Dolores River at Dolores, CO
River level and flood forecast · Montezuma County
Normal2.9 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM
The river is 5.1 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Forecast to fall to 2.6 ft by Mon, Oct 19, 6 AM.
Flow: 181 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:26 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 10 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (May 25, 1984) | 7.84 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 7.84 ft — May 25, 1984
- 7.75 ft — May 5, 1982
- 7.26 ft — May 17, 2023
- 7.05 ft — June 9, 2019
- 7.04 ft — May 24, 2005
Recent crests: 4.43 ft (March 26, 2026) · 4.8 ft (October 14, 2025) · 4.87 ft (June 6, 2025) · 4.84 ft (May 20, 2024) · 7.26 ft (May 17, 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 (DOLC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.