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River Flood Warning
Issued: 9:22 PM Sep. 30, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of
record.

* WHERE...Galisteo Creek near Galisteo Dam.

* WHEN...Until Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Unknown, but potential impacts downstream at Domingo and
Kewa Pueblo.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:45 PM MDT Wednesday the stage was 5.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this afternoon to a crest of 9.6 feet this evening. It will then
fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.6
feet on 09/16/2013.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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