NWS ABQ - 2013 September Flooding Lincoln County

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Rainfall Summary: September 10-18, 2013

The table below is a comprehensive list of the more significant precipitation reports that were received for the 9-day event period.

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Location (source)	Precipitation Total (in)
Skyview Bonito Lake 2 S (HADS)	8.34
Buck Mountain (HADS)	8.21
Picacho (COOP)	7.06
Lincoln 4.6 SSE (CoCoRaHS)	6.54
Bluefront Crest Trails Bonito Lake 6 WSW (HADS)	6.23
Ruidoso 1.7 WNW (CoCoRaHS)	5.53
Runnels Stables Bonito Lake 4 W (HADS)	5.46
Nogal Peak Crest Bonito Lake 5 WNW (HADS)	5.36
Capitan (COOP)	4.85
Bonito Lake (HADS)	4.66
Lincoln 1.4 ESE (CoCoRaHS)	4.41
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (AWOS)	4.24
Carrizozo (HCN)	3.45
Circle Fork Ranch (HADS)	3.30

Impact Summary

Location	Date	Summary
Bonito Lake	September 13, 2013	Bonito Lake rose from 22 feet below the spillway to 8 inches above the spillway, but the spillway did not breach.
Bonito Lake	September 13, 2013	Eagle Creek overflowed its banks, flooding a playground near NM 48.

Hydrologic Summary

There are no reporting locations in the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service database within Lincoln County therefore no hydrographs are available for review.