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Rio Grande above San Felipe Pueblo

Highest listed crest 10.53 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft16 crests since 1941

The Rio Grande above San Felipe Pueblo crested above flood stage 3 times among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1941 to 2010. The highest, 10.53 ft on May 14, 1941, was moderate flooding, 2.03 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Rio Grande crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.53 ft
May 14, 1941; 22,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.5 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 10, 1967
8.83 ft, minor flooding
Location
Sandoval 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, Rio Grande above San Felipe Pueblo
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.52Aug 10, 1967Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.51May 14, 1941Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1941 to 2010. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rio Grande above San Felipe Pueblo, 1941 to 2010 67891011ft Flood stage 8.5 ftMajor 11.0 ft May 14, 1941: 10.53 ft, moderate flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1942: 8.59 ft, minor flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1965: 6.73 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1967: 8.83 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1973: 7.28 ft, below flood stage; 9,270 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1984: 7.48 ft, below flood stage; 9,220 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1985: 7.14 ft, below flood stage; 8,290 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1991: 7.00 ft, below flood stage; 7,440 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1993: 6.63 ft, below flood stage; 7,040 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1995: 6.98 ft, below flood stage; 6,950 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1997: 6.90 ft, below flood stage; 7,040 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1999: 6.71 ft, below flood stage; 6,210 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2005: 7.37 ft, below flood stage; 6,400 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2008: 7.39 ft, below flood stage; 6,460 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2009: 7.14 ft, below flood stage; 5,420 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2010: 7.28 ft, below flood stage; 6,390 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.53 ft, May 14, 1941 1950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rio Grande above San Felipe Pueblo 1940s: 2 2 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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. 11 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 6.86 ft on Apr 24, 1936; 11.13 ft on Jun 26, 1937; 7.55 ft on Aug 17, 1943; 6.70 ft on May 16, 1944; 7.05 ft on May 8, 1945; 9.78 ft on Jun 8, 1948; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Rio Grande above San Felipe Pueblo
1May 14, 194110.53+2.03Moderate22,600
2Aug 10, 19678.83+0.33Minor13,700
3Apr 24, 19428.59+0.09Minor18,900
4May 31, 19847.48−1.02Below flood stage9,220
5May 24, 20087.39−1.11Below flood stage6,460
6Jun 3, 20057.37−1.13Below flood stage6,400
7Jun 26, 19737.28−1.22Below flood stage9,270
8May 22, 20107.28−1.22Below flood stage6,390
9May 8, 19857.14−1.36Below flood stage8,290
10May 13, 20097.14−1.36Below flood stage5,420
11Jul 26, 19917.00−1.50Below flood stage7,440
12Jun 30, 19956.98−1.52Below flood stage6,950
13Jun 10, 19976.90−1.60Below flood stage7,040
14Jun 18, 19656.73−1.77Below flood stage10,900
15May 28, 19996.71−1.79Below flood stage6,210
16Jul 20, 19936.63−1.87Below flood stage7,040

The worst floods along the Rio Grande

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

May 14, 1941: 10.53 ft here, moderate flooding

  • EmbudoNM · May 16, 1941 · 13.95 ft · Moderate
  • OtowiNM · May 16, 1941 · 13.54 ft · Moderate
  • EspanolaNM · May 15, 1941 · 10.40 ft · Minor · its highest

April 24, 1942: 8.59 ft here, minor flooding

  • AlbuquerqueNM · Apr 24, 1942 · 12.30 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • OtowiNM · Apr 23, 1942 · 10.22 ft · Minor
  • EspanolaNM · Apr 24, 1942 · 9.60 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Rio Grande

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Rio Grande
San Felipe Pueblo this gaugeNM8.510.53 ft, May 14, 19410
AlamosaCO9.010.62 ft, Jun 20, 19490
AlbuquerqueNM8.012.30 ft, Apr 24, 19420
EmbudoNM10.015.90 ft, Jun 19, 19031
EspanolaNM9.510.40 ft, May 15, 19410
OtowiNM9.014.50 ft, Sep 29, 19040
Wagon Wheel GapCO6.06.10 ft, Jun 9, 19850
Cochiti DamNM6.67.05 ft, May 31, 19840
Del NorteCO5.56.80 ft, Oct 5, 19110
LobatosCO9.010.00 ft, Jun 18, 19030

Other gauges in Sandoval County

Flood gauges in Sandoval County
Jemez Pueblo7.011.94 ft, Aug 16, 20060
Jemez Dam10.012.09 ft, Sep 29, 20050
Cochiti Dam6.67.05 ft, May 31, 19840
Guadalupe14.014.21 ft, Aug 12, 19520

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SFPN5, 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.