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Los Pinos River near Bayfield

Highest listed crest 5.67 ftFlood stage 5.6 ft23 crests since 1999

The Los Pinos River near Bayfield crested above flood stage 1 time among the 23 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1999 to 2021. The highest, 5.67 ft on June 12, 2015, was minor flooding, 0.07 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.67 ft
June 12, 2015; 3,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.6 ft
Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 12, 2015
5.67 ft, minor flooding
Location
La Plata County
Colorado
Identifiers
NWS LPVC2
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, Los Pinos River near Bayfield
Action stage5.03Jun 7, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.61Jun 12, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.20—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

23 crests from 1999 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Los Pinos River near Bayfield, 1999 to 2021 345678ft Flood stage 5.6 ftMajor 8.0 ft Jun 12, 1999: 4.68 ft, below flood stage; 1,630 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2000: 4.61 ft, below flood stage; 1,570 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2001: 3.75 ft, below flood stage; 950 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2002: 4.56 ft, below flood stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2003: 4.63 ft, below flood stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2004: 4.66 ft, below flood stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2005: 4.09 ft, below flood stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2006: 4.51 ft, below flood stage; 1,490 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2007: 4.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,580 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2008: 3.93 ft, below flood stage; 1,070 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2009: 4.35 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2010: 4.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,620 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2011: 4.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,640 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2012: 4.46 ft, below flood stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2013: 4.74 ft, below flood stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2014: 4.71 ft, below flood stage; 1,840 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2015: 5.67 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2016: 5.23 ft, action stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2017: 4.58 ft, below flood stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2017: 4.15 ft, below flood stage; 1,350 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2019: 5.49 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2020: 5.39 ft, action stage; 2,570 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2021: 3.47 ft, below flood stage; 804 cubic feet per second Highest, 5.67 ft, Jun 12, 2015 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Los Pinos River near Bayfield 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 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.
  3. 13 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 5.30 ft on May 22, 1932; 5.03 ft on Jun 2, 1933; 6.58 ft on Jun 16, 1935; 5.40 ft on May 5, 1936; 5.06 ft on May 14, 1937; 6.30 ft on Jun 29, 1938; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Los Pinos River near Bayfield
1Jun 12, 20155.67+0.07Minor3,000
2Jun 29, 20195.49−0.11Action2,500
3Jun 7, 20205.39−0.21Action2,570
4Jun 9, 20165.23−0.37Action2,510
5Jun 16, 20134.74−0.86Below flood stage1,670
6May 31, 20144.71−0.89Below flood stage1,840
7Jun 13, 20114.70−0.90Below flood stage1,640
8Jun 12, 19994.68−0.92Below flood stage1,630
9Jun 11, 20104.67−0.93Below flood stage1,620
10Jun 9, 20044.66−0.94Below flood stage1,610
11Jun 8, 20034.63−0.97Below flood stage1,590
12Jun 7, 20074.62−0.98Below flood stage1,580
13Jun 5, 20004.61−0.99Below flood stage1,570
14Apr 5, 20174.58−1.02Below flood stage1,770
15Jun 2, 20024.56−1.04Below flood stage1,530
16May 29, 20064.51−1.09Below flood stage1,490
17May 24, 20124.46−1.14Below flood stage1,450
18May 17, 20094.35−1.25Below flood stage1,370
19Oct 5, 20174.15−1.45Below flood stage1,350
20Apr 28, 20054.09−1.51Below flood stage1,180
21Apr 16, 20083.93−1.67Below flood stage1,070
22Apr 5, 20013.75−1.85Below flood stage950
23Jul 27, 20213.47−2.13Below flood stage804

Other gauges in La Plata County

Flood gauges in La Plata County
Cedar Hill10.511.91 ft, Oct 24, 20260
Durango8.08.39 ft, Oct 23, 20260
Hesperus5.55.84 ft, May 21, 20050
State Line9.011.36 ft, Aug 24, 19270

La Plata County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Colorado

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LPVC2, 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.