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Bear Creek (CO) at Sheridan

Highest listed crest 10.50 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft38 crests since 1969

The Bear Creek (CO) at Sheridan crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 38 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1969 to 2021. The highest, 10.50 ft on May 7, 1969, was major flooding, 2.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.50 ft
May 7, 1969; 8,150 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.5 ft
Crests at major
1
6th of 100 gauges in Colorado
Most recent flood crest
May 7, 1969
10.50 ft, major flooding
Location
Arapahoe County
Near Englewood (2.1 mi), Littleton (4.3 mi), Lakewood (5.5 mi)
Identifiers
NWS SHRC2
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 Sheridan
Action stage7.01Jun 4, 1995The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.51May 7, 1969Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

38 crests from 1969 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bear Creek (CO) at Sheridan, 1969 to 2021 24681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 10.5 ft May 7, 1969: 10.50 ft, major flooding; 8,150 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1982: 3.90 ft, below flood stage; 324 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1983: 4.78 ft, below flood stage; 799 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1984: 4.91 ft, below flood stage; 890 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1986: 4.47 ft, below flood stage; 558 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1987: 4.72 ft, below flood stage; 712 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1988: 4.76 ft, below flood stage; 700 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1989: 3.68 ft, below flood stage; 232 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1991: 5.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,650 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1992: 4.37 ft, below flood stage; 490 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1993: 4.08 ft, below flood stage; 375 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1994: 4.37 ft, below flood stage; 480 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1995: 7.50 ft, action stage; 3,550 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1997: 5.49 ft, below flood stage; 1,230 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1998: 5.73 ft, below flood stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1999: 4.90 ft, below flood stage; 745 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2000: 4.40 ft, below flood stage; 515 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2001: 4.31 ft, below flood stage; 470 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2002: 4.86 ft, below flood stage; 750 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2003: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 334 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2004: 5.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,141 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2005: 3.90 ft, below flood stage; 311 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2006: 5.00 ft, below flood stage; 786 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2007: 5.00 ft, below flood stage; 821 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2008: 4.80 ft, below flood stage; 708 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2009: 4.78 ft, below flood stage; 691 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2010: 4.65 ft, below flood stage; 624 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2011: 4.76 ft, below flood stage; 681 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2012: 6.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,556 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2013: 4.83 ft, below flood stage; 608 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2014: 4.79 ft, below flood stage; 696 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2015: 5.44 ft, below flood stage; 1,088 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2016: 4.62 ft, below flood stage; 447 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2017: 5.27 ft, below flood stage; 712 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2018: 4.24 ft, below flood stage; 346 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2019: 3.94 ft, below flood stage; 265 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2020: 3.97 ft, below flood stage; 271 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2021: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 447 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.50 ft, May 7, 1969 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bear Creek (CO) at Sheridan 1960s: 1 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Bear Creek (CO) at Sheridan
1May 7, 196910.50+2.50Major8,150
2Jun 4, 19957.50−0.50Action3,550
3Jun 7, 20126.07−1.93Below flood stage1,556
4Jun 1, 19915.91−2.09Below flood stage1,650
5Jul 25, 19985.73−2.27Below flood stage1,320
6Jun 27, 20045.50−2.50Below flood stage1,141
7Jul 28, 19975.49−2.51Below flood stage1,230
8Jun 5, 20155.44−2.56Below flood stage1,088
9Jul 26, 20175.27−2.73Below flood stage712
10Aug 4, 20065.00−3.00Below flood stage786
11May 14, 20075.00−3.00Below flood stage821
12Aug 20, 19844.91−3.09Below flood stage890
13Aug 4, 19994.90−3.10Below flood stage745
14Sep 12, 20024.86−3.14Below flood stage750
15Sep 12, 20134.83−3.17Below flood stage608
16May 7, 20084.80−3.20Below flood stage708
17May 24, 20144.79−3.21Below flood stage696
18May 30, 19834.78−3.22Below flood stage799
19May 25, 20094.78−3.22Below flood stage691
20Aug 4, 19884.76−3.24Below flood stage700
21Jul 12, 20114.76−3.24Below flood stage681
22Jun 29, 19874.72−3.28Below flood stage712
23Apr 23, 20104.65−3.35Below flood stage624
24Apr 24, 20164.62−3.38Below flood stage447
25May 17, 20214.50−3.50Below flood stage447
26Jul 20, 19864.47−3.53Below flood stage558
27Jul 16, 20004.40−3.60Below flood stage515
28Aug 24, 19924.37−3.63Below flood stage490
29Aug 10, 19944.37−3.63Below flood stage480
30Jul 23, 20014.31−3.69Below flood stage470
31May 3, 20184.24−3.76Below flood stage346
32May 22, 19934.08−3.92Below flood stage375
33Apr 19, 20033.98−4.02Below flood stage334
34May 24, 20203.97−4.03Below flood stage271
35Jun 17, 20193.94−4.06Below flood stage265
36Aug 20, 19823.90−4.10Below flood stage324
37Aug 4, 20053.90−4.10Below flood stage311
38Jun 3, 19893.68−4.32Below flood stage232

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)
EvergreenCO5.37.10 ft, Aug 24, 19920
MorrisonCO9.011.50 ft, Jul 7, 19332
Sheridan this gaugeCO8.010.50 ft, May 7, 19691

Other gauges in Arapahoe County

Flood gauges in Arapahoe County
Aurora3.73.70 ft, Jun 6, 19910

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SHRC2, 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.