Colorado River below Glenwood Springs, CO
River level and flood forecast · Garfield County
Normal3.6 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 12.9 ft below flood stage (16.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 3.6 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 6 AM.
Flow: 1,110 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:45 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 23 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18.2 ft |
| Flood stage | 16.5 ft |
| Action stage | 15.7 ft |
| Record crest (June 26, 2011) | 11.1 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 37 ftWater reaches low point of I-70 on right bank.
- 31 ftRailroad yard and John's Building and Home Center on left bank flooded.
- 30 ftWater reaches top of left bank, covering Devereux Rd and bridge.
- 23 ftWater Reaches bottom of Devereux Road bridge. Water floods lower portions of I-70 in Glenwood Springs. railroad tracks and Amtrack Station flood. Hotels and parking areas around hotsprings adjacent to I-70 flood.
- 20.2 ftWater overflows Two Rivers Park Boat Ramp and begins to cover baseball field.
- 20 ftWater nears railroad tracks and Amtrack station in Glenwood Springs.
- 18.2 ftWater reaches base of Two Rivers Park Plaza. CDOT facility parking lot on Centennial Drive begins to flood. Water enters Two Rivers Park.
- 17.5 ftWater reaches telephone poles on right bank.
- 17 ftGaging station destroyed.
- 16.5 ftWater begins to cover dirt parking lot on right bank. Grassy areas along right bank flooded. Two Rivers Park Plaza Parking lot partially submerged.
- 15.7 ftThe lawn and lower portions of the parking lot at the Two Rivers Park Plaza begin to flood.
- 13 ftWater inundates low lying grassy areas along right bank of river.
- 12.5 ftWalkway to gage house flooded.
- 12 ftRiver Reaches bankfull.
Highest crests on record
- 11.1 ft — June 26, 2011
- 10.58 ft — June 2, 2014
- 10.51 ft — June 8, 2010
- 9.88 ft — June 18, 2015
- 9.84 ft — July 1, 2019
Recent crests: 5 ft (May 17, 2026) · 6.63 ft (June 3, 2025) · 5.92 ft (May 31, 2025) · 9.42 ft (June 9, 2024) · 8.36 ft (June 23, 2023)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GCOC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.