Rivers

Rivers and flooding in Colorado

276 river gauges the National Weather Service watches in Colorado. Each has its forecast, flood stages and impacts, and its crest history.

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood outlook

Significant river flooding over the next five days, and each gauge’s chance of flooding over the next three months.

Significant river flooding is occurring in Colorado through September 25.

Significant flooding is already occurring or is forecast to occur during the outlook period.

Most likely to flood, September to November

12 of the 61 gauges the River Forecast Centers forecast in Colorado have a stated chance of flooding in this period.

Alamosa River

Animas River

Anthracite Creek

Anthracite Creek Above Mouth

Arkansas River

Bear Creek (CO)

Big Thompson River (CO)

Blue River (CO)

Boulder Creek (CO)

Buckhorn Creek (CO)

Cache La Poudre River

Cache La Poudre River (CO)

Chalk Creek

Cherry Creek (CO)

Cimarron River

Clear Creek (CO)

Coal Creek (CO)

Cochetopa Creek

Colorado River

Conejos River

Cross Creek

Crystal River

Cucharas River

Culebra Creek

Dallas Creek

Dolores River

Dry Creek (CO)

Eagle River

East Plum Creek (CO)

East River

East Toll Gate Creek (CO)

Elk River

Elkhead Creek

Fish Creek

Florida River

Fossil Creek (CO)

Fountain Creek

Fraser River (CO)

Frying Pan River

Goldsmith Gulch (CO)

Gore Creek

Grape Creek

Gunnison River

Harvard Gulch (CO)

Huerfano River

Hunter Creek

Illinois River (CO)

John Martin Reservoir

La Plata River

Lake Fork

Lake Fork Below Lake San Cristobal

Laramie River

Leavenworth Creek (CO)

Left Hand Creek (CO)

Lena Gulch (CO)

Leyden Creek (CO)

Little Snake River

Los Pinos River

Lost Canyon Creek

Low Pinos River

Mancos River

Maroon Creek

Mcelmo Creek

Michigan River (CO)

Middle Boulder Creek (CO)

Muddy Creek

Muddy Creek (NC CO)

Navajo River

North Clear Creek (CO)

North Fork Big Thompson River (CO)

North Fork Cache La Poudre River

North Fork South Platte River

North Platte River

North Saint Vrain Creek (CO)

Ohio Creek

Piedra River

Piney River

Plateau Creek

Plum Creek (CO)

Pueblo Reservoir

Purgatoire River

Ralston Creek (CO)

Ralston Creek (CO) West Woods in Arvada

Resolution Creek

Rifle Creek

Rio Grande

Roaring Fork River

Rock Creek

Saguache Creek

Saint Vrain Creek

San Juan River

San Miguel River

San Miguel River Brooks Bridge

Sand Creek (CO)

Shadow Mountain Reservoir

Snake River (CO)

Snowmass Creek

South Boulder Creek (CO)

South Fork Rio Grande

South Platte River

South Saint Vrain Creek (CO)

Spring Creek (CO)

St Charles River

St. Louis Creek (CO)

Straight Creek (CO)

Surface Creek

Tarryall Creek

Taylor Park Reservoir

Taylor River

Tenmile Creek (CO)

Tomichi Creek

Trinidad Lake

Turkey Creek

Uncompahgre River

Vallecito Creek

Van Bibber Creek (CO)

West Creek (CO)

West Divide Creek

West Plum Creek (CO)

West Toll Gate Creek (CO)

White River

Williams Fork (CO)

Willow Creek

Willow Creek (CO)

Yampa River

Sources

Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.