Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam, NM

Sierra County, New Mexico · USGS gauge 08361000 · NWS EDBN5 · Rio Grande flood status · New Mexico river levels

Is Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam, NM flooding right now?

Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam, NM measured 1.36 ft on 2026-10-27 19:00:00 UTC. No NWS minor flood stage is published for this gauge.

Gauge height

1.36 ft

as of 50 min ago

Streamflow

0 cfs

data refreshed 3 min ago

The highest crest on record was 9.26 ft on Tue, May 22, 2007.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 14 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

No National Weather Service flood stage is published for this gauge, so no flood category can be shown — why some gauges have no flood stage.

Highest crests on record

Stage	Date
9.26 ft	2007-05-22
7.92 ft	2008-07-09
7.79 ft	2004-07-21
7.63 ft	2014-06-04
7.5 ft	1973-06-29

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Distance	County
Rio Grande at Narrows In Elephant Butte Reservoir., NM	16.6 mi	Sierra County
Rio Grande Floodway at San Marcial, NM	38.6 mi	Socorro County
Rio Grande Conveyance Channel at San Marcial, NM	39.2 mi	Socorro County
Salt Creek near Tularosa, NM	47.6 mi	Sierra County
Mimbres River at Mimbres, NM	48.7 mi	Grant County

Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast