Uncompahgre River at Colona

1. 18.00 ftWater is overflowing the buckhorn road bridge and floods pasture lands and ranch buildings within 400 feet of the right riverbank. Water flows over properties within 150 feet of the left riverbank.
2. 14.00 ftBuckhorn road east of the bridge over the Uncompahgre River is flooding. River water covers portions of the pasture and ranch land with in 200 feet of the right bank of the Uncompahgre River and reaches nearby houses and farm buildings. Flood waters reach properties to the southeast of the Buckhorn road bridge.
3. 12.50 ftFlood waters are approaching Buckhorn Road east of the bridge over the Uncompahgre River and the house and farm buildings along the right bank near the bridge.
4. 10.80 ftWater is inundating outbuildings and covers large portions of the pasture and corral along the right bank.
5. 9.50 ftMinor flooding is occuring. The Uncompahgre River is approaching outbuildings and inundating pasture and farm land.
6. 8.80 ftThe Uncompahgre River starts to inundate low-lying pasture land adjacent to the river banks.
7. 8.50 ftThe Uncompahgre river reaches bankfull. Some minor flooding is occurring in low-lying marshes adjacent to the river banks.

Most recent crests

• June 3, 2025: 5.36 ft
• June 22, 2024: 6.43 ft
• May 3, 2023: 5.87 ft
• May 1, 2022: 5.80 ft
• June 5, 2021: 5.17 ft
• June 1, 2020: 5.31 ft
• May 25, 2018: 4.95 ft
• June 18, 2017: 6.46 ft
• June 11, 2016: 6.61 ft
• June 18, 2015: 6.83 ft

• UpstreamUncompahgre River at Ridgway Reservoir
• Uncompahgre River at Ridgway
• Dallas Creek at Ridgway
• Cimarron River at Cimarron
• Gunnison River at Gunnison Tunnel
• San Miguel River at Placerville
• Lake Fork at Gateview
• Uncompahgre River

Forecasts by the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

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.