Boulder Creek (CO) below Nederland

Highest listed crest 5.50 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft1 crests since 1995

The Boulder Creek (CO) below Nederland crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1995 to 1995. The highest, 5.50 ft on June 22, 1995, was minor flooding.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 5.50 ft; June 22, 1995; 750 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 5.5 ft; Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: June 22, 1995; 5.50 ft, minor flooding
Location: Boulder County; Near Boulder (8.0 mi), Superior (13.7 mi), Louisville (13.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS BLFC2; 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, Boulder Creek (CO) below Nederland

Action stage	5.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	5.5	1	Jun 22, 1995	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	10.0	0	—	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 1995 to 1995. 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, Boulder Creek (CO) below Nederland

1	Jun 22, 1995	5.50	0.00	Minor	750

Gauges on the Boulder Creek (CO)

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

Flood gauges on the Boulder Creek (CO)

North 75TH St.	CO	8.0	10.60 ft, Sep 13, 2013	1
Broadway St	CO	8.0	8.18 ft, Sep 12, 2013	0
Nederland this gauge	CO	5.5	5.50 ft, Jun 22, 1995	0
Orodell	CO	4.0	4.31 ft, Jun 6, 1921	0

Other gauges in Boulder County

Flood gauges in Boulder County

North 75TH St.	8.0	10.60 ft, Sep 13, 2013	1
Broadway St	8.0	8.18 ft, Sep 12, 2013	0
Orodell	4.0	4.31 ft, Jun 6, 1921	0
Jamestown	4.5	4.60 ft, Apr 30, 1999	0
Nederland	4.5	5.37 ft, Jun 2, 1914	0
Lyons	8.0	13.00 ft, Sep 12, 2013	1
Eldorado Springs	5.0	5.43 ft, Sep 12, 2013	0
Lyons	6.0	6.50 ft, May 29, 1995	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLFC2, 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.