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Plum Creek (CO) near Sedalia

Highest listed crest 10.84 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft10 crests since 2012

The Plum Creek (CO) near Sedalia crested above flood stage 3 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2012 to 2021. The highest, 10.84 ft on June 12, 2015, was moderate flooding, 2.84 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.84 ft
June 12, 2015; 2,070 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 12, 2015
10.84 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Douglas County
Near Castle Pines (6.2 mi), Castle Rock (8.1 mi), Lone Tree (8.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Plum Creek (CO) near Sedalia
Action stage7.01Jul 12, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.02Sep 14, 2013Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.01Jun 12, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2012 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Plum Creek (CO) near Sedalia, 2012 to 2021 4681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Jun 6, 2012: 8.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,200 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2013: 8.89 ft, minor flooding; 1,260 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2014: 7.61 ft, action stage; 830 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2015: 10.84 ft, moderate flooding; 2,070 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2016: 6.71 ft, below flood stage; 691 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2017: 6.53 ft, below flood stage; 642 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2018: 5.50 ft, below flood stage; 374 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2019: 5.55 ft, below flood stage; 388 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2020: 5.71 ft, below flood stage; 429 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2021: 5.38 ft, below flood stage; 359 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.84 ft, Jun 12, 2015 20152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Plum Creek (CO) near Sedalia 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 0 2010s2020s
  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. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 22.40 ft on Jun 16, 1965.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Plum Creek (CO) near Sedalia
1Jun 12, 201510.84+2.84Moderate2,070
2Sep 14, 20138.89+0.89Minor1,260
3Jun 6, 20128.72+0.72Minor1,200
4Jul 12, 20147.61−0.39Action830
5Jun 13, 20166.71−1.29Below flood stage691
6Jul 27, 20176.53−1.47Below flood stage642
7Jun 26, 20205.71−2.29Below flood stage429
8Jul 17, 20195.55−2.45Below flood stage388
9Jul 17, 20185.50−2.50Below flood stage374
10May 3, 20215.38−2.62Below flood stage359

Other gauges in Douglas County

Flood gauges in Douglas County
Franktown9.511.13 ft, Jul 2, 20060
Parker8.512.29 ft, Jun 6, 20121
Castle Rock10.010.52 ft, Jun 12, 20150
Waterton5.55.68 ft, Apr 23, 19420

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LOVC2, 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.