Rivers in Colorado

Dolores River below McPhee Resv.

Montezuma County, ColoradoNWS DRMC2Grand Junction office

Below flood stage
0.23ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 29, 9:45 PM MDT

Flood stage
8.00 ft
Forecast crest
0.23 ftTue, Sep 29, 10:00 PM MDT
Record crest
7.05 ft2005

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood10.00 ft
Moderate flood9.00 ft
Minor flood8.00 ft
Action7.00 ft

Crest history

22 crests on NOAA’s list since 2000.

#DateStage
1May 25, 20057.05 ft
2May 4, 20176.75 ft
3June 13, 20196.46 ft
4May 13, 20095.75 ft
5May 15, 20075.71 ft
6May 22, 20085.32 ft
7June 6, 20104.94 ft
8June 4, 20114.94 ft
9June 12, 20164.69 ft
10May 4, 20004.59 ft
11September 30, 20043.77 ft
12October 4, 20003.58 ft
13October 10, 20013.55 ft
14October 11, 20053.28 ft
15March 22, 20121.50 ft
16July 5, 20151.49 ft
17July 23, 20141.39 ft
18August 29, 20201.21 ft
19March 16, 20181.13 ft
20November 25, 20200.91 ft
21March 11, 20130.90 ft
22June 20, 20030.87 ft

Most recent crests

  • November 25, 2020: 0.91 ft
  • August 29, 2020: 1.21 ft
  • June 13, 2019: 6.46 ft
  • March 16, 2018: 1.13 ft
  • May 4, 2017: 6.75 ft
  • June 12, 2016: 4.69 ft
  • July 5, 2015: 1.49 ft
  • July 23, 2014: 1.39 ft
  • March 11, 2013: 0.90 ft
  • March 22, 2012: 1.50 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

Sources

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