Colorado River at Windy Gap, CO
River level and flood forecast · Grand County
Normal3.5 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM
The river is 4.5 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Forecast to hold near 3.5 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 6 AM.
Flow: 87 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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
| Major flood stage | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 6.5 ft |
| Record crest (June 25, 2011) | 7.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ftRecord flooding occurs.
- 10 ftHouses flood. Widespread flooding of agricultural land occurs.
- 8 ftFlooding occurs near houses in Parshall.
- 6.5 ftThe river is out of its banks and into fields.
Highest crests on record
- 7.4 ft — June 25, 2011
- 7.34 ft — May 25, 1984
- 6.65 ft — June 23, 2017
- 6.11 ft — July 15, 2019
- 5.51 ft — June 4, 2020
Recent crests: 4.71 ft (May 11, 2021) · 5.51 ft (June 4, 2020) · 6.11 ft (July 15, 2019) · 5.28 ft (June 1, 2018) · 6.65 ft (June 23, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamColorado River near Granby, CO
- Willow Creek (CO) below Willow Creek Reservoir, CO
- Williams Fork (CO) below Williams Fork Reservoir, CO
- St. Louis Creek (CO) above Fraser, CO
- Colorado River below Bakers Gulch, CO
- Fraser River (CO) at Winter Park, CO
- Williams Fork (CO) near Leal, CO
- Muddy Creek (NC CO) above Kremmling, CO
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CAWC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.