# Flood Warning: Rio Arriba, NM — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-22 19:19 ingested 2026-10-23 02:50

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## extract

Flood Warning — Rio Arriba, NM
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in New Mexico...

Rio Chama Below Chamita affecting Rio Arriba County.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Rio Chama below Chamita.

* WHEN...Until late Friday night.

* IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, Properties in the flood plain along the Rio
Chama and near the junction of the Rio Ojo Caliente will see water
in their yards. Impacts can include bank erosion and damage to
wells and septic tanks.  These impacts will increase in severity at
higher river levels.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM MDT Thursday the stage was 5.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
evening to a crest of 7.0 feet just after midnight tonight. It
will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.0
feet on 05/17/1993.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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