Rivers in Colorado

Boulder Creek (CO) at North 75TH St.

Boulder County, ColoradoNWS BOLC2USGS 06730200Boulder office

Below flood stage
4.67ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 12:15 AM MDT

Flood stage
8.00 ft
Record crest
10.60 ft2013

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood10.00 ft
Moderate flood9.00 ft
Minor flood8.00 ft
Action7.50 ft
  1. 8.00 ftCONSIDERABLE LOWLAND FLOODING IN EAST BOULDER.
  2. 7.50 ftWATER OVERFLOWS BANKS INTO LOW LYING AREAS.

Crest history

32 crests on NOAA’s list since 1987.

#DateStage
1September 13, 201310.60 ft
2May 17, 19957.85 ft
3May 9, 20157.41 ft
4June 13, 19977.32 ft
5August 5, 19997.16 ft
6May 30, 20147.11 ft
7July 17, 20007.00 ft
8July 13, 20116.98 ft
9May 26, 19966.97 ft
10June 9, 19876.76 ft
11June 1, 19916.72 ft
12May 30, 20216.71 ft
13June 14, 20106.71 ft
14July 7, 20126.66 ft
15May 18, 20186.66 ft
16June 18, 19936.65 ft
17June 14, 20166.62 ft
18July 2, 20196.61 ft
19May 18, 20176.60 ft
20May 24, 20206.53 ft
21August 11, 19946.47 ft
22June 27, 20096.34 ft
23June 18, 19886.33 ft
24July 30, 19986.32 ft
25July 9, 20066.31 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 30, 2021: 6.71 ft
  • May 24, 2020: 6.53 ft
  • July 2, 2019: 6.61 ft
  • May 18, 2018: 6.66 ft
  • May 18, 2017: 6.60 ft
  • June 14, 2016: 6.62 ft
  • May 9, 2015: 7.41 ft
  • May 30, 2014: 7.11 ft
  • September 13, 2013: 10.60 ft
  • July 7, 2012: 6.66 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

Sources

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