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Animas River above Cedar Hill

Highest listed crest 11.91 ftFlood stage 10.5 ft3 crests since 2025

The Animas River above Cedar Hill crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2025 to 2026. The highest, 11.91 ft on October 24, 2026, was moderate flooding, 1.41 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Animas River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.91 ft
October 24, 2026; 11,924 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.5 ft
Major flooding from 12.5 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 24, 2026
11.91 ft, moderate flooding
Location
La Plata County
Colorado

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Animas River above Cedar Hill
Action stage9.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.50—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.51Oct 24, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2025 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Animas River above Cedar Hill, 2025 to 2026 468101214ft Flood stage 10.5 ftMajor 12.5 ft Oct 14, 2025: 9.32 ft, below flood stage; 7,070 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2026: 5.89 ft, below flood stage; 1,404 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 2026: 11.91 ft, moderate flooding; 11,924 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.91 ft, Oct 24, 2026 202520302035
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
  3. 16 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 8.99 ft on Jun 30, 1938; 10.86 ft on May 14, 1941; 9.60 ft on May 20, 1948; 11.45 ft on Jun 19, 1949; 9.65 ft on Jun 11, 1952; 10.10 ft on Jun 6, 1957; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Animas River above Cedar Hill
1Oct 24, 202611.91+1.41Moderate11,924
2Oct 14, 20259.32−1.18Below flood stage7,070
3May 15, 20265.89−4.61Below flood stage1,404

The worst floods along the Animas River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Animas River that crested above flood stage within a week.

October 24, 2026: 11.91 ft here, moderate flooding

  • DurangoCO · Oct 23, 2026 · 8.39 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Animas River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Animas River
DurangoCO8.08.39 ft, Oct 23, 20260
Cedar Hill this gaugeCO10.511.91 ft, Oct 24, 20260
FarmingtonNM10.016.50 ft, Oct 6, 19112

Other gauges in La Plata County

Flood gauges in La Plata County
Durango8.08.39 ft, Oct 23, 20260
Hesperus5.55.84 ft, May 21, 20050
State Line9.011.36 ft, Aug 24, 19270
Bayfield5.65.67 ft, Jun 12, 20150

La Plata County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Colorado

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CDRC2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.