Rivers in Colorado

Mcelmo Creek near UT-CO Border

Montezuma County, ColoradoNWS MCEC2USGS 09372000Grand Junction office

No flood stages set
2.27ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 7:30 AM MDT

Forecast crest
3.22 ftFri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM MDT
Record crest
8.21 ft1997

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Crest history

10 crests on NOAA’s list since 1967.

#DateStage
1September 21, 19978.21 ft
2August 7, 19677.58 ft
3August 18, 20217.35 ft
4April 30, 20197.01 ft
5June 27, 20246.53 ft
6March 23, 20235.81 ft
7August 18, 20225.09 ft
8October 12, 20254.27 ft
9July 13, 20184.27 ft
10July 28, 20204.09 ft

Most recent crests

  • October 12, 2025: 4.27 ft
  • June 27, 2024: 6.53 ft
  • March 23, 2023: 5.81 ft
  • August 18, 2022: 5.09 ft
  • August 18, 2021: 7.35 ft
  • July 28, 2020: 4.09 ft
  • April 30, 2019: 7.01 ft
  • July 13, 2018: 4.27 ft
  • September 21, 1997: 8.21 ft
  • August 7, 1967: 7.58 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.