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Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood

Highest listed crest 18.55 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft25 crests since 1988

The Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 25 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1988 to 2025. The highest, 18.55 ft on July 8, 2025, was major flooding, 8.55 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.55 ft
July 8, 2025; 5,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
2
1st of 46 gauges in New Mexico
Most recent flood crest
July 24, 2025
12.68 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lincoln 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 Ruidoso at Hollywood
Action stage9.02Jul 30, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.05Jul 24, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.02Jul 8, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

25 crests from 1988 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood, 1988 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Sep 1, 1988: 3.95 ft, below flood stage; 617 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1990: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 634 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1991: 3.19 ft, below flood stage; 317 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1992: 3.05 ft, below flood stage; 285 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 1994: 3.00 ft, below flood stage; 222 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1997: 2.98 ft, below flood stage; 249 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2001: 2.99 ft, below flood stage; 252 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2005: 2.81 ft, below flood stage; 229 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2006: 4.76 ft, below flood stage; 739 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2008: 12.08 ft, minor flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2021: 10.33 ft, minor flooding; 3,240 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2024: 5.71 ft, below flood stage; 500 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2024: 5.64 ft, below flood stage; 486 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2024: 10.66 ft, minor flooding; 1,970 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2024: 12.51 ft, minor flooding; 2,770 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2024: 15.86 ft, major flooding; 4,540 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2024: 9.89 ft, action stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2025: 5.69 ft, below flood stage; 496 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2025: 8.19 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2025: 18.55 ft, major flooding; 5,200 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2025: 6.51 ft, below flood stage; 673 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2025: 12.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,850 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2025: 9.40 ft, action stage; 1,510 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2025: 6.98 ft, below flood stage; 787 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2025: 6.13 ft, below flood stage; 588 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.55 ft, Jul 8, 2025 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 6 6 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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: 5.27 ft on Aug 22, 1977; 8.63 ft on Dec 19, 1978; 5.01 ft on Jul 11, 1982; 9.68 ft on Aug 11, 1984; 5.60 ft on Dec 20, 1984.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood
1Jul 8, 202518.55+8.55Major5,200
2Jul 20, 202415.86+5.86Major4,540
3Jul 24, 202512.68+2.68Minor2,850
4Jul 10, 202412.51+2.51Minor2,770
5Jul 27, 200812.08+2.08Minor3,400
6Jun 30, 202410.66+0.66Minor1,970
7Jul 6, 202110.33+0.33Minor3,240
8Jul 29, 20249.89−0.11Action1,680
9Jul 30, 20259.40−0.60Action1,510
10Jun 26, 20258.19−1.81Below flood stage1,120
11Aug 12, 20256.98−3.02Below flood stage787
12Jul 17, 20256.51−3.49Below flood stage673
13Aug 17, 20256.13−3.87Below flood stage588
14Jun 19, 20245.71−4.29Below flood stage500
15Jun 19, 20255.69−4.31Below flood stage496
16Jun 23, 20245.64−4.36Below flood stage486
17Sep 4, 20064.76−5.24Below flood stage739
18Aug 14, 19903.98−6.02Below flood stage634
19Sep 1, 19883.95−6.05Below flood stage617
20Aug 14, 19913.19−6.81Below flood stage317
21May 24, 19923.05−6.95Below flood stage285
22Nov 12, 19943.00−7.00Below flood stage222
23Sep 15, 20012.99−7.01Below flood stage252
24Aug 4, 19972.98−7.02Below flood stage249
25Sep 6, 20052.81−7.19Below flood stage229

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RUHN5, 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.