Rivers in Colorado

Uncompahgre River at Delta, CO

Delta County, ColoradoNWS DLAC2USGS 09149500Grand Junction office

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Crest history

21 crests on NOAA’s list since 1958.

#DateStage
1May 15, 19848.85 ft
2May 3, 19657.73 ft
3June 25, 19837.64 ft
4September 23, 20137.30 ft
5October 3, 20227.21 ft
6June 12, 20156.91 ft
7June 7, 19586.62 ft
8May 26, 19976.56 ft
9September 23, 19616.51 ft
10June 18, 19956.48 ft
11September 6, 19706.46 ft
12May 30, 20146.22 ft
13July 2, 20246.21 ft
14June 9, 20196.18 ft
15August 6, 20165.77 ft
16June 19, 20175.60 ft
17August 20, 20215.03 ft
18November 1, 20214.99 ft
19May 14, 20014.52 ft
20June 5, 20254.48 ft
21March 31, 20264.21 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 31, 2026: 4.21 ft
  • June 5, 2025: 4.48 ft
  • July 2, 2024: 6.21 ft
  • October 3, 2022: 7.21 ft
  • November 1, 2021: 4.99 ft
  • August 20, 2021: 5.03 ft
  • June 9, 2019: 6.18 ft
  • June 19, 2017: 5.60 ft
  • August 6, 2016: 5.77 ft
  • June 12, 2015: 6.91 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.