Lake Fork above Gateview, CO

River level and flood forecast · Gunnison County

Normal1.7 ftas of Mon 12:15 PM

Forecast to hold near 1.7 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 6 AM.

Flow: 140 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

1.21.41.61.82TueThuSatMonWedFriSunNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:22 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 4.81 ft — July 1, 2019
  2. 4.71 ft — June 1, 2014
  3. 4.64 ft — June 11, 2015
  4. 4.52 ft — June 6, 2016
  5. 4.37 ft — June 9, 2017

Recent crests: 2.3 ft (May 17, 2026) · 3.72 ft (June 13, 2025) · 4.1 ft (June 7, 2024) · 3.84 ft (May 30, 2023) · 3.49 ft (May 16, 2022)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LFGC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.