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Colorado River at Cameo

Highest listed crest 13.41 ftFlood stage 12.5 ft24 crests since 2005

The Colorado River at Cameo crested above flood stage 1 time among the 24 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2026. The highest, 13.41 ft on June 7, 2011, was minor flooding, 0.91 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Colorado River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.41 ft
June 7, 2011; 29,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.5 ft
Major flooding from 14.5 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 7, 2011
13.41 ft, minor flooding
Location
Mesa County
Colorado

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Colorado River at Cameo
Action stage12.02Jun 2, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.51Jun 7, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

24 crests from 2005 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Colorado River at Cameo, 2005 to 2026 46810121416ft Flood stage 12.5 ftMajor 14.5 ft May 24, 2005: 10.03 ft, below flood stage; 17,200 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2006: 10.19 ft, below flood stage; 17,700 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2007: 7.98 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2008: 11.83 ft, below flood stage; 23,100 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2009: 10.71 ft, below flood stage; 19,400 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2010: 12.24 ft, action stage; 24,500 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2011: 13.41 ft, minor flooding; 29,700 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2012: 5.96 ft, below flood stage; 4,440 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2013: 7.91 ft, below flood stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2014: 12.46 ft, action stage; 25,800 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2015: 11.44 ft, below flood stage; 21,800 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2016: 10.94 ft, below flood stage; 20,000 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2017: 10.31 ft, below flood stage; 17,600 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2018: 6.65 ft, below flood stage; 6,970 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2019: 11.87 ft, below flood stage; 23,400 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2020: 9.00 ft, below flood stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2021: 8.65 ft, below flood stageJun 6, 2021: 6.54 ft, below flood stage; 6,610 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2022: 8.23 ft, below flood stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2023: 10.26 ft, below flood stage; 17,300 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2024: 11.47 ft, below flood stage; 21,800 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2025: 5.77 ft, below flood stage; 5,509 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2025: 6.85 ft, below flood stage; 7,970 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2026: 4.89 ft, below flood stage; 3,674 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.41 ft, Jun 7, 2011 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Colorado River at Cameo 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 71 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 15.40 ft on May 11, 1934; 15.40 ft on Jun 16, 1935; 12.00 ft on Jun 1, 1936; 11.10 ft on May 18, 1937; 14.20 ft on Jun 6, 1938; 11.00 ft on May 23, 1939; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Colorado River at Cameo
1Jun 7, 201113.41+0.91Minor29,700
2Jun 2, 201412.46−0.04Action25,800
3Jun 8, 201012.24−0.26Action24,500
4Jul 2, 201911.87−0.63Below flood stage23,400
5Jun 4, 200811.83−0.67Below flood stage23,100
6Jun 9, 202411.47−1.03Below flood stage21,800
7Jun 18, 201511.44−1.06Below flood stage21,800
8Jun 11, 201610.94−1.56Below flood stage20,000
9May 24, 200910.71−1.79Below flood stage19,400
10Jun 9, 201710.31−2.19Below flood stage17,600
11May 24, 202310.26−2.24Below flood stage17,300
12May 23, 200610.19−2.31Below flood stage17,700
13May 24, 200510.03−2.47Below flood stage17,200
14Jun 2, 20209.00−3.50Below flood stage13,300
15Jan 4, 20218.65−3.85Below flood stage—
16May 20, 20228.23−4.27Below flood stage11,100
17May 22, 20077.98−4.52Below flood stage10,900
18Jun 11, 20137.91−4.59Below flood stage10,300
19Jun 4, 20256.85−5.65Below flood stage7,970
20May 27, 20186.65−5.85Below flood stage6,970
21Jun 6, 20216.54−5.96Below flood stage6,610
22May 24, 20125.96−6.54Below flood stage4,440
23May 31, 20255.77−6.73Below flood stage5,509
24May 30, 20264.89−7.61Below flood stage3,674

The worst floods along the Colorado River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Colorado River that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 7, 2011: 13.41 ft here, minor flooding

  • State LineCO · Jun 9, 2011 · 15.26 ft · Minor · its highest
  • DotseroCO · Jun 7, 2011 · 12.64 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Colorado River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Colorado River
KremmlingCO15.016.60 ft, May 26, 19840
DotseroCO12.012.64 ft, Jun 7, 20110
Cameo this gaugeCO12.513.41 ft, Jun 7, 20110
State LineCO15.015.26 ft, Jun 9, 20110

Other gauges in Mesa County

Flood gauges in Mesa County
State Line15.015.26 ft, Jun 9, 20110

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CAMC2, 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.