Rifle Creek below Rifle Gap Resv., CO

River level and flood forecast · Garfield County

Normal0.4 ftas of Tue 5 PM

The river is 3.4 ft below flood stage (3.8 ft).

Forecast to hold near 0.4 ft through Tue, Nov 10, 5 AM.

The last 7 days and the forecast

-20246WedFriSunTueThuSatMonAction 3 ftFlood 3.8 ftModerate 4.9 ftMajor 6 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Tue, Nov 3, 9:39 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Major flood stage6 ft
Moderate flood stage4.9 ft
Flood stage3.8 ft
Near flood stage3 ft

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RRGC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.