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Crystal River near Redstone

Highest listed crest 6.01 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft55 crests since 1956

The Crystal River near Redstone crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 55 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1956 to 2026. The highest, 6.01 ft on June 10, 2010, was major flooding, 1.01 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.01 ft
June 10, 2010; 4,840 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.0 ft
Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major
1
6th of 100 gauges in Colorado
Most recent flood crest
June 25, 2011
5.21 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pitkin County
Colorado

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Crystal River near Redstone
Action stage4.520Jul 1, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.01Jun 25, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.01Jun 10, 2010Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

55 crests from 1956 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Crystal River near Redstone, 1956 to 2026 234567ft Flood stage 5.0 ftMajor 6.0 ft Jun 2, 1956: 4.52 ft, action stage; 2,400 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1958: 4.90 ft, action stage; 2,890 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1959: 4.28 ft, below flood stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1960: 4.01 ft, below flood stage; 1,760 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1961: 4.72 ft, action stage; 2,270 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1963: 4.21 ft, below flood stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1964: 4.85 ft, action stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1966: 4.12 ft, below flood stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1969: 4.70 ft, action stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1970: 4.70 ft, action stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1972: 4.81 ft, action stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1974: 4.68 ft, action stage; 1,850 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1976: 4.73 ft, action stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1977: 4.52 ft, action stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1981: 4.57 ft, action stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1982: 4.76 ft, action stage; 2,110 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1987: 4.21 ft, below flood stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1988: 4.33 ft, below flood stage; 1,790 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1989: 3.86 ft, below flood stage; 1,350 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1990: 4.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1991: 4.45 ft, below flood stage; 2,270 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1992: 3.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1993: 4.93 ft, action stage; 3,060 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1994: 4.20 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1996: 4.08 ft, below flood stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1997: 4.57 ft, action stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1998: 4.01 ft, below flood stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1999: 3.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2000: 4.34 ft, below flood stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2001: 3.79 ft, below flood stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2002: 3.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2003: 4.92 ft, action stage; 2,630 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2004: 3.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,640 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2005: 4.75 ft, action stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2006: 4.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2007: 3.77 ft, below flood stage; 1,540 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2008: 4.76 ft, action stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2009: 4.51 ft, action stage; 2,470 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2010: 6.01 ft, major flooding; 4,840 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2011: 5.21 ft, minor flooding; 3,790 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2012: 2.83 ft, below flood stage; 953 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2013: 4.03 ft, below flood stage; 2,030 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2014: 4.28 ft, below flood stage; 2,220 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2015: 4.92 ft, action stage; 3,020 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2016: 4.38 ft, below flood stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2017: 4.35 ft, below flood stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2018: 3.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2019: 4.99 ft, action stage; 3,140 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2020: 4.01 ft, below flood stage; 1,990 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2021: 3.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2022: 4.08 ft, below flood stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2023: 4.18 ft, below flood stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2024: 4.49 ft, below flood stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2025: 3.36 ft, below flood stage; 1,374 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2026: 2.82 ft, below flood stage; 958 cubic feet per second Highest, 6.01 ft, Jun 10, 2010 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Crystal River near Redstone 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2 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.
  3. 16 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 5.65 ft on Jul 1, 1957; 5.05 ft on Jul 27, 1962; 5.22 ft on Jun 21, 1965; 5.12 ft on Jun 23, 1967; 5.18 ft on Jun 21, 1968; 5.01 ft on Jun 22, 1971; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 55 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Crystal River near Redstone
1Jun 10, 20106.01+1.01Major4,840
2Jun 25, 20115.21+0.21Minor3,790
3Jul 1, 20194.99−0.01Action3,140
4Jun 30, 19934.93−0.07Action3,060
5May 29, 20034.92−0.08Action2,630
6Jun 11, 20154.92−0.08Action3,020
7Jun 6, 19584.90−0.10Action2,890
8May 21, 19644.85−0.15Action2,240
9Jun 7, 19724.81−0.19Action2,080
10Jun 28, 19824.76−0.24Action2,110
11Jun 19, 20084.76−0.24Action2,780
12May 23, 20054.75−0.25Action2,330
13Jun 10, 19764.73−0.27Action1,910
14Jun 9, 19614.72−0.28Action2,270
15May 27, 19694.70−0.30Action1,930
16Jun 26, 19704.70−0.30Action1,980
17May 29, 19744.68−0.32Action1,850
18Jun 9, 19814.57−0.43Action1,940
19Jun 2, 19974.57−0.43Action2,450
20Jun 2, 19564.52−0.48Action2,400
21Jul 24, 19774.52−0.48Action1,730
22May 18, 20094.51−0.49Action2,470
23Jun 8, 20244.49−0.51Below flood stage2,510
24Jun 15, 19914.45−0.55Below flood stage2,270
25Jun 10, 20164.38−0.62Below flood stage2,340
26Jun 18, 20174.35−0.65Below flood stage2,300
27May 30, 20004.34−0.66Below flood stage2,010
28Jun 6, 19884.33−0.67Below flood stage1,790
29Jun 14, 19594.28−0.72Below flood stage2,100
30Jun 2, 20144.28−0.72Below flood stage2,220
31Jun 10, 19904.24−0.76Below flood stage1,700
32May 23, 20064.23−0.77Below flood stage1,900
33May 20, 19634.21−0.79Below flood stage1,410
34May 17, 19874.21−0.79Below flood stage1,670
35Jun 1, 19944.20−0.80Below flood stage1,920
36Jun 23, 20234.18−0.82Below flood stage2,140
37Jun 2, 19664.12−0.88Below flood stage1,250
38May 16, 19964.08−0.92Below flood stage1,770
39Jun 12, 20224.08−0.92Below flood stage2,060
40Jun 11, 20134.03−0.97Below flood stage2,030
41Jun 4, 19604.01−0.99Below flood stage1,760
42Jun 30, 19984.01−0.99Below flood stage1,910
43Jun 6, 20204.01−0.99Below flood stage1,990
44Jun 22, 19993.97−1.03Below flood stage1,750
45Jun 8, 20043.97−1.03Below flood stage1,640
46Jun 16, 19893.86−1.14Below flood stage1,350
47Jun 2, 20013.79−1.21Below flood stage1,430
48May 15, 20073.77−1.23Below flood stage1,540
49May 27, 19923.76−1.24Below flood stage1,420
50Jun 4, 20213.59−1.41Below flood stage1,590

Other gauges in Pitkin County

Flood gauges in Pitkin County
Aspen5.05.27 ft, Jun 18, 20150

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RCYC2, 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.