Cherry Creek (CO) at Denver

1. 17.00 ftMajor flooding escapes the walled channel and floods Speer Boulevard along the channel in downtown Denver.
2. 13.30 ftThis level represents a flood that has a 1-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. For more information click <a href="inundation/faq_google.php">here</a>.
3. 12.10 ftThe floodwaters are over halfway up the Cherry Creek channel walls. This level represents a flood that has a 2-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. For more information click <a href="inundation/faq_google.php">here</a>.
4. 9.50 ftDeep fast flowing water in the walled channel is extremely dangerous for anyone trapped between the floodwalls. 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>.
5. 7.00 ftWater is wall-to-wall in the flood channel along Speer Boulevard in downtown Denver and a foot above bankfull. This is a dangerous water depth and flow for anyone trapped between the floodwalls without an easy exit.
6. 6.50 ftThere is extensive flooding of pedestrian paths and foot bridges along Cherry Creek.
7. 6.00 ftWater overflows the pedestrian paths and foot bridges at numerous locations along Cherry Creek in Denver.
8. 5.50 ftCherry Creek overtops a number of pedestrian path crossings and lower sections of the path primarily under roadway bridges.
9. 5.00 ftWater reaches sections of the pedestrian path, and is at the bottom of several foot bridges crossing the creek.

Most recent crests

• June 25, 2021: 7.18 ft
• May 24, 2020: 6.34 ft
• August 21, 2019: 7.87 ft
• September 5, 2018: 7.86 ft
• May 8, 2017: 6.75 ft
• June 28, 2016: 7.84 ft
• June 24, 2015: 10.10 ft
• July 30, 2014: 7.07 ft
• September 12, 2013: 8.45 ft
• July 9, 2012: 7.44 ft

• UpstreamCherry Creek (CO) at Denver
• DownstreamSouth Platte River at Denver
• Harvard Gulch (CO) at Englewood
• Sand Creek (CO) at Commerce City
• Clear Creek (CO) at Derby
• Bear Creek (CO) at Sheridan
• Ralston Creek (CO) at Arvada
• South Platte River at Englewood

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