Cache La Poudre River (CO) at Fort Collins

1. 12.00 ftCollege Avenue (U.S. Highway 287) is overtopped north of the Cache La Poudre River Bridge and the flow is directed along East Vine past Redwood Street. Water inundates businesses along East Prospect Road and East Mulberry Street.
2. 11.80 ftThere is a 2 percent chance in any given year of reaching a flood of this magnitude.
3. 10.50 ftWater inundates businesses along the east side of North College Avenue, East Vine Drive, and East Lincoln Avenue. Structures flood on the south side of East Mulberry Street along the river. The river also begins to impact structures along East Prospect Road.
4. 8.50 ftThe Cache La Poudre River is out of its banks in and near Fort Collins. Water will flow onto bike paths in low lying areas.

Chance of flooding, September to November

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 23, 2026.

Most recent crests

• May 23, 2021: 6.80 ft
• June 1, 2020: 6.31 ft
• July 1, 2019: 5.74 ft
• May 28, 2018: 5.49 ft
• May 27, 2017: 7.05 ft
• June 12, 2016: 7.21 ft
• June 12, 2015: 8.49 ft
• May 31, 2014: 9.54 ft
• September 13, 2013: 11.56 ft
• July 30, 2012: 4.48 ft

• UpstreamCache La Poudre River (CO) at Fort Collins
• DownstreamCache La Poudre River (CO) at Greeley
• Spring Creek (CO) at Fort Collins
• Dry Creek (CO) at Fort Collins
• Spring Creek (CO) at Fort Collins
• Fossil Creek (CO) at Fort Collins
• Fossil Creek (CO) at Fort Collins
• North Fork Cache La Poudre River at Seaman Reservoir
• Buckhorn Creek (CO) at Masonville

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

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.