Taylor River below Taylor Park Resv., CO

River level and flood forecast · Gunnison County

Normal3.2 ftas of Mon 1 PM

The river is 3.8 ft below flood stage (7 ft).

Forecast to hold near 3.2 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 6 AM.

Flow: 54 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

246810TueThuSatMonWedFriSunAction 6.5 ftFlood 7 ftModerate 9 ftMajor 10 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:22 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage10 ft
Moderate flood stage9 ft
Flood stage7 ft
Action stage6.5 ft
Record crest (March 6, 2019)7.34 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 7.34 ft — March 6, 2019
  2. 6.81 ft — June 17, 2015
  3. 6.49 ft — June 20, 2017
  4. 5.79 ft — July 12, 2011
  5. 5.48 ft — June 21, 2008

Recent crests: 4.85 ft (June 2, 2022) · 4.41 ft (July 1, 2021) · 4.4 ft (June 16, 2020) · 5.43 ft (May 24, 2019) · 7.34 ft (March 6, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TRBC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.