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East River at Almont

Highest listed crest 8.41 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft72 crests since 1956

The East River at Almont crested above flood stage 10 times among the 72 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1956 to 2026. The highest, 8.41 ft on June 18, 1995, was moderate flooding, 1.41 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.41 ft
June 18, 1995; 4,430 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
0
10 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 22, 2008
7.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Gunnison County
Colorado

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, East River at Almont
Action stage6.511Jun 9, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.08May 22, 2008Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.02Jun 18, 1995Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the East River at Almont, 1956 to 2026 246810ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft Jun 3, 1956: 5.33 ft, below flood stage; 2,320 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1957: 7.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,260 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1958: 6.45 ft, action stage; 2,720 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1959: 5.12 ft, below flood stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1960: 4.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,640 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1961: 4.96 ft, below flood stage; 1,650 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1962: 6.01 ft, below flood stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1963: 4.60 ft, below flood stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1964: 5.45 ft, below flood stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1965: 6.23 ft, below flood stage; 2,910 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1966: 6.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1967: 5.65 ft, below flood stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1968: 6.26 ft, below flood stage; 2,650 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1969: 5.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,990 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1970: 6.13 ft, below flood stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1971: 5.72 ft, below flood stage; 2,030 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1972: 5.49 ft, below flood stage; 1,790 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1973: 6.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,410 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1974: 5.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1975: 5.97 ft, below flood stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1976: 4.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1977: 3.56 ft, below flood stage; 635 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1978: 6.73 ft, action stage; 3,130 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1979: 7.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,300 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1980: 7.09 ft, minor flooding; 3,130 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1981: 4.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1982: 5.75 ft, below flood stage; 1,860 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1983: 6.61 ft, action stage; 2,650 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1984: 8.03 ft, moderate flooding; 4,030 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1985: 7.29 ft, minor flooding; 3,200 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1986: 7.32 ft, minor flooding; 3,060 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1987: 5.71 ft, below flood stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1988: 5.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1989: 5.12 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1990: 5.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1991: 5.85 ft, below flood stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1992: 4.84 ft, below flood stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1993: 6.88 ft, action stage; 2,880 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1994: 5.91 ft, below flood stage; 2,050 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1995: 8.41 ft, moderate flooding; 4,430 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1996: 7.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,040 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1997: 7.23 ft, minor flooding; 3,190 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1998: 5.53 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1999: 5.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2000: 5.74 ft, below flood stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2001: 5.32 ft, below flood stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2002: 4.35 ft, below flood stage; 769 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2003: 6.42 ft, below flood stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2004: 4.85 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2005: 6.12 ft, below flood stage; 2,250 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2006: 5.92 ft, below flood stage; 2,070 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2007: 4.94 ft, below flood stage; 1,290 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2008: 7.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,060 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2009: 6.37 ft, below flood stage; 2,400 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2010: 6.59 ft, action stage; 2,570 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2011: 6.74 ft, action stage; 2,770 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2012: 3.92 ft, below flood stage; 639 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2013: 5.07 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2014: 6.67 ft, action stage; 2,830 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2015: 6.63 ft, action stage; 2,790 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2016: 5.93 ft, below flood stage; 2,110 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2017: 6.64 ft, action stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2018: 4.45 ft, below flood stage; 948 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2019: 6.85 ft, action stage; 3,000 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2020: 5.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,720 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2021: 4.77 ft, below flood stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2022: 5.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2023: 6.22 ft, below flood stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2024: 6.49 ft, action stage; 2,610 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2025: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 981 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2025: 4.95 ft, below flood stage; 1,290 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2026: 4.04 ft, below flood stage; 679 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.41 ft, Jun 18, 1995 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, East River at Almont 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 4 4 1990s: 3 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.
  3. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 5.20 ft on Jun 9, 1920; 6.60 ft on Jun 15, 1921.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 72 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, East River at Almont
1Jun 18, 19958.41+1.41Moderate4,430
2May 26, 19848.03+1.03Moderate4,030
3Jun 29, 19577.41+0.41Minor4,260
4Jun 7, 19867.32+0.32Minor3,060
5Jun 9, 19857.29+0.29Minor3,200
6Jun 2, 19977.23+0.23Minor3,190
7May 20, 19967.10+0.10Minor3,040
8May 22, 20087.10+0.10Minor3,060
9Jun 12, 19807.09+0.09Minor3,130
10May 29, 19797.000.00Minor3,300
11May 28, 19936.88−0.12Action2,880
12Jun 15, 20196.85−0.15Action3,000
13Jun 7, 20116.74−0.26Action2,770
14Jun 16, 19786.73−0.27Action3,130
15Jun 2, 20146.67−0.33Action2,830
16Jun 7, 20176.64−0.36Action2,780
17Jun 12, 20156.63−0.37Action2,790
18Jun 25, 19836.61−0.39Action2,650
19Jun 7, 20106.59−0.41Action2,570
20Jun 9, 20246.49−0.51Action2,610
21May 23, 19586.45−0.55Action2,720
22May 30, 20036.42−0.58Below flood stage2,560
23May 19, 20096.37−0.63Below flood stage2,400
24Jun 6, 19686.26−0.74Below flood stage2,650
25Jun 21, 19656.23−0.77Below flood stage2,910
26May 8, 19666.23−0.77Below flood stage1,430
27May 19, 20236.22−0.78Below flood stage2,350
28May 19, 19706.13−0.87Below flood stage2,500
29May 25, 20056.12−0.88Below flood stage2,250
30May 12, 19626.01−0.99Below flood stage2,590
31Jun 14, 19736.00−1.00Below flood stage2,410
32Jun 16, 19755.97−1.03Below flood stage2,290
33Jun 6, 20165.93−1.07Below flood stage2,110
34May 23, 20065.92−1.08Below flood stage2,070
35Jun 2, 19945.91−1.09Below flood stage2,050
36Jun 15, 19915.85−1.15Below flood stage1,940
37May 25, 19995.76−1.24Below flood stage1,730
38Jun 18, 19825.75−1.25Below flood stage1,860
39May 25, 20005.74−1.26Below flood stage1,800
40Jun 18, 19715.72−1.28Below flood stage2,030
41Jun 9, 19875.71−1.29Below flood stage1,820
42May 24, 19675.65−1.35Below flood stage2,200
43May 20, 20225.62−1.38Below flood stage1,820
44Jun 3, 19985.53−1.47Below flood stage1,620
45May 30, 19695.50−1.50Below flood stage1,990
46Jun 9, 19725.49−1.51Below flood stage1,790
47Jun 11, 19905.48−1.52Below flood stage1,730
48Jun 7, 20205.48−1.52Below flood stage1,720
49May 22, 19645.45−1.55Below flood stage2,060
50Jun 3, 19565.33−1.67Below flood stage2,320

Other gauges in Gunnison County

Flood gauges in Gunnison County
Almont5.07.78 ft, Jan 1, 20160
Taylor Park Resv.7.07.34 ft, Mar 6, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ALEC2, 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.