Arkansas River above Pueblo

Highest listed crest 8.29 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft7 crests since 2003

The Arkansas River above Pueblo crested above flood stage 2 times among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2024. The highest, 8.29 ft on June 10, 2024, was minor flooding, 0.29 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Arkansas River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 8.29 ft; June 10, 2024; 6,080 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 8.0 ft; Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: June 10, 2024; 8.29 ft, minor flooding
Location: Pueblo County; Near Pueblo (5.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS PDAC2; USGS 07099400

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Arkansas River above Pueblo

Action stage	7.0	3	Jun 2, 2014	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	8.0	2	Jun 10, 2024	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	9.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	11.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 2003 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Arkansas River above Pueblo

1	Jun 10, 2024	8.29	+0.29	Minor	6,080
2	Jun 21, 2015	8.21	+0.21	Minor	5,970
3	Jun 8, 2010	7.70	−0.30	Action	5,250
4	Jun 2, 2014	7.64	−0.36	Action	5,000
5	Jun 3, 2003	7.20	−0.80	Action	4,760
6	Jul 10, 2006	6.93	−1.07	Below flood stage	4,240
7	Jul 3, 2011	6.37	−1.63	Below flood stage	3,600

The worst floods along the Arkansas River

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

June 10, 2024: 8.29 ft here, minor flooding

La JuntaCO · Jun 12, 2024 · 11.36 ft · Minor
Cañon CityCO · Jun 10, 2024 · 10.02 ft · Minor
AvondaleCO · Jun 10, 2024 · 8.97 ft · Minor

June 21, 2015: 8.21 ft here, minor flooding

Cañon CityCO · Jun 21, 2015 · 10.42 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Arkansas River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Arkansas River

Pueblo this gauge	CO	8.0	8.29 ft, Jun 10, 2024	0
Cañon City	CO	10.0	10.90 ft, Jun 18, 1995	0
Catlin Dam	CO	8.0	11.30 ft, May 1, 1999	2
Coolidge	KS	8.0	8.85 ft, Aug 17, 2015	0
Garden City	KS	10.0	22.30 ft, Jun 19, 1965	4
La Junta	CO	11.0	15.55 ft, May 2, 1999	1
Lamar	CO	11.0	13.06 ft, May 27, 1996	0
Parkdale	CO	9.0	9.13 ft, Jun 9, 1985	0
Portland	CO	9.0	12.94 ft, Jul 6, 2006	2
Syracuse	KS	10.0	21.80 ft, Jun 17, 1965	3
Avondale	CO	7.0	10.60 ft, Apr 30, 1999	0
Fowler	CO	13.5	13.65 ft, Jun 24, 2023	0
Nepesta	CO	16.5	16.66 ft, Jun 23, 2023	0

Other gauges in Pueblo County

Flood gauges in Pueblo County

Avondale	7.0	10.60 ft, Apr 30, 1999
Nepesta	16.5	16.66 ft, Jun 23, 2023
Pueblo	10.0	10.82 ft, Jul 9, 1996
Vineland	12.0	13.93 ft, May 11, 2017

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PDAC2, 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.