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Fountain Creek near Fountain

Highest listed crest 14.54 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft15 crests since 1994

The Fountain Creek near Fountain crested above flood stage 3 times among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1994 to 2023. The highest, 14.54 ft on June 12, 2023, was moderate flooding, 2.54 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.54 ft
June 12, 2023; 20,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 22, 2023
12.30 ft, minor flooding
Location
El Paso County
Near Fountain (6.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Fountain Creek near Fountain
Action stage11.01Jun 16, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.02Jun 22, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.01Jun 12, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

15 crests from 1994 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Fountain Creek near Fountain, 1994 to 2023 6810121416ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Sep 3, 1994: 10.34 ft, below flood stage; 6,920 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1995: 10.25 ft, below flood stage; 9,120 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1997: 9.91 ft, below flood stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1999: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2003: 8.09 ft, below flood stage; 8,060 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2004: 9.14 ft, below flood stage; 8,660 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2005: 9.55 ft, below flood stage; 9,970 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2008: 8.61 ft, below flood stage; 8,220 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2011: 8.94 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2012: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 8,280 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2013: 10.06 ft, below flood stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2015: 11.83 ft, action stage; 21,000 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2016: 9.01 ft, below flood stage; 8,210 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2023: 14.54 ft, moderate flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2023: 12.30 ft, minor flooding; 9,410 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.54 ft, Jun 12, 2023 199520002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Fountain Creek near Fountain 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 2 2 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Fountain Creek near Fountain
1Jun 12, 202314.54+2.54Moderate20,300
2Jun 22, 202312.30+0.30Minor9,410
3Apr 30, 199912.06+0.06Minor20,100
4Jun 16, 201511.83−0.17Action21,000
5Sep 3, 199410.34−1.66Below flood stage6,920
6May 17, 199510.25−1.75Below flood stage9,120
7Sep 13, 201310.06−1.94Below flood stage15,300
8Jun 14, 19979.91−2.09Below flood stage11,500
9Aug 20, 20059.55−2.45Below flood stage9,970
10Jul 23, 20049.14−2.86Below flood stage8,660
11Aug 29, 20169.01−2.99Below flood stage8,210
12Sep 15, 20118.94−3.06Below flood stage10,500
13Sep 12, 20088.61−3.39Below flood stage8,220
14Aug 31, 20038.09−3.91Below flood stage8,060
15Jun 7, 20127.60−4.40Below flood stage8,280

Gauges on the Fountain Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Fountain Creek
Colorado SpringsCO11.512.10 ft, Jul 20, 20190
Fountain this gaugeCO12.014.54 ft, Jun 12, 20230
PuebloCO10.010.82 ft, Jul 9, 19960

Other gauges in El Paso County

Flood gauges in El Paso County
Colorado Springs11.512.10 ft, Jul 20, 20190

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FHAC2, 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.