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Pecos River 6 miles NE of Lakewood

Highest listed crest 22.35 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft18 crests since 1966

The Pecos River 6 miles NE of Lakewood crested above flood stage 3 times among the 18 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1966 to 2026. The highest, 22.35 ft on September 19, 2013, was minor flooding, 2.35 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.35 ft
September 19, 2013; 3,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 26, 2024
22.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Eddy County
Near Artesia (13.4 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 NE of Lakewood
Action stage16.06Sep 30, 2026The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.03Oct 26, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

18 crests from 1966 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pecos River 6 miles NE of Lakewood, 1966 to 2026 -100102030ft Flood stage 20.0 ft Aug 26, 1966: -0.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1968: -0.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1974: -0.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1991: -0.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,630 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1993: -0.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2012: 5.22 ft, below flood stageJul 1, 2013: 7.33 ft, below flood stage; 40 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2013: 7.05 ft, below flood stage; 25 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2013: 22.35 ft, minor flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2014: 17.58 ft, action stage; 1,861 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2014: 17.23 ft, action stage; 1,776 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2014: 16.45 ft, action stage; 1,585 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2014: 11.85 ft, below flood stage; 673 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2014: 18.91 ft, action stage; 2,223 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2015: 18.10 ft, action stage; 2,002 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2019: 21.39 ft, minor flooding; 2,199 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2024: 22.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,367 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2026: 19.73 ft, action stage; 1,549 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.35 ft, Sep 19, 2013 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pecos River 6 miles NE of Lakewood 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 1 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 3 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: -0.99 ft on Oct 10, 1954; -0.99 ft on Oct 4, 1955; 11.50 ft on Jul 12, 1960.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Pecos River 6 miles NE of Lakewood
1Sep 19, 201322.35+2.35Minor3,500
2Oct 26, 202422.10+2.10Minor2,367
3Oct 1, 201921.39+1.39Minor2,199
4Sep 30, 202619.73−0.27Action1,549
5Sep 26, 201418.91−1.09Action2,223
6Oct 22, 201518.10−1.90Action2,002
7May 28, 201417.58−2.42Action1,861
8Jul 7, 201417.23−2.77Action1,776
9Jul 31, 201416.45−3.55Action1,585
10Sep 19, 201411.85−8.15Below flood stage673
11Jul 1, 20137.33−12.67Below flood stage40
12Jul 18, 20137.05−12.95Below flood stage25
13Sep 28, 20125.22−14.78Below flood stage—
14Aug 26, 1966-0.99−20.99Below flood stage2,300
15Jul 7, 1968-0.99−20.99Below flood stage1,980
16Sep 25, 1974-0.99−20.99Below flood stage2,100
17Jul 18, 1991-0.99−20.99Below flood stage1,630
18Jul 22, 1993-0.99−20.99Below flood stage1,400

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 E of Artesia12.513.76 ft, Oct 8, 19540

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PKCN5, 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.