Lost Canyon Creek above Dolores, CO
River level and flood forecast · Montezuma County
Normal2.1 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 5.3 ft below flood stage (7.4 ft).
Forecast to rise to 4.0 ft Sat 6 AM, below the 7.4 ft flood stage.
Flow: 0 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 | 10.7 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9.3 ft |
| Flood stage | 7.4 ft |
| Action stage | 7.2 ft |
| Record crest (May 1, 2023) | 8.25 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 8.25 ft — May 1, 2023
- 7.35 ft — April 28, 2019
- 6.91 ft — April 18, 2005
- 6.76 ft — May 13, 1984
- 6.75 ft — April 15, 1985
Recent crests: 2.35 ft (May 7, 2025) · 4.06 ft (April 24, 2024) · 8.25 ft (May 1, 2023) · 5.12 ft (April 22, 2022) · 2.46 ft (May 2, 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 (LCCC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.