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Colorado River near Dotsero

Highest listed crest 12.64 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft22 crests since 2005

The Colorado River near Dotsero crested above flood stage 2 times among the 22 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2026. The highest, 12.64 ft on June 7, 2011, was minor flooding, 0.64 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
12.64 ft
June 7, 2011; 18,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 1, 2014
12.12 ft, minor flooding
Location
Eagle 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 near Dotsero
Action stage11.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.02Jun 1, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

22 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 near Dotsero, 2005 to 2026 2468101214ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft May 24, 2005: 7.23 ft, below flood stage; 7,390 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2006: 8.44 ft, below flood stage; 9,600 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2007: 6.84 ft, below flood stage; 6,720 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2008: 10.11 ft, below flood stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2009: 8.86 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2010: 10.97 ft, below flood stage; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2011: 12.64 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2012: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 5,020 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2013: 6.40 ft, below flood stage; 5,990 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2014: 12.12 ft, minor flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2015: 10.30 ft, below flood stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2016: 9.70 ft, below flood stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2017: 8.91 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2018: 5.43 ft, below flood stage; 4,320 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2019: 10.32 ft, below flood stage; 12,500 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2020: 7.93 ft, below flood stage; 8,060 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2021: 4.48 ft, below flood stage; 3,050 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2022: 6.13 ft, below flood stage; 5,220 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2023: 8.36 ft, below flood stage; 8,810 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2024: 10.11 ft, below flood stage; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2025: 5.39 ft, below flood stage; 4,191 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2026: 2.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,544 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.64 ft, Jun 7, 2011 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Colorado River near Dotsero 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2 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. 64 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 9.66 ft on May 15, 1941; 10.02 ft on Jun 7, 1942; 8.96 ft on Jun 2, 1943; 8.19 ft on Jun 2, 1944; 8.00 ft on Jun 15, 1945; 7.76 ft on Jun 9, 1946; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Colorado River near Dotsero
1Jun 7, 201112.64+0.64Minor18,500
2Jun 1, 201412.12+0.12Minor17,200
3Jun 8, 201010.97−1.03Below flood stage14,600
4Jul 1, 201910.32−1.68Below flood stage12,500
5Jun 18, 201510.30−1.70Below flood stage13,000
6May 22, 200810.11−1.89Below flood stage13,000
7Jun 9, 202410.11−1.89Below flood stage12,100
8Jun 10, 20169.70−2.30Below flood stage11,700
9Jun 9, 20178.91−3.09Below flood stage10,000
10May 21, 20098.86−3.14Below flood stage10,400
11May 23, 20068.44−3.56Below flood stage9,600
12Jun 24, 20238.36−3.64Below flood stage8,810
13Jun 2, 20207.93−4.07Below flood stage8,060
14May 24, 20057.23−4.77Below flood stage7,390
15Jun 19, 20076.84−5.16Below flood stage6,720
16May 18, 20136.40−5.60Below flood stage5,990
17Jun 12, 20226.13−5.87Below flood stage5,220
18Jul 24, 20125.83−6.17Below flood stage5,020
19May 13, 20185.43−6.57Below flood stage4,320
20Jun 3, 20255.39−6.61Below flood stage4,191
21Jun 5, 20214.48−7.52Below flood stage3,050
22Mar 28, 20262.97−9.03Below flood stage1,544

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: 12.64 ft here, minor flooding

  • State LineCO · Jun 9, 2011 · 15.26 ft · Minor · its highest
  • CameoCO · Jun 7, 2011 · 13.41 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
Dotsero this gaugeCO12.012.64 ft, Jun 7, 20110
CameoCO12.513.41 ft, Jun 7, 20110
State LineCO15.015.26 ft, Jun 9, 20110

Other gauges in Eagle County

Flood gauges in Eagle County
Gypsum9.09.49 ft, Jul 1, 20190
Minturn10.311.34 ft, Jun 6, 20100

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EGLC2, 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.