East Toll Gate Creek (CO) at Aurora

Highest listed crest 3.70 ftFlood stage 3.7 ft1 crests since 1991

The East Toll Gate Creek (CO) at Aurora crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1991 to 1991. The highest, 3.70 ft on June 6, 1991, was minor flooding.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
3.70 ft
June 6, 1991; 1,610 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
3.7 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 6, 1991
3.70 ft, minor flooding
Location
Arapahoe County
Near Aurora (3.8 mi), Denver (5.9 mi), Centennial (9.2 mi)
Identifiers
NWS ETGC2
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, East Toll Gate Creek (CO) at Aurora
Action stage3.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.71Jun 6, 1991Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 1991 to 1991. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the East Toll Gate Creek (CO) at Aurora, 1991 to 1991 246810ft Flood stage 3.7 ftMajor 10.0 ft Jun 6, 1991: 3.70 ft, minor flooding; 1,610 cubic feet per second Highest, 3.70 ft, Jun 6, 1991 19952000
  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

Highest listed crests, East Toll Gate Creek (CO) at Aurora
1Jun 6, 19913.700.00Minor1,610

Other gauges in Arapahoe County

Flood gauges in Arapahoe County
Sheridan8.010.50 ft, May 7, 19691

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ETGC2, 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.