Yampa River above Stagecoach Reservoir, CO
River level and flood forecast · Routt County
Normal2.0 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM
The river is 6.0 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Forecast to hold near 2.0 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 6 AM.
Flow: 17 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:54 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (April 24, 2008) | 4.91 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 4.91 ft — April 24, 2008
- 4.87 ft — June 22, 2019
- 4.6 ft — June 13, 2010
- 4.6 ft — March 28, 2022
- 4.51 ft — June 1, 2003
Recent crests: 2.38 ft (June 7, 2025) · 3.54 ft (July 16, 2022) · 4.6 ft (March 28, 2022) · 2.76 ft (April 3, 2021) · 3.07 ft (April 6, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamYampa River below Stagecoach Reservoir, CO
- Yampa River at Steamboat Springs, CO
- Fish Creek at Upper Station near Steamboat Springs, CO
- Elk River near Milner, CO
- Rock Creek at McCoy, CO
- Colorado River at Catamount Bridge, CO
- Muddy Creek (NC CO) above Kremmling, CO
- Colorado River near Kremmling, CO
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (YASC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.