Bear Creek (CO) at Evergreen

Highest listed crest 7.10 ftFlood stage 5.3 ft1 crests since 1992

The Bear Creek (CO) at Evergreen crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1992 to 1992. The highest, 7.10 ft on August 24, 1992, was moderate flooding, 1.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 7.10 ft; August 24, 1992; 1,350 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 5.3 ft; Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: August 24, 1992; 7.10 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Jefferson County; Near Golden (9.6 mi), Lakewood (11.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS BBCC2; No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Bear Creek (CO) at Evergreen

Action stage	3.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	5.3	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	7.0	1	Aug 24, 1992	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	12.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 1992 to 1992. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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, Bear Creek (CO) at Evergreen

1	Aug 24, 1992	7.10	+1.80	Moderate	1,350

Gauges on the Bear Creek (CO)

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

Flood gauges on the Bear Creek (CO)

Evergreen this gauge	CO	5.3	7.10 ft, Aug 24, 1992	0
Morrison	CO	9.0	11.50 ft, Jul 7, 1933	2
Sheridan	CO	8.0	10.50 ft, May 7, 1969	1

Other gauges in Jefferson County

Flood gauges in Jefferson County

Morrison	9.0	11.50 ft, Jul 7, 1933	2
Plainview	5.0	7.17 ft, Sep 13, 2013	1
South Platte	7.0	11.20 ft, Jul 12, 1996	1
Cheesman Reservoir	7.0	13.40 ft, Apr 29, 1970	1
Golden	3.5	3.60 ft, May 18, 1995	0

Jefferson County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Colorado

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BBCC2, 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.