Rivers in Colorado

Frying Pan River below Ruedi Resv.

Pitkin County, ColoradoNWS RUDC2USGS 09080400Grand Junction office

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

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood8.00 ft
Moderate flood5.50 ft
Minor flood3.40 ft
Action3.00 ft

Crest history

44 crests on NOAA’s list since 1965.

#DateStage
1June 18, 19655.16 ft
2June 24, 19833.89 ft
3May 26, 19673.82 ft
4June 15, 19853.61 ft
5July 4, 19843.57 ft
6July 11, 19953.56 ft
7September 16, 19763.50 ft
8May 29, 19933.48 ft
9June 3, 19973.43 ft
10May 1, 19913.38 ft
11July 3, 20193.38 ft
12July 10, 20113.37 ft
13June 8, 20083.25 ft
14May 24, 20063.24 ft
15May 30, 19983.16 ft
16May 20, 20093.14 ft
17June 29, 19993.13 ft
18June 9, 20103.12 ft
19June 18, 20153.09 ft
20June 3, 20142.97 ft
21September 3, 20032.96 ft
22June 8, 20242.95 ft
23June 7, 20162.89 ft
24November 14, 20012.85 ft
25June 7, 19862.84 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.