Rivers in Colorado

Roaring Fork River above Aspen

Pitkin County, ColoradoNWS RORC2USGS 09073300Grand Junction office

No flood stages set
1.25ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 8:45 AM MDT

Record crest
5.10 ft1985

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Crest history

11 crests on NOAA’s list since 1980.

#DateStage
1June 8, 19855.10 ft
2July 11, 19954.70 ft
3July 1, 19844.65 ft
4June 24, 19994.30 ft
5June 8, 19874.16 ft
6June 8, 19834.13 ft
7June 20, 19974.12 ft
8June 16, 19964.06 ft
9June 19, 19804.01 ft
10June 11, 19903.80 ft
11May 22, 20121.58 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 22, 2012: 1.58 ft
  • June 24, 1999: 4.30 ft
  • June 20, 1997: 4.12 ft
  • June 16, 1996: 4.06 ft
  • July 11, 1995: 4.70 ft
  • June 11, 1990: 3.80 ft
  • June 8, 1987: 4.16 ft
  • June 8, 1985: 5.10 ft
  • July 1, 1984: 4.65 ft
  • June 8, 1983: 4.13 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page. Stage may be affected by ice.

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.