Rivers in Colorado
Frying Pan River below Ruedi Resv.
Below flood stage
1.54ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 29, 4:15 AM MDT
- Flood stage
- 3.40 ft
- Forecast crest
- 1.54 ftTue, Sep 29, 5:00 AM MDT
- Record crest
- 5.16 ft1965
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 8.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 5.50 ft |
| Minor flood | 3.40 ft |
| Action | 3.00 ft |
Crest history
44 crests on NOAA’s list since 1965.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 18, 1965 | 5.16 ft |
| 2 | June 24, 1983 | 3.89 ft |
| 3 | May 26, 1967 | 3.82 ft |
| 4 | June 15, 1985 | 3.61 ft |
| 5 | July 4, 1984 | 3.57 ft |
| 6 | July 11, 1995 | 3.56 ft |
| 7 | September 16, 1976 | 3.50 ft |
| 8 | May 29, 1993 | 3.48 ft |
| 9 | June 3, 1997 | 3.43 ft |
| 10 | May 1, 1991 | 3.38 ft |
| 11 | July 3, 2019 | 3.38 ft |
| 12 | July 10, 2011 | 3.37 ft |
| 13 | June 8, 2008 | 3.25 ft |
| 14 | May 24, 2006 | 3.24 ft |
| 15 | May 30, 1998 | 3.16 ft |
| 16 | May 20, 2009 | 3.14 ft |
| 17 | June 29, 1999 | 3.13 ft |
| 18 | June 9, 2010 | 3.12 ft |
| 19 | June 18, 2015 | 3.09 ft |
| 20 | June 3, 2014 | 2.97 ft |
| 21 | September 3, 2003 | 2.96 ft |
| 22 | June 8, 2024 | 2.95 ft |
| 23 | June 7, 2016 | 2.89 ft |
| 24 | November 14, 2001 | 2.85 ft |
| 25 | June 7, 1986 | 2.84 ft |
Most recent crests
- May 31, 2025: 1.63 ft
- June 8, 2024: 2.95 ft
- August 15, 2023: 2.15 ft
- August 29, 2022: 2.15 ft
- August 17, 2021: 2.20 ft
- September 14, 2020: 2.24 ft
- July 3, 2019: 3.38 ft
- September 18, 2018: 2.32 ft
- June 7, 2017: 2.75 ft
- June 7, 2016: 2.89 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.