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Rio Chama below El Vado Dam

Critical Stages
6.2' - Action
6.8' - Flood
9' - Moderate
12' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 10:45 PM MST 12/14/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 2.61 ft

Flow: 0.385 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
10:45 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
10:30 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
10:15 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
10:00 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
9:45 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
9:30 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
9:15 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
9:00 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
8:45 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
8:30 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
8:15 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
8:00 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
7:45 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
7:30 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
7:15 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
7:00 PM 12/14 2.62 0.39
6:45 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
6:30 PM 12/14 2.62 0.39
6:15 PM 12/14 2.62 0.39
6:00 PM 12/14 2.62 0.39
5:45 PM 12/14 2.62 0.39
5:30 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
5:15 PM 12/14 2.62 0.39
5:00 PM 12/14 2.62 0.39
4:45 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
4:30 PM 12/14 2.62 0.39
4:15 PM 12/14 2.62 0.39
4:00 PM 12/14 2.62 0.39
3:45 PM 12/14 2.61 0.385
3:30 PM 12/14 2.62 0.39
Hydrograph for Rio Chama below El Vado Dam
12' - Cooper's El Vado Ranch and the Chama River RV Park and storage are getting flooded. The cabins nearest to the river will have water above the threshold of the doors.
9' - Flood waters are beginning to encroach on the Chama River RV Park and Storage campground near Cooper's El Vado Ranch.
6.8' - Low lying, mostly wild land along the riverbank begins to flood. Bank stability could be threatened and erosion is possible.
DateStage (ft)
May 22, 1920 12
May 7, 1985 7.08
May 17, 1941 6.89
May 20, 1973 6.82
May 9, 2009 6.67
May 23, 1995 6.39
May 20, 2005 5.96
May 18, 1994 5.88

Data provided by the National Weather Service.