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Sand Creek (CO) near Commerce City

Highest listed crest 13.44 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft9 crests since 2011

The Sand Creek (CO) near Commerce City crested above flood stage 2 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2011 to 2021. The highest, 13.44 ft on June 24, 2015, was moderate flooding, 1.44 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.44 ft
June 24, 2015; 3,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 24, 2015
13.44 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Adams County
Near Federal Heights (5.0 mi), Denver (5.1 mi), Northglenn (7.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sand Creek (CO) near Commerce City
Action stage11.05Jun 25, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.01Jul 7, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.01Jun 24, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2011 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sand Creek (CO) near Commerce City, 2011 to 2021 8101214ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Jul 7, 2011: 12.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,380 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2012: 8.63 ft, below flood stage; 1,840 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2015: 13.44 ft, moderate flooding; 3,900 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2016: 10.88 ft, below flood stage; 637 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2017: 11.78 ft, action stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2018: 11.76 ft, action stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2019: 11.53 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2020: 11.34 ft, action stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2021: 11.06 ft, action stage; 794 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.44 ft, Jun 24, 2015 20152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sand Creek (CO) near Commerce City 2010s: 2 2 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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Sand Creek (CO) near Commerce City
1Jun 24, 201513.44+1.44Moderate3,900
2Jul 7, 201112.80+0.80Minor4,380
3May 8, 201711.78−0.22Action1,420
4Jul 23, 201811.76−0.24Action1,390
5Aug 21, 201911.53−0.47Action1,200
6May 24, 202011.34−0.66Action1,020
7Jun 25, 202111.06−0.94Action794
8May 26, 201610.88−1.12Below flood stage637
9Jun 7, 20128.63−3.37Below flood stage1,840

Other gauges in Adams County

Flood gauges in Adams County
Henderson11.017.67 ft, May 6, 19732

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SACC2, 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.