Rivers in Colorado

Cache La Poudre River (CO) at Greeley

Weld County, ColoradoNWS GLYC2Boulder office

Below flood stage
2.41ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 12:30 AM MDT

Flood stage
8.52 ft
Record crest
8.73 ft2014

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood10.00 ft
Moderate flood9.00 ft
Minor flood8.52 ft
Action7.21 ft
  1. 10.00 ftExtensive inundation of structures occurs along the Cache la Poudre River in and west of Greeley.
  2. 9.50 ftMost roads crossing the Cache la Poudre River are impassable. Water floods the sewage treatment plant and Island Grove Park in northeast Greeley.
  3. 9.00 ftNumerous houses and businesses along the Cache la Poudre River flood in northeast Greeley. There is also extensive flooding of roads crossing the river.
  4. 8.50 ftMultiple streets and roads crossing the Cache la Poudre River flood in and west of Greeley, including 85th Avenue.
  5. 7.00 ftThe Cache la Poudre River floods 71st Avenue in northern Greeley. Lowland and trail flooding occurs along the river from Windsor through Greeley.
  6. 6.00 ftSections of the Poudre River Trail begin to overtop from Windsor to Greeley.
  7. 5.00 ftThere is minor overbank flow into low lying areas along the Cache la Poudre River between Windsor and Greeley.

Crest history

18 crests on NOAA’s list since 2007.

#DateStage
1June 3, 20148.73 ft
2September 15, 20138.65 ft
3June 13, 20157.94 ft
4June 14, 20107.88 ft
5June 12, 20237.82 ft
6June 10, 20116.84 ft
7June 12, 20166.20 ft
8May 28, 20175.74 ft
9May 24, 20215.12 ft
10June 22, 20094.98 ft
11June 8, 20084.60 ft
12May 29, 20184.34 ft
13June 13, 20224.23 ft
14June 22, 20194.20 ft
15June 2, 20203.90 ft
16June 2, 20203.90 ft
17August 3, 20072.52 ft
18July 8, 20122.10 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 12, 2023: 7.82 ft
  • June 13, 2022: 4.23 ft
  • May 24, 2021: 5.12 ft
  • June 2, 2020: 3.90 ft
  • June 2, 2020: 3.90 ft
  • June 22, 2019: 4.20 ft
  • May 29, 2018: 4.34 ft
  • May 28, 2017: 5.74 ft
  • June 12, 2016: 6.20 ft
  • June 13, 2015: 7.94 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.