Rivers in Colorado

Dolores River at Bedrock

Montrose County, ColoradoNWS DOBC2USGS 09169500Grand Junction office

Below flood stage
1.08ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 8:15 AM MDT

Record crest
12.39 ft1979

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Action9.50 ft

Crest history

13 crests on NOAA’s list since 1971.

#DateStage
1April 19, 197912.39 ft
2April 30, 197312.09 ft
3April 22, 198011.93 ft
4April 26, 198311.43 ft
5April 26, 197511.40 ft
6July 19, 197710.68 ft
7May 20, 197810.30 ft
8August 28, 19719.27 ft
9April 27, 19939.23 ft
10May 5, 19869.12 ft
11April 18, 19849.11 ft
12October 11, 20257.18 ft
13August 24, 20123.29 ft

Most recent crests

  • October 11, 2025: 7.18 ft
  • August 24, 2012: 3.29 ft
  • April 27, 1993: 9.23 ft
  • May 5, 1986: 9.12 ft
  • April 18, 1984: 9.11 ft
  • April 26, 1983: 11.43 ft
  • April 22, 1980: 11.93 ft
  • April 19, 1979: 12.39 ft
  • May 20, 1978: 10.30 ft
  • July 19, 1977: 10.68 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. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.