 1979: 4.75 ft, below flood stage; 2,920 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1994: 5.82 ft, minor flooding; 6,180 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1995: 3.94 ft, below flood stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1999: 4.16 ft, below flood stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2009: 4.37 ft, below flood stage; 2,150 cubic feet per second Highest, 5.82 ft, May 19, 1994 1980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mora River near Golondrinas 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s
  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. 7 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 5.35 ft on Apr 23, 1942; 4.42 ft on Jun 18, 1949; 8.70 ft on Aug 22, 1952; 6.10 ft on Sep 1, 1953; 4.30 ft on Aug 18, 1961; 4.44 ft on Jun 15, 1965; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Mora River near Golondrinas
1May 19, 19945.82+0.32Minor6,180
2Aug 10, 19794.75−0.75Below flood stage2,920
3Sep 12, 20094.37−1.13Below flood stage2,150
4Apr 30, 19994.16−1.34Below flood stage1,730
5Jun 19, 19953.94−1.56Below flood stage1,410

Gauges on the Mora River

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

Flood gauges on the Mora River
La CuevaNM11.016.00 ft, Sep 29, 19041
Golondrinas this gaugeNM5.55.82 ft, May 19, 19940

Other gauges in Mora County

Flood gauges in Mora County
La Cueva11.016.00 ft, Sep 29, 19041

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GOLN5, 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.