Fountain Creek at Pueblo, CO
River level and flood forecast · Pueblo County
No current readingas of Sun 5 PM
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
Flow: 157 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 13.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (July 9, 1996) | 10.82 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftFlood waters reach the base of the bridge on Colorado Highway 47.
- 13.5 ftFlood waters reach the Pueblo Mall parking lots.
- 12 ftWater flows over the railroad tracks at the 4th Street Bridge in Pueblo.
- 11.5 ftWater reaches buildings near the mouth of Fountain Creek.
- 10 ftMinor lowland agricultural flooding occurs.
- 9.5 ftWater spills over the path at the base of the Colorado Highway 47 Bridge. Significant inundation of trails in Confluence Park.
- 8 ftMinor overbank flow spills into the park at the confluence of Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River.
- 7 ftMinor overbank flow spills into low spots along the creek north of Pueblo. Water flows over the bike path below the US HWY 50 bridge.
- 5.5 ftThe river is bankfull.
Highest crests on record
- 10.82 ft — July 9, 1996
- 9.72 ft — April 30, 1999
- 9.55 ft — June 22, 2023
- 8.94 ft — September 15, 2011
- 8.68 ft — June 3, 1994
Recent crests: 9.55 ft (June 22, 2023) · 8.62 ft (September 13, 2013) · 8.94 ft (September 15, 2011) · 8.27 ft (July 9, 2006) · 9.72 ft (April 30, 1999)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FCHC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.