Rivers in Colorado

Coal Creek (CO) near Plainview

Jefferson County, ColoradoNWS CCNC2Boulder office

Below flood stage
0.12ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 8:45 AM MDT

Flood stage
5.00 ft
Record crest
7.17 ft2013

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood7.00 ft
Moderate flood6.00 ft
Minor flood5.00 ft
Action4.00 ft
  1. 8.00 ftRECORD FLOODING.
  2. 6.00 ftMODERATE FLOODING. HOMES NEAR BOULDER COUNTY LINE THREATENED.
  3. 5.00 ftFLOOD STAGE. CONSIDERABLE OVERBANK FLOW INTO CAMPGROUNDS. WATER OVER COLORADO HIGHWAY 72 ALONG PART OF ROUTE.
  4. 4.00 ftALARM STAGE. CAMPGROUNDS ALONG ROUTE THREATENED.

Crest history

27 crests on NOAA’s list since 1993.

#DateStage
1September 13, 20137.17 ft
2May 9, 20152.30 ft
3May 11, 20172.17 ft
4August 4, 19992.09 ft
5May 27, 19952.09 ft
6April 23, 20161.92 ft
7April 29, 19971.79 ft
8April 29, 20101.76 ft
9April 21, 20091.71 ft
10May 26, 20141.62 ft
11May 5, 19981.60 ft
12April 27, 20071.60 ft
13May 16, 20031.54 ft
14May 7, 20051.34 ft
15June 27, 20041.30 ft
16May 20, 20111.30 ft
17April 16, 19931.22 ft
18May 4, 20181.21 ft
19August 5, 20081.20 ft
20May 7, 20011.19 ft
21May 12, 20191.18 ft
22May 26, 19961.18 ft
23May 6, 19941.04 ft
24April 23, 20201.00 ft
25April 4, 20000.90 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 23, 2020: 1.00 ft
  • May 12, 2019: 1.18 ft
  • May 4, 2018: 1.21 ft
  • May 11, 2017: 2.17 ft
  • April 23, 2016: 1.92 ft
  • May 9, 2015: 2.30 ft
  • May 26, 2014: 1.62 ft
  • September 13, 2013: 7.17 ft
  • April 4, 2012: 0.75 ft
  • May 20, 2011: 1.30 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 data may not be available during winter months.

Sources

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