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Pecos River 6 miles E of Artesia

Highest listed crest 13.76 ftFlood stage 12.5 ft2 crests since 1954

The Pecos River 6 miles E of Artesia crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1954 to 1986. The highest, 13.76 ft on October 8, 1954, was minor flooding, 1.26 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.76 ft
October 8, 1954; 25,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.5 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 27, 1986
12.61 ft, minor flooding
Location
Eddy County
Near Artesia (5.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pecos River 6 miles E of Artesia
Action stage12.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.52Jun 27, 1986Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 1954 to 1986. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pecos River 6 miles E of Artesia, 1954 to 1986 12141618ft Flood stage 12.5 ftMajor 18.0 ft Oct 8, 1954: 13.76 ft, minor flooding; 25,200 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1986: 12.61 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.76 ft, Oct 8, 1954 196019701980

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pecos River 6 miles E of Artesia 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s
  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. 5 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 16.70 ft on Jul 24, 1911; -0.99 ft on Apr 18, 1915; 15.90 ft on Sep 18, 1919; 14.70 ft on May 30, 1937; 13.32 ft on Sep 25, 1941.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Pecos River 6 miles E of Artesia
1Oct 8, 195413.76+1.26Minor25,200
2Jun 27, 198612.61+0.11Minor12,300

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
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 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 ATSN5, 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.