Boulder Creek (CO) below Broadway St

1. 13.50 ftThere is extensive flooding of buildings and streets near Boulder Creek in the city of Boulder.
2. 13.00 ftWater flows over or around numerous bridges crossing Boulder Creek.
3. 12.50 ftBuildings close to Boulder Creek between 9th Street and Broadway, Folsom and 28th Streets and between Arapahoe Avenue and Foothills Parkway flood in the city of Boulder.
4. 10.00 ftBoulder Creek flows into parking lots and approaches buildings in several areas in the city of Boulder. Boulder Creek rises to the bottom of the Arapahoe Avenue Bridge.
5. 8.00 ftBoulder Creek Trail (bike path) is inundated with minor overbank flow in the city of Boulder. This level represents a flood that has a 10-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. For more information click <a href="inundation/faq_google.php">here</a>.
6. 5.50 ftSections of the Boulder Creek Trail (bike path) flood.

Most recent crests

• June 7, 2021: 3.79 ft
• July 1, 2019: 3.67 ft
• June 18, 2018: 3.43 ft
• June 13, 2017: 3.80 ft
• June 14, 2016: 4.00 ft
• June 14, 2015: 4.24 ft
• May 30, 2014: 5.10 ft
• September 12, 2013: 8.18 ft
• July 7, 2012: 3.74 ft
• July 13, 2011: 4.43 ft

• UpstreamBoulder Creek (CO) at Orodell
• DownstreamBoulder Creek (CO) at Boulder
• South Boulder Creek (CO) at Eldorado Springs
• South Boulder Creek (CO) at Eldorado Springs
• Boulder Creek (CO) at Nederland
• Left Hand Creek (CO) at Jamestown
• Coal Creek (CO) at Plainview
• Saint Vrain Creek at Hygiene

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.