Rivers in Colorado

Cherry Creek (CO) at Denver

Denver County, ColoradoNWS CCSC2Boulder office

Below flood stage
297.62ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 29, 1:20 PM MDT

Flood stage
303.50 ft
Record crest
303.73 ft2023

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood307.70 ft
Moderate flood306.50 ft
Minor flood303.50 ft
Action301.50 ft
  1. 306.40 ftCherry Creek begins flowing over Steele Street.
  2. 303.30 ftThere is extensive flooding of bike paths and foot bridges along Cherry Creek.
  3. 301.50 ftWater is over numerous sections of the bike path in downtown Denver.
  4. 301.00 ftWater near bike path and bottom of foot bridges crossing Cherry Creek.

Crest history

5 crests on NOAA’s list since 2001.

#DateStage
1June 8, 2023303.73 ft
2August 15, 2026303.53 ft
3July 20, 2024300.66 ft
4July 8, 2001298.70 ft
5August 8, 2008298.54 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 15, 2026: 303.53 ft
  • July 20, 2024: 300.66 ft
  • June 8, 2023: 303.73 ft
  • August 8, 2008: 298.54 ft
  • July 8, 2001: 298.70 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. Gauge reading affected by reservoir operations. Stage data may not be available during winter months.

Sources

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