Colorado River below Grand Valley Diversion near Palisade, CO
River level and flood forecast · Mesa County
Normal3.2 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
Forecast to fall to 2.6 ft by Mon, Oct 19, 6 AM.
Flow: 402 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.
Highest crests on record
- 12.36 ft — June 8, 2011
- 11.2 ft — June 2, 2014
- 11.01 ft — June 9, 2010
- 10.87 ft — June 4, 2008
- 10.79 ft — June 22, 2019
Recent crests: 9.91 ft (June 9, 2024) · 9.84 ft (May 19, 2023) · 7.65 ft (May 20, 2022) · 6.18 ft (June 6, 2021) · 8.33 ft (June 2, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CGYC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.