Delaware River
Streamflow, conditions and background by watershed segment. Data through November 1, 2026.
Major flood on the Delaware River
Readings through Nov 4, 10:45 PM Mountain time
A Weather Service gauge on this river reached flood stage in the last 3 days. The map marks it with a diamond; one that pulses was in flood at its last reading, and a dashed ring means the gauge has stopped reporting.
Delaware River (NM) 11 miles NW of Red Bluff
Major floodPeak 32.0 ft on Nov 2, 6:50 AM. Major flood starts at 28.0 ft. Last reading Nov 4, 10:00 PM: 2.5 ft, below flood stage. Weather Service gauge page
Not a warning. This page is rebuilt at least once a day, and again when a river's flood status changes, so it can be hours out of date. For what is happening now, see the Weather Service's current river levels and its flood safety advice.
Where it is
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About the Delaware River
This report follows 69 miles (111 km) of the Delaware River, all within the Delaware watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 795 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Pecos River. Named tributaries joining it here include the Delaware River. 1 gauge with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1937 to 2026.
From the archive: NHDPlus river network, WBD watersheds, NHD waterbodies, TIGER urban areas and the report's gauges.
From the headwaters down
Each watershed segment in order, with last week's flow rated against the same week in 1991–2020.
Segment 1: Delaware
No data last week.
Median conductance 3,058 µS/cm in the 2020s. Rain over the last 3 months: 94% of normal.
Reservoirs
No reservoir with 500 acre-feet or more of storage on this river in the National Inventory of Dams.
Water users
Surface water withdrawn, 2020
In the counties this river crosses (Eddy): 90,794 acre-feet. County totals include other streams.
| Use | Share (bar) | Share | Acre-ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigated agriculture | 77% | 69,614 | |
| Reservoir evaporation | 23% | 21,131 | |
| Livestock | 0% | 49 |
State Engineer, New Mexico Water Use by Categories 2020.
Sources
Numbered sources for the statements above, as they were read when the page was prepared.