Snake River (CO) near Montezuma, CO
River level and flood forecast · Summit County
Forecast to hold near 1.1 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 6 AM.
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
Flow: 20 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:08 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 4.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 3.8 ft |
| Action stage | 3.3 ft |
| Record crest (June 6, 1972) | 3.88 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 5 ftExtensive flooding occurs from Montezuma through Keystone with major impacts to structures and roads along the river.
- 4.5 ftMontezuma road floods. Significant flooding of low lying properties is expected along the Snake River from Montezuma through Keystone.
- 3.8 ftFlooding begins to affect Keystone. These would be the highest flows on the Snake River since records began in the early 1940s.
- 3.5 ftThe Snake River is out of its banks and into nearby fields.
Highest crests on record
- 3.88 ft — June 6, 1972
- 3.84 ft — June 21, 1983
- 3.78 ft — June 15, 1978
- 3.76 ft — June 13, 1973
- 3.71 ft — June 21, 1971
Recent crests: 2.67 ft (June 6, 2021) · 2.71 ft (June 6, 2020) · 3.01 ft (June 13, 2019) · 2.55 ft (May 27, 2018) · 3.02 ft (June 10, 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 (SKEC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.