Blue River (CO) below Green Mountain Reservoir, CO

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:08 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 12 ftThis is a major, life-threatening flood especially in the steep canyon immediately downstream of Green Mountain Reservoir. There is widespread inundation of low lying properties along the Blue River with extensive flooding of roads and bridges along and crossing the river.
• 11 ftModerate flooding will be especially dangerous in the steep canyon immediately downstream of Green Mountain Reservoir. Buildings near the river flood. Debris damming on the upriver side of bridges may result in flooding of bridge approaches.
• 10.5 ftRanchlands flood and structures begin to flood along the Blue River below Green Mountain Reservoir.
• 10 ftLow lying areas flood along the Blue River below Green Mountain Reservoir.
• 9.2 ftWithout mitigation, water begins to impact low lying areas along the river.

Highest crests on record

1. 10.85 ft — July 12, 1995
2. 10.22 ft — July 1, 1984
3. 10.13 ft — July 8, 1957
4. 10.12 ft — July 11, 2011
5. 9.88 ft — June 24, 1997

Recent crests: 6.02 ft (July 29, 2021) · 7.2 ft (June 2, 2020) · 8.98 ft (July 4, 2019) · 6.19 ft (August 24, 2018) · 7.32 ft (June 8, 2017)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamBlue River (CO) below Dillon, CO
• DownstreamColorado River near Kremmling, CO
• Williams Fork (CO) below Williams Fork Reservoir, CO
• Piney River near State Bridge, CO
• Williams Fork (CO) near Leal, CO
• Muddy Creek (NC CO) above Kremmling, CO
• Gore Creek at Vail, CO
• Gore Creek near Minturn, CO
• Eagle River above Avon, CO