Frying Pan River below Ruedi Resv., CO
River level and flood forecast · Pitkin County
The river is 1.9 ft below flood stage (3.4 ft).
Forecast to hold near 1.5 ft through Tue, Oct 20, 6 AM.
Flow: 119 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Tue, Oct 13, 9:27 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 8 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 5.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 3.4 ft |
| Action stage | 3 ft |
| Record crest (May 1, 1991) | 3.38 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 3.38 ft — May 1, 1991
- 3.38 ft — July 3, 2019
- 3.37 ft — July 10, 2011
- 3.25 ft — June 8, 2008
- 3.24 ft — May 24, 2006
Recent crests: 1.63 ft (May 31, 2025) · 2.95 ft (June 8, 2024) · 2.15 ft (August 15, 2023) · 2.15 ft (August 29, 2022) · 2.2 ft (August 17, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RUDC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.