Rivers in Colorado

Arkansas River near Nepesta

Pueblo County, ColoradoNWS NPTC2USGS 07117000Pueblo office

Below flood stage
12.45ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 3:15 AM MDT

Flood stage
16.50 ft
Forecast crest
12.70 ftThu, Sep 24, 12:00 PM MDT
Record crest
16.66 ft2023

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood18.50 ft
Moderate flood17.50 ft
Minor flood16.50 ft
Action15.50 ft
  1. 20.00 ftMajor flood. Homes and roads along the river are flooded.
  2. 19.50 ftMajor Flood. Water enters the Fowler area.
  3. 19.00 ftMajor Flood. Water impacts homes near Nepesta. The flood plain is inundated..
  4. 18.50 ftMajor Flood. Waters spill over Nepesta Road near the Nepesta Road Bridge. Major flooding of agricultural lands around Nepesta occurs. The river is entirely out of its channel.
  5. 18.00 ftModerate Flood. Agricultural lands near Nepesta flood and the Oxford Ditch works may be damaged.
  6. 17.50 ftModerate Flood. Agricultural lands near Nepesta flood.
  7. 16.50 ftMinor Flood. Agricultural lands near Nepesta are flooded.
  8. 15.50 ftAction Stage. Low-lying wetlands are flooded.
  9. 14.50 ftThe river is bankfull. Low lying wetland areas along the channel begin to flood.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 21, 2026.

Crest history

11 crests on NOAA’s list since 1923.

#DateStage
1June 23, 202316.66 ft
2May 21, 201516.56 ft
3June 12, 202415.92 ft
4June 18, 201915.62 ft
5September 14, 201315.62 ft
6August 26, 200615.52 ft
7June 9, 201015.29 ft
8September 16, 201115.04 ft
9May 19, 19558.05 ft
10May 16, 19578.00 ft
11August 22, 19236.87 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 12, 2024: 15.92 ft
  • June 23, 2023: 16.66 ft
  • June 18, 2019: 15.62 ft
  • May 21, 2015: 16.56 ft
  • September 14, 2013: 15.62 ft
  • September 16, 2011: 15.04 ft
  • June 9, 2010: 15.29 ft
  • August 26, 2006: 15.52 ft
  • May 16, 1957: 8.00 ft
  • May 19, 1955: 8.05 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Arkansas-Red Basin RFC. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 18 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 30 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

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.