Goldsmith Gulch (CO) near Cherry Hills Village

Highest listed crest 8.40 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft4 crests since 1991

The Goldsmith Gulch (CO) near Cherry Hills Village crested above flood stage 3 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1991 to 2003. The highest, 8.40 ft on July 28, 1997, was moderate flooding, 2.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 8.40 ft; July 28, 1997; 2,040 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 6.0 ft; Major flooding from 9.1 ft
Crests at major: 0; 3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: July 8, 2001; 8.40 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Denver County; Near Greenwood Village (2.8 mi), Englewood (4.9 mi), Centennial (5.0 mi)
Identifiers: NWS GSEC2; 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, Goldsmith Gulch (CO) near Cherry Hills Village

Action stage	3.0	1	Jul 18, 2003	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	6.0	1	Aug 2, 1991	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	7.5	2	Jul 8, 2001	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	9.1	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 1991 to 2003. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Goldsmith Gulch (CO) near Cherry Hills Village

1	Jul 28, 1997	8.40	+2.40	Moderate	2,040
2	Jul 8, 2001	8.40	+2.40	Moderate	2,040
3	Aug 2, 1991	6.40	+0.40	Minor	1,460
4	Jul 18, 2003	5.10	−0.90	Action	1,130

Other gauges in Denver County

Flood gauges in Denver County

Denver	303.5	303.73 ft, Jun 8, 2023	0
Denver	9.5	10.10 ft, Jun 24, 2015	0
Denver	11.0	18.66 ft, Jun 17, 1965	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GSEC2, 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.