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San Juan River at Pagosa Springs

Highest listed crest 15.02 ftFlood stage 10.5 ft21 crests since 2005

The San Juan River at Pagosa Springs crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2026. The highest, 15.02 ft on October 23, 2026, was major flooding, 4.52 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.02 ft
October 23, 2026; 9,235 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.5 ft
Major flooding from 12.6 ft
Crests at major
2
1st of 100 gauges in Colorado
Most recent flood crest
October 23, 2026
15.02 ft, major flooding
Location
Archuleta County
Colorado

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, San Juan River at Pagosa Springs
Action stage9.52May 17, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.50—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.70—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.62Oct 23, 2026Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

21 crests from 2005 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the San Juan River at Pagosa Springs, 2005 to 2026 46810121416ft Flood stage 10.5 ftMajor 12.6 ft May 23, 2005: 7.94 ft, below flood stage; 4,890 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2006: 5.73 ft, below flood stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 2006: 6.20 ft, below flood stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2011: 8.53 ft, below flood stage; 2,550 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2012: 6.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2013: 8.14 ft, below flood stage; 2,230 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2014: 8.16 ft, below flood stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2015: 8.68 ft, below flood stage; 2,720 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2016: 8.54 ft, below flood stage; 2,610 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2017: 6.88 ft, below flood stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2018: 6.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2019: 10.22 ft, action stage; 4,340 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2020: 7.82 ft, below flood stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2021: 7.19 ft, below flood stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2022: 7.90 ft, below flood stage; 1,970 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2023: 9.55 ft, action stage; 3,680 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2024: 7.53 ft, below flood stage; 1,760 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2025: 6.53 ft, below flood stage; 1,092 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2025: 12.82 ft, major flooding; 8,563 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2026: 5.12 ft, below flood stage; 380 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2026: 15.02 ft, major flooding; 9,235 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.02 ft, Oct 23, 2026 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, San Juan River at Pagosa Springs 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 2 2 2000s2010s2020s
  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. 78 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 5.50 ft on Jul 2, 1911; 17.80 ft on Oct 5, 1911; 5.70 ft on May 26, 1913; 7.70 ft on Jun 2, 1914; 13.50 ft on Jun 29, 1927; 6.72 ft on Jun 15, 1935; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, San Juan River at Pagosa Springs
1Oct 23, 202615.02+4.52Major9,235
2Oct 14, 202512.82+2.32Major8,563
3Jun 9, 201910.22−0.28Action4,340
4May 17, 20239.55−0.95Action3,680
5Jun 11, 20158.68−1.82Below flood stage2,720
6Jun 6, 20168.54−1.96Below flood stage2,610
7Jun 7, 20118.53−1.97Below flood stage2,550
8May 30, 20148.16−2.34Below flood stage2,280
9Sep 22, 20138.14−2.36Below flood stage2,230
10May 23, 20057.94−2.56Below flood stage4,890
11May 8, 20227.90−2.60Below flood stage1,970
12May 2, 20207.82−2.68Below flood stage1,910
13Apr 24, 20247.53−2.97Below flood stage1,760
14May 22, 20217.19−3.31Below flood stage1,460
15Apr 27, 20126.91−3.59Below flood stage1,430
16Jun 5, 20176.88−3.62Below flood stage2,600
17May 10, 20186.88−3.62Below flood stage1,330
18May 14, 20256.53−3.97Below flood stage1,092
19Oct 7, 20066.20−4.30Below flood stage2,310
20May 21, 20065.73−4.77Below flood stage1,730
21May 5, 20265.12−5.38Below flood stage380

Gauges on the San Juan River

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

Flood gauges on the San Juan River
Pagosa Springs this gaugeCO10.515.02 ft, Oct 23, 20262
ArchuletaNM7.07.00 ft, Jun 16, 20170
FarmingtonNM8.511.80 ft, Sep 28, 19350

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PSPC2, 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.