San Juan River at Pagosa Springs, CO
River level and flood forecast · Archuleta County
The river is 4.9 ft below flood stage (10.5 ft).
Forecast to rise to 5.9 ft Mon 7 AM, below the 10.5 ft flood stage.
Flow: 518 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:10 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 12.6 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11.7 ft |
| Flood stage | 10.5 ft |
| Action stage | 9.48 ft |
| Record crest (October 14, 2025) | 12.82 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20 ftAccess roads to the San Juan River Ranch are flooded. Some homes are inaccessible.
- 17 ftPortions of San Juan Street are beginning to flood. Waters have reached the foundation of the Colorado Ranger Building.
- 16.2 ftThe parking lot and recreation area at the corner of Hot Springs Blvd and San Juan Street are flooded and inaccessible.
- 14.5 ftWater has reached the foundations of some homes in the San Juan River Ranch northeast of Pagosa Springs.
- 13.7 ftFlooding of some residences near the river around Pagosa Springs is possible.
- 12.4 ftPortions of the San Juan River Campground east of Pagosa Springs are beginning to flood.
- 11 ftInundation of River Center Park and water will approach the shopping complexes adjacent to the park, north of East Pagosa Street. Water spreads across the backyards of homes along Hermosa Street and inundation of the bike path adjacent to the river can be expected.
- 10.3 ftWater is flowing over the yards of homes in the San Juan River Village northeast of Pagosa Springs.
Highest crests on record
- 12.82 ft — October 14, 2025
- 12.66 ft — October 12, 2025
- 10.22 ft — June 9, 2019
- 9.55 ft — May 17, 2023
- 8.68 ft — June 11, 2015
Recent crests: 5.12 ft (May 5, 2026) · 12.82 ft (October 14, 2025) · 12.66 ft (October 12, 2025) · 6.53 ft (May 14, 2025) · 7.53 ft (April 24, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PSPC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.