Rivers in Colorado

Florida River below Lemon Reservoir

La Plata County, ColoradoNWS FRVC2Grand Junction office

Below flood stage
1.81ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 7:30 AM MDT

Flood stage
6.00 ft
Forecast crest
1.80 ftTue, Sep 22, 9:00 AM MDT
Record crest
5.04 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood9.00 ft
Moderate flood8.00 ft
Minor flood6.00 ft
Action5.00 ft

Crest history

16 crests on NOAA’s list since 2005.

#DateStage
1June 29, 20195.04 ft
2June 10, 20154.98 ft
3April 12, 20054.77 ft
4April 20, 20174.71 ft
5June 11, 20164.66 ft
6April 25, 20074.55 ft
7April 25, 20084.31 ft
8May 16, 20093.96 ft
9June 20, 20143.72 ft
10May 22, 20063.26 ft
11May 18, 20183.25 ft
12May 25, 20123.23 ft
13June 8, 20103.21 ft
14June 9, 20113.20 ft
15June 2, 20133.18 ft
16June 2, 20253.10 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 2, 2025: 3.10 ft
  • June 29, 2019: 5.04 ft
  • May 18, 2018: 3.25 ft
  • April 20, 2017: 4.71 ft
  • June 11, 2016: 4.66 ft
  • June 10, 2015: 4.98 ft
  • June 20, 2014: 3.72 ft
  • June 2, 2013: 3.18 ft
  • May 25, 2012: 3.23 ft
  • June 9, 2011: 3.20 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.