Rivers in Colorado

Low Pinos River above Vallecito Reservoir

La Plata County, ColoradoNWS LPAC2USGS 09352800Grand Junction office

No flood stages set
4.05ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 8:45 AM MDT

Forecast crest
4.90 ftFri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM MDT
Record crest
7.15 ft2025

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Crest history

9 crests on NOAA’s list since 2018.

#DateStage
1October 14, 20257.15 ft
2October 11, 20257.00 ft
3June 9, 20196.88 ft
4May 17, 20235.90 ft
5June 6, 20205.50 ft
6May 8, 20225.26 ft
7May 20, 20245.26 ft
8June 6, 20214.97 ft
9May 11, 20184.91 ft

Most recent crests

  • October 14, 2025: 7.15 ft
  • October 11, 2025: 7.00 ft
  • May 20, 2024: 5.26 ft
  • May 17, 2023: 5.90 ft
  • May 8, 2022: 5.26 ft
  • June 6, 2021: 4.97 ft
  • June 6, 2020: 5.50 ft
  • June 9, 2019: 6.88 ft
  • May 11, 2018: 4.91 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.