Rivers in Colorado

Little Snake River above Slater

Moffat County, ColoradoNWS SLFC2USGS 09255000Grand Junction office

Below flood stage
4.79ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:45 AM MDT

Forecast crest
4.69 ftTue, Sep 22, 5:00 AM MDT
Record crest
12.18 ft2011

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Action10.80 ft

Crest history

97 crests on NOAA’s list since 1911.

#DateStage
1June 3, 201112.18 ft
2May 16, 198411.78 ft
3May 12, 202211.48 ft
4May 2, 202011.48 ft
5May 21, 200811.15 ft
6May 28, 197910.98 ft
7May 12, 202310.88 ft
8May 8, 197410.75 ft
9June 8, 201910.74 ft
10May 19, 197010.64 ft
11May 16, 201610.64 ft
12May 21, 202410.42 ft
13May 17, 193810.40 ft
14May 20, 201010.40 ft
15June 4, 195210.30 ft
16June 3, 200910.23 ft
17May 24, 198010.23 ft
18May 20, 19759.99 ft
19June 4, 19759.98 ft
20May 4, 19859.80 ft
21June 2, 19979.69 ft
22May 23, 20069.67 ft
23May 17, 19969.61 ft
24May 31, 19689.38 ft
25May 14, 20179.36 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 26, 2026: 7.92 ft
  • May 13, 2025: 8.18 ft
  • May 21, 2024: 10.42 ft
  • May 12, 2023: 10.88 ft
  • May 12, 2022: 11.48 ft
  • May 2, 2021: 8.01 ft
  • May 2, 2020: 11.48 ft
  • June 8, 2019: 10.74 ft
  • April 30, 2018: 8.38 ft
  • May 14, 2017: 9.36 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.