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Boulder Creek (CO) near Orodell

Highest listed crest 4.31 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft104 crests since 1917

The Boulder Creek (CO) near Orodell crested above flood stage 5 times among the 104 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1917 to 2021. The highest, 4.31 ft on June 6, 1921, was minor flooding, 0.31 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
4.31 ft
June 6, 1921; 2,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
4.0 ft
Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 2, 2003
4.27 ft, minor flooding
Location
Boulder County
Near Boulder (4.4 mi), Louisville (10.2 mi), Superior (10.5 mi)
Identifiers
NWS OROC2
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) near Orodell
Action stage3.711Sep 12, 2013The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.05Jun 2, 2003Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

104 crests from 1917 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Boulder Creek (CO) near Orodell, 1917 to 2021 23456ft Flood stage 4.0 ftMajor 6.0 ft Jun 25, 1917: 3.23 ft, below flood stage; 545 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1918: 3.74 ft, action stage; 812 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1920: 3.34 ft, below flood stage; 436 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1921: 4.31 ft, minor flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1922: 2.95 ft, below flood stage; 554 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1923: 3.58 ft, below flood stage; 983 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1924: 3.42 ft, below flood stage; 926 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1925: 2.87 ft, below flood stage; 374 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1926: 3.62 ft, below flood stage; 929 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1927: 3.30 ft, below flood stage; 672 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1928: 3.42 ft, below flood stage; 767 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1929: 3.17 ft, below flood stage; 548 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1930: 3.08 ft, below flood stage; 490 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1931: 3.25 ft, below flood stage; 535 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1932: 3.27 ft, below flood stage; 550 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1933: 3.39 ft, below flood stage; 480 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1934: 2.96 ft, below flood stage; 576 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1935: 3.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1936: 3.27 ft, below flood stage; 626 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1937: 3.10 ft, below flood stage; 455 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1938: 3.53 ft, below flood stage; 802 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1939: 3.01 ft, below flood stage; 425 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1940: 3.15 ft, below flood stage; 490 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1941: 3.86 ft, action stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1942: 3.52 ft, below flood stage; 793 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1943: 3.34 ft, below flood stage; 634 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1944: 3.27 ft, below flood stage; 578 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1945: 3.32 ft, below flood stage; 617 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1946: 3.12 ft, below flood stage; 469 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1947: 4.00 ft, minor flooding; 1,290 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1948: 3.40 ft, below flood stage; 712 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1949: 3.70 ft, action stage; 965 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1950: 3.26 ft, below flood stage; 518 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1951: 3.93 ft, action stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1952: 3.96 ft, action stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1953: 3.64 ft, below flood stage; 786 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1954: 3.07 ft, below flood stage; 374 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1955: 3.21 ft, below flood stage; 436 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1956: 3.50 ft, below flood stage; 588 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1957: 3.87 ft, action stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1958: 3.75 ft, action stage; 855 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1959: 3.41 ft, below flood stage; 602 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1960: 3.66 ft, below flood stage; 776 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1961: 3.53 ft, below flood stage; 634 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1962: 3.42 ft, below flood stage; 546 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1963: 3.03 ft, below flood stage; 328 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1964: 2.96 ft, below flood stage; 299 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1965: 4.01 ft, minor flooding; 1,190 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1966: 2.84 ft, below flood stage; 251 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1967: 3.32 ft, below flood stage; 594 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1968: 3.21 ft, below flood stage; 406 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1969: 4.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,220 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1970: 3.53 ft, below flood stage; 634 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1971: 3.67 ft, below flood stage; 753 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1972: 3.23 ft, below flood stage; 360 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1973: 3.58 ft, below flood stage; 610 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1974: 3.39 ft, below flood stage; 488 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1975: 3.35 ft, below flood stage; 460 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1976: 2.96 ft, below flood stage; 249 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1977: 3.04 ft, below flood stage; 290 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1978: 3.54 ft, below flood stage; 608 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1979: 3.52 ft, below flood stage; 582 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1980: 3.57 ft, below flood stage; 599 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1981: 2.94 ft, below flood stage; 240 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1982: 3.43 ft, below flood stage; 510 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1983: 3.77 ft, action stage; 830 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1984: 3.52 ft, below flood stage; 566 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1985: 3.38 ft, below flood stage; 454 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1986: 3.56 ft, below flood stage; 617 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1987: 3.26 ft, below flood stage; 416 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1988: 3.29 ft, below flood stage; 440 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1989: 2.81 ft, below flood stage; 208 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1990: 3.33 ft, below flood stage; 489 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1991: 3.27 ft, below flood stage; 428 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1992: 2.98 ft, below flood stage; 266 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1993: 3.27 ft, below flood stage; 428 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1994: 3.05 ft, below flood stage; 285 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1995: 3.64 ft, below flood stage; 830 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1996: 3.55 ft, below flood stage; 626 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1997: 3.70 ft, action stage; 816 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1998: 3.20 ft, below flood stage; 391 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1999: 3.60 ft, below flood stage; 693 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2000: 3.50 ft, below flood stage; 610 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2001: 3.50 ft, below flood stage; 628 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2002: 2.80 ft, below flood stage; 185 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2003: 4.27 ft, minor flooding; 1,532 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2004: 2.80 ft, below flood stage; 197 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2005: 3.38 ft, below flood stage; 621 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2006: 3.40 ft, below flood stage; 697 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2007: 3.20 ft, below flood stage; 480 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2008: 3.14 ft, below flood stage; 416 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2009: 3.55 ft, below flood stage; 859 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2010: 3.58 ft, below flood stage; 1,017 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2011: 3.73 ft, action stage; 1,254 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2012: 3.38 ft, below flood stage; 705 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2013: 3.99 ft, action stage; 1,761 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2014: 3.51 ft, below flood stage; 814 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2015: 3.42 ft, below flood stage; 719 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2016: 3.31 ft, below flood stage; 667 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2017: 3.34 ft, below flood stage; 726 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2018: 3.29 ft, below flood stage; 647 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2019: 3.40 ft, below flood stage; 713 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2020: 3.16 ft, below flood stage; 518 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2021: 3.26 ft, below flood stage; 627 cubic feet per second Highest, 4.31 ft, Jun 6, 1921 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Boulder Creek (CO) near Orodell 1910s: 0 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 2 2 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 104 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Boulder Creek (CO) near Orodell
1Jun 6, 19214.31+0.31Minor2,500
2Jun 2, 20034.27+0.27Minor1,532
3May 7, 19694.07+0.07Minor1,220
4Jul 24, 19654.01+0.01Minor1,190
5Jun 21, 19474.000.00Minor1,290
6Sep 12, 20133.99−0.01Action1,761
7Jun 7, 19523.96−0.04Action1,180
8Jun 21, 19513.93−0.07Action1,220
9Jun 29, 19573.87−0.13Action1,010
10Jun 21, 19413.86−0.14Action1,120
11Jun 28, 19833.77−0.23Action830
12Jun 6, 19583.75−0.25Action855
13Jun 22, 19183.74−0.26Action812
14Jul 9, 20113.73−0.27Action1,254
15Jun 6, 19493.70−0.30Action965
16Jun 7, 19973.70−0.30Action816
17Jun 19, 19713.67−0.33Below flood stage753
18Jun 16, 19603.66−0.34Below flood stage776
19Jun 11, 19533.64−0.36Below flood stage786
20Jun 21, 19953.64−0.36Below flood stage830
21Jun 8, 19263.62−0.38Below flood stage929
22Jun 15, 19353.62−0.38Below flood stage1,060
23Jun 29, 19993.60−0.40Below flood stage693
24Jun 15, 19233.58−0.42Below flood stage983
25Jun 14, 19733.58−0.42Below flood stage610
26Jun 8, 20103.58−0.42Below flood stage1,017
27Jul 2, 19803.57−0.43Below flood stage599
28Jun 20, 19863.56−0.44Below flood stage617
29Jun 22, 19963.55−0.45Below flood stage626
30Jun 27, 20093.55−0.45Below flood stage859
31Jun 25, 19783.54−0.46Below flood stage608
32Jun 22, 19383.53−0.47Below flood stage802
33Jun 20, 19613.53−0.47Below flood stage634
34May 25, 19703.53−0.47Below flood stage634
35Jun 12, 19423.52−0.48Below flood stage793
36Jul 1, 19793.52−0.48Below flood stage582
37Jul 2, 19843.52−0.48Below flood stage566
38May 31, 20143.51−0.49Below flood stage814
39May 23, 19563.50−0.50Below flood stage588
40Jun 20, 20003.50−0.50Below flood stage610
41Jun 9, 20013.50−0.50Below flood stage628
42Jul 2, 19823.43−0.57Below flood stage510
43Jun 14, 19243.42−0.58Below flood stage926
44Jun 2, 19283.42−0.58Below flood stage767
45Jul 1, 19623.42−0.58Below flood stage546
46Jun 14, 20153.42−0.58Below flood stage719
47Jun 21, 19593.41−0.59Below flood stage602
48Jun 7, 19483.40−0.60Below flood stage712
49Jul 9, 20063.40−0.60Below flood stage697
50Jul 2, 20193.40−0.60Below flood stage713

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.CO8.010.60 ft, Sep 13, 20131
Broadway StCO8.08.18 ft, Sep 12, 20130
NederlandCO5.55.50 ft, Jun 22, 19950
Orodell this gaugeCO4.04.31 ft, Jun 6, 19210

Other gauges in Boulder County

Flood gauges in Boulder County
North 75TH St.8.010.60 ft, Sep 13, 20131
Broadway St8.08.18 ft, Sep 12, 20130
Nederland5.55.50 ft, Jun 22, 19950
Jamestown4.54.60 ft, Apr 30, 19990
Nederland4.55.37 ft, Jun 2, 19140
Lyons8.013.00 ft, Sep 12, 20131
Eldorado Springs5.05.43 ft, Sep 12, 20130
Lyons6.06.50 ft, May 29, 19950

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OROC2, 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.