Sand Creek (CO) near Commerce City, CO
River level and flood forecast · Adams County
Normal8.9 ftas of Mon 1:50 PM
The river is 3.1 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Flow: 6 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 5 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (June 24, 2015) | 13.44 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftHouses and businesses close to the stream are impacted.
- 12 ftThere is flooding and considerable ponding of water near the creek's confluence with the South Platte River.
- 11 ftThere is overbank flow into meadows near the stream.
Highest crests on record
- 13.44 ft — June 24, 2015
- 12.8 ft — July 7, 2011
- 11.78 ft — May 8, 2017
- 11.76 ft — July 23, 2018
- 11.53 ft — August 21, 2019
Recent crests: 11.06 ft (June 25, 2021) · 11.34 ft (May 24, 2020) · 11.53 ft (August 21, 2019) · 11.76 ft (July 23, 2018) · 11.78 ft (May 8, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SACC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.