Little Snake River near Lily, CO
River level and flood forecast · Moffat County
Normal0.6 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 11.4 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Forecast to rise to 1.1 ft Sun 10 AM, below the 12 ft flood stage.
Flow: 15 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:54 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 9.5 ft |
| Record crest (June 9, 2011) | 9.8 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 24 ftThe 10 Road Bridge over the Little Snake River is flooded and impassable.
- 19 ftLow-lying portions of 25 Road near the 10 Road bridge are beginning to flood.
- 18 ftWater nears the bottom of the 10 Road bridge over the Little Snake River.
- 14 ftMajor flooding of agricultural land and low-lying portions of roads along the Little Snake River is occurring. Ranch land and ranch buildings along the Little Snake River between 10 Road and Hwy 318 begin to flood.
- 13.5 ftWater will cover sections of Highway 318 west of Sunbeam. Farm buildings near the Hwy 318 bridge of the Little Snake River are beginning to flood.
- 13 ftAgricultural and pastoral land in Lily Park is flooding. Moderate bank erosion is occurring. Portions of 10 Road near the Little Snake River bridge are impassable.
- 12 ftLow-lying portions of 10 Road near bridge across the Little Snake River are beginning to flood.
- 10 ftMinor flooding of low-lying agricultural land along the river is occurring.
- 7.5 ftThe Little Snake River is reaching bankfull in spots.
Highest crests on record
- 9.8 ft — June 9, 2011
- 7.89 ft — May 27, 2009
- 7.79 ft — June 15, 2010
- 7.78 ft — May 9, 2016
- 7.78 ft — May 17, 2023
Recent crests: 3.89 ft (May 21, 2026) · 4.2 ft (May 16, 2025) · 6.23 ft (May 22, 2024) · 7.78 ft (May 17, 2023) · 5.29 ft (May 20, 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 (LILC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.