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.
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
- Purgatoire River near Las Animas9% chance of minor flooding
- Arkansas River at La Junta6% chance of minor flooding
- Arkansas River near Avondale5% chance of minor flooding
- South Platte River at Fort Morgan5% chance of minor flooding
- South Platte River near Balzac5% chance of minor flooding
- South Platte River near Kersey5% chance of minor flooding
- Roaring Fork River near Aspen-99900% chance of moderate flooding
- Dallas Creek near Ridgway-99900% chance of major flooding
- East River at Almont-99900% chance of major flooding
- Elkhead Creek near Hayden-99900% chance of major flooding
- Frying Pan River near Thomasville-99900% chance of major flooding
- La Plata River at Hesperus-99900% chance of major flooding
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
- Arkansas RiverBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at AvondaleBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at Canon CityBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at Catlin DamOut of service
- Arkansas River at FowlerBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at La JuntaBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at LamarBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at LeadvilleBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at NepestaBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at ParkdaleBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at PortlandBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at PuebloBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at Rocky FordBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at SalidaBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at WellsvilleBelow flood stage
Bear Creek (CO)
Big Thompson River (CO)
Blue River (CO)
- Blue River (CO) at Blue RiverBelow flood stage
- Blue River (CO) at DillonBelow flood stage
- Blue River (CO) at DillonBelow flood stage
- Blue River (CO) at Dillon ReservoirReading out of date
- Blue River (CO) at Green Mountain ReservoirBelow flood stage
- Blue River (CO) at Green Mountain ReservoirNo flood stages set
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
- Colorado RiverNo flood stages set
- Colorado RiverNo flood stages set
- Colorado RiverNo flood stages set
- Colorado RiverReading out of date
- Colorado River at CameoBelow flood stage
- Colorado River at DotseroBelow flood stage
- Colorado River at Glenwood SpringsBelow flood stage
- Colorado River at GranbyBelow flood stage
- Colorado River at Granby ReservoirNo flood stages set
- Colorado River at Grand LakeBelow flood stage
- Colorado River at Hot Sulphur SpringsReading out of date
- Colorado River at KremmlingBelow flood stage
- Colorado River at State LineBelow flood stage
- Colorado River at Windy GapBelow flood stage
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 Platte RiverBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at Antero ReservoirReading out of date
- South Platte River at Antero ReservoirOut of service
- South Platte River at AtwoodOut of service
- South Platte River at BalzacBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at Chatfield ReservoirBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at Cheesman ReservoirBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at Cheesman ReservoirBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at CrookBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at DenverBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at Eleven Mile Canyon ReservoirReading out of date
- South Platte River at Elevenmile ReservoirBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at EnglewoodBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at Fort LuptonBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at Fort MorganBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at HendersonBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at JulesburgNo flood stages set
- South Platte River at JulesburgReading out of date
- South Platte River at KerseyBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at Lake GeorgeBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at South PlatteBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at Spinney Mountain ReservoirBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at Spinney Mountain ReservoirBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at WatertonBelow flood stage
- South Platte River at WeldonaBelow flood stage
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
- Yampa River at CraigBelow flood stage
- Yampa River at Deerlodge ParkBelow flood stage
- Yampa River at HaydenNo flood stages set
- Yampa River at MaybellBelow flood stage
- Yampa River at Stagecoach Resv.Below flood stage
- Yampa River at Stagecoach Resv.Below flood stage
- Yampa River at Steamboat SpringsBelow flood stage
Sources
Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.