Dolores River near Bedrock, CO
River level and flood forecast · Montrose County
Normal2.2 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 8.8 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Forecast to rise to 2.4 ft Wed 12 AM, below the 11 ft flood stage.
Flow: 12 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 | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 9.7 ft |
| Record crest (April 13, 1982) | 9.8 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 11 ftConsiderable lowland and pasture flooding can be expected near bedrock.
Highest crests on record
- 9.8 ft — April 13, 1982
- 9.72 ft — May 15, 2023
- 9.64 ft — May 7, 1998
- 9.03 ft — May 26, 1999
- 9 ft — June 21, 1995
Recent crests: 2.77 ft (April 3, 2026) · 5.94 ft (October 12, 2025) · 3.31 ft (June 6, 2025) · 6.75 ft (June 28, 2024) · 9.72 ft (May 15, 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 (DBDC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.