Rivers in Colorado

Sand Creek (CO) at Aurora

Adams County, ColoradoNWS SCPC2Boulder office

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood14.50 ft
Moderate flood10.00 ft
Minor flood7.50 ft
Action3.00 ft
  1. 6.50 ftScouring may begin to undermine road bridges along Sand Creek.
  2. 3.00 ftFoot bridges crossing Sand Creek are overtopped near I225.

Crest history

1 crests on NOAA’s list since 1997.

#DateStage
1July 29, 19976.00 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 29, 1997: 6.00 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Stage data may not be available during winter months.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.