Roaring Fork River near Emma, CO

River level and flood forecast · Eagle County

Normal5.0 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

Forecast to hold near 5.0 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 6 AM.

Flow: 258 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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

Highest crests on record

  1. 9.95 ft — June 12, 2024
  2. 9.91 ft — June 19, 2015
  3. 9.91 ft — July 2, 2019
  4. 9.31 ft — June 4, 2014
  5. 9.3 ft — June 11, 2016

Recent crests: 6.23 ft (May 29, 2026) · 7.74 ft (June 3, 2025) · 9.95 ft (June 12, 2024) · 8.53 ft (June 23, 2023) · 8.06 ft (June 12, 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 (EMMC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.