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Pecos River below Puerto De Luna

Highest listed crest 17.00 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft19 crests since 1938

The Pecos River below Puerto De Luna crested above flood stage 5 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 2013. The highest, 17.00 ft on September 1, 1942, was moderate flooding, 6.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.00 ft
September 1, 1942; 48,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 12, 2013
15.27 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Guadalupe 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, Pecos River below Puerto De Luna
Action stage10.04Sep 14, 1984The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.03Sep 2, 1986Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.02Sep 12, 2013Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

19 crests from 1938 to 2013. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pecos River below Puerto De Luna, 1938 to 2013 5101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Sep 6, 1938: 10.33 ft, action stage; 24,700 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1941: 10.50 ft, action stage; 26,300 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1942: 17.00 ft, moderate flooding; 48,600 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1952: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1954: 12.02 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1954: 9.69 ft, below flood stage; 19,100 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1957: 9.01 ft, below flood stage; 16,600 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1966: 10.52 ft, action stage; 22,700 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1968: 8.20 ft, below flood stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1969: 9.23 ft, below flood stage; 16,890 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1974: 8.80 ft, below flood stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1984: 10.40 ft, action stage; 23,000 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1986: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1995: 7.34 ft, below flood stage; 6,910 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1997: 7.50 ft, below flood stage; 7,390 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1999: 7.25 ft, below flood stage; 6,730 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2005: 7.71 ft, below flood stage; 7,150 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2009: 7.48 ft, below flood stage; 7,090 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2013: 15.27 ft, moderate flooding; 36,755 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.00 ft, Sep 1, 1942 19401950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pecos River below Puerto De Luna 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 2 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Pecos River below Puerto De Luna
1Sep 1, 194217.00+6.00Moderate48,600
2Sep 12, 201315.27+4.27Moderate36,755
3Jul 14, 195212.20+1.20Minor31,000
4Sep 27, 195412.02+1.02Minor30,000
5Sep 2, 198611.23+0.23Minor27,100
6Aug 21, 196610.52−0.48Action22,700
7May 23, 194110.50−0.50Action26,300
8Sep 14, 198410.40−0.60Action23,000
9Sep 6, 193810.33−0.67Action24,700
10Oct 7, 19549.69−1.31Below flood stage19,100
11Jun 10, 19699.23−1.77Below flood stage16,890
12Aug 31, 19579.01−1.99Below flood stage16,600
13Aug 5, 19748.80−2.20Below flood stage15,700
14Aug 10, 19688.20−2.80Below flood stage13,500
15May 28, 20057.71−3.29Below flood stage7,150
16Jul 31, 19977.50−3.50Below flood stage7,390
17Jul 22, 20097.48−3.52Below flood stage7,090
18Sep 10, 19957.34−3.66Below flood stage6,910
19Apr 30, 19997.25−3.75Below flood stage6,730

The worst floods along the Pecos River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Pecos River that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 27, 1954: 12.02 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Pecos River

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

Flood gauges on the Pecos River
PecosNM5.06.20 ft, Sep 21, 19290
Anton ChicoNM15.024.00 ft, Sep 29, 19041
Puerto De Luna this gaugeNM11.017.00 ft, Sep 1, 19420

Other gauges in Guadalupe County

Flood gauges in Guadalupe County
Colonias16.028.41 ft, Sep 11, 20131
Anton Chico15.024.00 ft, Sep 29, 19041

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PUEN5, 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.