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Cherry Creek (CO) near Franktown

Highest listed crest 11.13 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft64 crests since 1957

The Cherry Creek (CO) near Franktown crested above flood stage 3 times among the 64 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1957 to 2021. The highest, 11.13 ft on July 2, 2006, was moderate flooding, 1.63 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.13 ft
July 2, 2006; 6,090 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.5 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 2, 2006
11.13 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Douglas County
Near Castle Rock (5.0 mi), Castle Pines (9.4 mi), Parker (10.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cherry Creek (CO) near Franktown
Action stage8.53Jun 1, 2009The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.52May 6, 1973Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.01Jul 2, 2006Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

64 crests from 1957 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cherry Creek (CO) near Franktown, 1957 to 2021 2468101214ft Flood stage 9.5 ftMajor 13.0 ft Jul 30, 1957: 9.66 ft, minor flooding; 5,380 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1958: 4.23 ft, below flood stage; 152 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1959: 3.97 ft, below flood stage; 156 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1960: 7.62 ft, below flood stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1961: 8.84 ft, action stage; 3,410 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1962: 3.64 ft, below flood stage; 68 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1963: 6.02 ft, below flood stage; 815 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1964: 4.49 ft, below flood stage; 400 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1965: 7.34 ft, below flood stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1966: 8.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,250 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1967: 5.19 ft, below flood stage; 492 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1968: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 149 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1969: 4.57 ft, below flood stage; 192 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1970: 4.31 ft, below flood stage; 198 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1971: 4.18 ft, below flood stage; 216 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1972: 7.54 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1973: 9.61 ft, minor flooding; 4,670 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1974: 5.45 ft, below flood stage; 568 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1975: 3.45 ft, below flood stage; 71 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1976: 8.16 ft, below flood stage; 2,580 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1977: 5.05 ft, below flood stage; 376 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1978: 6.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1979: 7.57 ft, below flood stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1980: 4.77 ft, below flood stage; 309 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1981: 3.57 ft, below flood stage; 92 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1982: 6.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1983: 6.27 ft, below flood stage; 959 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1984: 7.34 ft, below flood stage; 1,720 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1985: 5.85 ft, below flood stage; 742 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1986: 3.70 ft, below flood stage; 76 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1987: 6.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1988: 4.75 ft, below flood stage; 338 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1989: 3.36 ft, below flood stage; 54 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1990: 6.02 ft, below flood stage; 825 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1991: 5.85 ft, below flood stage; 745 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1992: 4.62 ft, below flood stage; 303 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1993: 4.24 ft, below flood stage; 209 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1994: 3.89 ft, below flood stage; 139 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1996: 7.02 ft, below flood stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1997: 7.43 ft, below flood stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1998: 6.65 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1999: 6.96 ft, below flood stage; 1,290 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2000: 4.67 ft, below flood stage; 181 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2001: 5.02 ft, below flood stage; 262 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2002: 9.33 ft, action stage; 5,310 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2003: 5.39 ft, below flood stage; 350 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2004: 7.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2005: 4.88 ft, below flood stage; 231 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2006: 11.13 ft, moderate flooding; 6,090 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2007: 6.71 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2008: 6.23 ft, below flood stage; 744 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2009: 9.40 ft, action stage; 4,370 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2010: 5.49 ft, below flood stage; 315 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2011: 4.32 ft, below flood stage; 61 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2012: 5.66 ft, below flood stage; 524 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2013: 3.85 ft, below flood stage; 49 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2014: 3.63 ft, below flood stage; 34 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2015: 7.06 ft, below flood stage; 866 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2016: 6.46 ft, below flood stage; 183 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2017: 6.35 ft, below flood stage; 164 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2018: 6.58 ft, below flood stage; 214 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2019: 6.97 ft, below flood stage; 360 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2020: 4.21 ft, below flood stage; 57 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2021: 4.46 ft, below flood stage; 69 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.13 ft, Jul 2, 2006 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cherry Creek (CO) near Franktown 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 64 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Cherry Creek (CO) near Franktown
1Jul 2, 200611.13+1.63Moderate6,090
2Jul 30, 19579.66+0.16Minor5,380
3May 6, 19739.61+0.11Minor4,670
4Jun 1, 20099.40−0.10Action4,370
5Aug 27, 20029.33−0.17Action5,310
6Jul 31, 19618.84−0.66Action3,410
7Aug 1, 19768.16−1.34Below flood stage2,580
8Jul 18, 19668.00−1.50Below flood stage2,250
9Aug 4, 20047.99−1.51Below flood stage2,260
10Mar 24, 19607.62−1.88Below flood stage2,340
11Jul 17, 19797.57−1.93Below flood stage1,950
12Jun 5, 19727.54−1.96Below flood stage1,920
13Aug 2, 19977.43−2.07Below flood stage1,800
14Aug 21, 19657.34−2.16Below flood stage1,730
15Aug 4, 19847.34−2.16Below flood stage1,720
16May 9, 20157.06−2.44Below flood stage866
17Aug 23, 19967.02−2.48Below flood stage1,460
18Aug 10, 19826.97−2.53Below flood stage1,430
19Mar 8, 20196.97−2.53Below flood stage360
20Apr 30, 19996.96−2.54Below flood stage1,290
21Jun 12, 20076.71−2.79Below flood stage1,120
22Jul 24, 19986.65−2.85Below flood stage1,190
23Jul 25, 20186.58−2.92Below flood stage214
24Jul 1, 20166.46−3.04Below flood stage183
25Jul 29, 19786.41−3.09Below flood stage1,020
26Jul 3, 19876.41−3.09Below flood stage1,040
27Aug 15, 20176.35−3.15Below flood stage164
28May 20, 19836.27−3.23Below flood stage959
29Aug 16, 20086.23−3.27Below flood stage744
30Aug 25, 19636.02−3.48Below flood stage815
31Jul 9, 19906.02−3.48Below flood stage825
32May 17, 19855.85−3.65Below flood stage742
33Jun 10, 19915.85−3.65Below flood stage745
34Mar 6, 20125.66−3.84Below flood stage524
35Apr 25, 20105.49−4.01Below flood stage315
36Mar 8, 19745.45−4.05Below flood stage568
37Apr 25, 20035.39−4.11Below flood stage350
38Jul 3, 19675.19−4.31Below flood stage492
39Jul 22, 19775.05−4.45Below flood stage376
40May 5, 20015.02−4.48Below flood stage262
41Apr 14, 20054.88−4.62Below flood stage231
42May 4, 19804.77−4.73Below flood stage309
43Mar 1, 19884.75−4.75Below flood stage338
44Jul 17, 20004.67−4.83Below flood stage181
45Mar 28, 19924.62−4.88Below flood stage303
46May 7, 19694.57−4.93Below flood stage192
47Mar 30, 19644.49−5.01Below flood stage400
48Jul 1, 20214.46−5.04Below flood stage69
49Jul 14, 20114.32−5.18Below flood stage61
50Aug 20, 19704.31−5.19Below flood stage198

Gauges on the Cherry Creek (CO)

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

Flood gauges on the Cherry Creek (CO)
DenverCO303.5303.73 ft, Jun 8, 20230
DenverCO9.510.10 ft, Jun 24, 20150
Franktown this gaugeCO9.511.13 ft, Jul 2, 20060
ParkerCO8.512.29 ft, Jun 6, 20121

Other gauges in Douglas County

Flood gauges in Douglas County
Parker8.512.29 ft, Jun 6, 20121
Castle Rock10.010.52 ft, Jun 12, 20150
Sedalia8.010.84 ft, Jun 12, 20150
Waterton5.55.68 ft, Apr 23, 19420

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FRKC2, 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.