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Roaring Fork River near Aspen

Highest listed crest 5.27 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft48 crests since 1969

The Roaring Fork River near Aspen crested above flood stage 2 times among the 48 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1969 to 2026. The highest, 5.27 ft on June 18, 2015, was minor flooding, 0.27 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.27 ft
June 18, 2015; 1,680 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.0 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 18, 2015
5.27 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pitkin County
Colorado

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Roaring Fork River near Aspen
Action stage4.05Jul 6, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.02Jun 18, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

48 crests from 1969 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Roaring Fork River near Aspen, 1969 to 2026 0246810ft Flood stage 5.0 ftMajor 9.0 ft May 28, 1969: 3.26 ft, below flood stage; 684 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1970: 3.77 ft, below flood stage; 850 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1972: 3.35 ft, below flood stage; 668 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1973: 3.68 ft, below flood stage; 880 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1974: 3.18 ft, below flood stage; 612 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1975: 2.84 ft, below flood stage; 516 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1976: 3.02 ft, below flood stage; 620 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1977: 2.51 ft, below flood stage; 392 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1978: 3.37 ft, below flood stage; 712 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1981: 3.03 ft, below flood stage; 640 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1982: 2.93 ft, below flood stage; 616 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1984: 5.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,730 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1986: 3.59 ft, below flood stage; 684 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1988: 2.74 ft, below flood stage; 508 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1989: 2.47 ft, below flood stage; 447 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1990: 3.86 ft, below flood stage; 970 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1991: 3.31 ft, below flood stage; 704 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1992: 2.50 ft, below flood stage; 406 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1993: 3.38 ft, below flood stage; 806 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1994: 3.03 ft, below flood stage; 509 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1998: 2.72 ft, below flood stage; 431 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2000: 3.32 ft, below flood stage; 639 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2001: 2.62 ft, below flood stage; 385 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2002: 1.98 ft, below flood stage; 202 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2003: 4.11 ft, action stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2004: 2.20 ft, below flood stage; 296 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2005: 2.74 ft, below flood stage; 475 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2006: 2.97 ft, below flood stage; 564 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2007: 2.81 ft, below flood stage; 501 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2008: 3.88 ft, below flood stage; 984 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2009: 3.41 ft, below flood stage; 750 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2010: 4.98 ft, action stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2011: 3.53 ft, below flood stage; 816 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2012: 1.62 ft, below flood stage; 140 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2013: 3.15 ft, below flood stage; 640 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2014: 3.79 ft, below flood stage; 946 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2015: 5.27 ft, minor flooding; 1,680 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2016: 4.19 ft, action stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2017: 4.46 ft, action stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2018: 2.35 ft, below flood stage; 356 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2019: 4.18 ft, action stage; 1,150 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2020: 3.01 ft, below flood stage; 583 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2021: 2.49 ft, below flood stage; 378 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2022: 2.50 ft, below flood stage; 394 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2023: 3.70 ft, below flood stage; 891 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2024: 3.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2025: 2.42 ft, below flood stage; 378 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2026: 1.57 ft, below flood stage; 152 cubic feet per second Highest, 5.27 ft, Jun 18, 2015 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Roaring Fork River near Aspen 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 14 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 5.20 ft on Jul 1, 1965; 3.64 ft on May 7, 1966; 3.90 ft on May 24, 1967; 4.15 ft on Jun 6, 1968; 4.04 ft on Jun 22, 1971; 4.56 ft on Jul 1, 1979; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Roaring Fork River near Aspen
1Jun 18, 20155.27+0.27Minor1,680
2Jun 30, 19845.17+0.17Minor1,730
3Jun 7, 20104.98−0.02Action1,690
4Jun 19, 20174.46−0.54Action1,310
5Jun 21, 20164.19−0.81Action1,160
6Jul 6, 20194.18−0.82Action1,150
7May 30, 20034.11−0.89Action1,090
8Jun 9, 20243.99−1.01Below flood stage1,050
9Jun 19, 20083.88−1.12Below flood stage984
10Jun 11, 19903.86−1.14Below flood stage970
11Jun 5, 20143.79−1.21Below flood stage946
12May 28, 19703.77−1.23Below flood stage850
13Jun 21, 20233.70−1.30Below flood stage891
14Jun 27, 19733.68−1.32Below flood stage880
15Jun 7, 19863.59−1.41Below flood stage684
16Jun 17, 20113.53−1.47Below flood stage816
17May 21, 20093.41−1.59Below flood stage750
18Jun 17, 19933.38−1.62Below flood stage806
19Jun 25, 19783.37−1.63Below flood stage712
20Jun 7, 19723.35−1.65Below flood stage668
21May 30, 20003.32−1.68Below flood stage639
22Jun 12, 19913.31−1.69Below flood stage704
23May 28, 19693.26−1.74Below flood stage684
24May 29, 19743.18−1.82Below flood stage612
25Jun 11, 20133.15−1.85Below flood stage640
26Jun 10, 19813.03−1.97Below flood stage640
27Jun 1, 19943.03−1.97Below flood stage509
28Jun 5, 19763.02−1.98Below flood stage620
29Jun 7, 20203.01−1.99Below flood stage583
30May 23, 20062.97−2.03Below flood stage564
31Jun 29, 19822.93−2.07Below flood stage616
32Jul 2, 19752.84−2.16Below flood stage516
33Jun 18, 20072.81−2.19Below flood stage501
34Jun 10, 19882.74−2.26Below flood stage508
35May 25, 20052.74−2.26Below flood stage475
36Jun 3, 19982.72−2.28Below flood stage431
37Jun 2, 20012.62−2.38Below flood stage385
38Jun 8, 19772.51−2.49Below flood stage392
39May 21, 19922.50−2.50Below flood stage406
40May 20, 20222.50−2.50Below flood stage394
41Jun 6, 20212.49−2.51Below flood stage378
42May 30, 19892.47−2.53Below flood stage447
43Jun 3, 20252.42−2.58Below flood stage378
44May 25, 20182.35−2.65Below flood stage356
45Jun 8, 20042.20−2.80Below flood stage296
46May 31, 20021.98−3.02Below flood stage202
47May 22, 20121.62−3.38Below flood stage140
48May 15, 20261.57−3.43Below flood stage152

Other gauges in Pitkin County

Flood gauges in Pitkin County
Redstone5.06.01 ft, Jun 10, 20101

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge APNC2, 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.