Rivers in Colorado

Eagle River at Gypsum

Eagle County, ColoradoNWS GPSC2USGS 09070000Grand Junction office

Below flood stage
4.15ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:15 AM MDT

Flood stage
9.00 ft
Forecast crest
4.15 ftTue, Sep 22, 2:00 AM MDT
Record crest
9.49 ft2019

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood11.00 ft
Moderate flood10.00 ft
Minor flood9.00 ft
Action8.00 ft
  1. 18.50 ftUS 6 bridge in Gypsum is flooded and impassable. Major flooding of residential, industrial and agricultural land is occurring along the Eagle River. Wylaco Supply Company lumber yard begins to flood.
  2. 14.90 ftMajor flooding is occurring along the Eagle River. Water has reached the Rittenhouse Restaurant in Gypsum. Trail Gulch road is flooded and impassable. Riverview mobile home park begins to flood.
  3. 13.20 ftThe waters of the Eagle River have reached the base of the US 6 bridge in Gypsum.
  4. 12.50 ftMajor flooding of farm land and residences along Eagle River. In Gypsum, the low spot of Trail Gulch Road, near the Rittenhouse Restaurant is flooded.
  5. 11.00 ftMajor flooding of farm land and residences along Eagle River from Eagle through Gypsum to Dotsero.
  6. 10.00 ftModerate flooding of land and homes along Eagle River from Eagle to Dotsero including Gypsum.
  7. 9.00 ftAgricultural land along Eagle River between Eagle and Dotsero flooded. Some homes along the Eagle River in Gypsum begin to flood, especially those bordering the river along River View Road, Porphyry Road, Price Lane, Park View Lane, and Willowstone Place.
  8. 7.50 ftLow-lying agricultural land flooded between Eagle and Dotsero. The yards of residences adjacent to the Eagle River in Gypsum along River View Road, Porphyry Road, Park View Lane, Price Lane, WillowStone Place, and Price Place begin to flood.

Crest history

81 crests on NOAA’s list since 1947.

#DateStage
1July 1, 20199.49 ft
2May 25, 19849.46 ft
3June 7, 20109.31 ft
4June 29, 19579.17 ft
5June 11, 19529.15 ft
6June 25, 19839.13 ft
7June 18, 19959.11 ft
8June 9, 19858.93 ft
9June 7, 20118.78 ft
10June 5, 19978.78 ft
11June 2, 20038.72 ft
12June 17, 20158.68 ft
13June 2, 20148.66 ft
14June 14, 19538.62 ft
15June 12, 20168.29 ft
16June 16, 19788.28 ft
17June 9, 20248.24 ft
18June 18, 19658.22 ft
19June 3, 20088.20 ft
20June 21, 19518.19 ft
21June 6, 19588.19 ft
22June 16, 19798.15 ft
23June 21, 19478.05 ft
24May 22, 19488.02 ft
25May 20, 19967.98 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 15, 2026: 5.30 ft
  • June 3, 2025: 6.88 ft
  • May 31, 2025: 6.37 ft
  • June 9, 2024: 8.24 ft
  • June 9, 2023: 7.16 ft
  • June 11, 2022: 7.11 ft
  • June 5, 2021: 6.49 ft
  • June 2, 2020: 7.32 ft
  • July 1, 2019: 9.49 ft
  • May 26, 2018: 6.45 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. Gauge reading may be affected by ice. Forecast flows are unadjusted for ice.

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.