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Roaring Fork River at Glenwood Springs, CO

River level and flood forecast · Garfield County

Normal1.7 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM

The river is 7.6 ft below flood stage (9.3 ft).

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

Flow: 470 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

05101520TueThuSatMonWedFriSunAction 9 ftFlood 9.3 ftModerate 14 ftMajor 17 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:45 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage17 ft
Moderate flood stage14 ft
Flood stage9.3 ft
Action stage9 ft
Record crest (June 10, 2010)7.45 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 36.4 ftFlood waters are receding from the Glenwood Springs Elementary School on right bank across from gage site.
  • 36.4 ftFlooding starts at the Glenwood Springs Elementary School on right bank across from gage site.
  • 31 ftWater reaches Automotive Shop on Right Bank across from the gage site. Devastating flooding is occurring.
  • 31 ftWater is receding from the Automotive Shop on Right Bank across from the gage site. Devastating flooding has occurred.
  • 22.2 ftWater reaches the foundation of house on left bank closest to the downstream side of the bridge.
  • 22.2 ftWater is receding from the foundation of house on left bank closest to the downstream side of the bridge.
  • 21.06 ftWater covers the road on the West 8th Street bridge.
  • 21.06 ftRiver water is receding from the road surface on the West 8th Street bridge.
  • 18.39 ftWater is receding from the foundation of second house on left bank downstream of bridge.
  • 18.39 ftWater reaches foundation of second house on left bank downstream of bridge.
  • 16.89 ftWater is receding from the foundation of the second house on left bank downstream of bridge.
  • 16.89 ftWater reaches foundation of Farnum Holt Funeral Home on right bank downstream of West 8th Street bridge.
  • 16.45 ftWater reaches the bottom of the West 8th Street bridge. Water is approaching the foundations of homes along the left and right banks downstream from the bridge.
  • 16.45 ftWater is receding from the bottom of the West 8th Street bridge. Water is receding from the foundations of homes along the left and right banks downstream from the bridge.
  • 16.03 ftWater reaches building in back of Glenwood Springs Baptist Church lot. Major flood damage has occurred in River Meadows Mobile Home Park.
  • 16.03 ftWater reaches building in back of Glenwood Springs Baptist Church lot. Major flood damage has occurred in River Meadows Mobile Home Park. Waters are receding.
  • 14.1 ftWater is at the foundation of the Glenwood Springs Baptist Church, located on the right bank just upstream of the West 8th Street bridge. Major flooding is occurring in the River Meadows Mobile Home Park. Gage site is likely destroyed. Waters are receding.
  • 14.1 ftWater reaches the foundation of the Glenwood Springs Baptist Church, located on the right bank just upstream of the West 8th Street bridge. Major flooding is occurring in the River Meadows Mobile Home Park. Gage site is likely destroyed.
  • 10.3 ftWater is receding from the lower portion of the bike path on the right bank near the 8th Street bridge. Lower portions of lawns on left bank downstream from bridge flooded. Low lying portions of the River Meadows Mobile Home Park are flooded.
  • 10.3 ftLower portion of the bike path on the right bank near the 8th Street bridge begins to flood. Lower portions of lawns on left bank downstream from bridge flooded. Low lying portions of the River Meadows Mobile Home Park are flooded.
  • 9.3 ftMinor flooding of the River Meadows Mobile Home Park is occurring. The lower level of Veltus Park is flooding including the lower parking lot and the picnic pavilion. The river gage site is flooded.
  • 9.3 ftMinor flooding of the River Meadows Mobile Home Park is occurring. The lower level of Veltus Park is flooding including the lower parking lot and the picnic pavilion. The river gage site is flooding.
  • 9 ftRiver reaches top of bank in Veltus Park and in Rivers Meadows Mobile Home Park.
  • 9 ftRiver is at top of bank in Veltus Park and in Rivers Meadows Mobile Home Park.
  • 5.09 ftWater is receding from the Veltus Park observation peninsula protruding into the Roaring Fork River on the left bank just above the gage site.

Highest crests on record

  1. 7.45 ft — June 10, 2010
  2. 7.19 ft — June 9, 2024
  3. 7.18 ft — July 1, 2011
  4. 7.07 ft — July 1, 2019
  5. 6.74 ft — June 12, 2015

Recent crests: 3.38 ft (May 29, 2026) · 4.76 ft (June 3, 2025) · 3.81 ft (May 31, 2025) · 7.19 ft (June 9, 2024) · 6.1 ft (June 22, 2023)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Garfield CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 09085000

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GWSC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.