Taylor River at Almont, CO
River level and flood forecast · Gunnison County
The river is 3.6 ft below flood stage (5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 1.4 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: 101 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:22 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 8 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 5 ft |
| Action stage | 4.2 ft |
| Record crest (January 1, 2016) | 7.78 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 7.78 ft — January 1, 2016
- 4.47 ft — June 18, 2015
- 4.35 ft — June 19, 2017
- 4.12 ft — June 14, 2019
- 3.95 ft — June 21, 1947
Recent crests: 2.09 ft (June 1, 2026) · 2.73 ft (June 3, 2025) · 3.85 ft (June 9, 2024) · 3.47 ft (May 29, 2023) · 2.87 ft (June 7, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamTaylor River near Taylor Park, CO
- DownstreamGunnison River near Gunnison, CO
- East River at Almont, CO
- Ohio Creek above Gunnison, CO
- Tomichi Creek at Gunnison, CO
- Gunnison River at County Road 32 below Gunnison, CO
- Taylor River below Taylor Park Resv., CO
- Willow Creek above Taylor Park Reservoir Colorado, CO
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ALTC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.