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San Francisco River below Glenwood

Highest listed crest 20.80 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft18 crests since 1949

The San Francisco River below Glenwood crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 18 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1949 to 2013. The highest, 20.80 ft on October 2, 1983, was major flooding, 5.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.80 ft
October 2, 1983; 37,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
1
6th of 46 gauges in New Mexico
Most recent flood crest
September 15, 2013
18.87 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Catron 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, San Francisco River below Glenwood
Action stage12.05Jan 28, 2008The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.02Dec 18, 1978Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.01Sep 15, 2013Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.01Oct 2, 1983Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

18 crests from 1949 to 2013. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the San Francisco River below Glenwood, 1949 to 2013 510152025ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Jan 13, 1949: 10.74 ft, below flood stage; 7,800 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1965: 11.00 ft, below flood stage; 8,200 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 1971: 9.78 ft, below flood stage; 6,100 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1972: 16.61 ft, minor flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1978: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1983: 20.80 ft, major flooding; 37,100 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1984: 14.83 ft, action stage; 20,500 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1991: 8.93 ft, below flood stage; 7,320 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1993: 11.53 ft, below flood stage; 12,700 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 1994: 12.26 ft, action stage; 9,530 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1999: 7.46 ft, below flood stage; 4,820 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2000: 12.44 ft, action stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2002: 10.79 ft, below flood stage; 6,670 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2005: 12.76 ft, action stage; 8,480 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2006: 9.56 ft, below flood stage; 3,320 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2008: 13.69 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2010: 11.34 ft, below flood stage; 5,950 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2013: 18.87 ft, moderate flooding; 29,945 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.80 ft, Oct 2, 1983 1950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, San Francisco River below Glenwood 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 2 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, San Francisco River below Glenwood
1Oct 2, 198320.80+5.80Major37,100
2Sep 15, 201318.87+3.87Moderate29,945
3Oct 20, 197216.61+1.61Minor24,000
4Dec 18, 197815.60+0.60Minor20,500
5Dec 28, 198414.83−0.17Action20,500
6Jan 28, 200813.69−1.31Action11,400
7Feb 12, 200512.76−2.24Action8,480
8Oct 23, 200012.44−2.56Action13,100
9Nov 12, 199412.26−2.74Action9,530
10Jan 19, 199311.53−3.47Below flood stage12,700
11Jan 22, 201011.34−3.66Below flood stage5,950
12Dec 30, 196511.00−4.00Below flood stage8,200
13Sep 11, 200210.79−4.21Below flood stage6,670
14Jan 13, 194910.74−4.26Below flood stage7,800
15Oct 25, 19719.78−5.22Below flood stage6,100
16Aug 20, 20069.56−5.44Below flood stage3,320
17Mar 2, 19918.93−6.07Below flood stage7,320
18Sep 13, 19997.46−7.54Below flood stage4,820

Gauges on the San Francisco River

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

Flood gauges on the San Francisco River
Glenwood this gaugeNM15.020.80 ft, Oct 2, 19831
CliftonAZ24.025.27 ft, Jan 18, 19930

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GSFN5, 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.