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Taylor River at Almont

Highest listed crest 7.78 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft89 crests since 1913

The Taylor River at Almont crested above flood stage 1 time among the 89 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2026. The highest, 7.78 ft on January 1, 2016, was moderate flooding, 2.78 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.78 ft
January 1, 2016
Flood stage
5.0 ft
Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 1, 2016
7.78 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Gunnison County
Colorado

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Taylor River at Almont
Action stage4.22Jun 19, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.51Jan 1, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

89 crests from 1913 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Taylor River at Almont, 1913 to 2026 2468ft Flood stage 5.0 ftMajor 8.0 ft May 28, 1913: 3.60 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1919: 3.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1925: 3.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,290 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1927: 3.84 ft, below flood stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1930: 3.81 ft, below flood stage; 2,040 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1931: 2.88 ft, below flood stage; 824 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1932: 3.64 ft, below flood stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1934: 3.06 ft, below flood stage; 892 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1937: 3.86 ft, below flood stage; 1,560 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1939: 3.35 ft, below flood stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1939: 2.97 ft, below flood stage; 856 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1941: 2.90 ft, below flood stage; 290 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1943: 3.61 ft, below flood stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1944: 3.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1945: 2.97 ft, below flood stage; 864 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1946: 3.64 ft, below flood stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1947: 3.95 ft, below flood stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1950: 3.15 ft, below flood stage; 945 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1951: 3.25 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1953: 3.28 ft, below flood stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1954: 3.20 ft, below flood stage; 914 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1955: 3.24 ft, below flood stage; 1,030 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1956: 3.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1958: 3.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1959: 2.87 ft, below flood stage; 876 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1960: 3.39 ft, below flood stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1961: 2.77 ft, below flood stage; 824 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1962: 3.84 ft, below flood stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1963: 2.77 ft, below flood stage; 770 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1964: 2.89 ft, below flood stage; 806 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1965: 3.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,640 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1966: 3.06 ft, below flood stage; 986 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1967: 2.57 ft, below flood stage; 606 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1968: 3.02 ft, below flood stage; 926 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1969: 3.01 ft, below flood stage; 901 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1970: 3.38 ft, below flood stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1971: 2.99 ft, below flood stage; 926 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1972: 3.60 ft, below flood stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1973: 3.02 ft, below flood stage; 926 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1974: 3.08 ft, below flood stage; 756 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1975: 3.09 ft, below flood stage; 824 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1976: 2.94 ft, below flood stage; 738 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1977: 2.08 ft, below flood stage; 311 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1978: 3.29 ft, below flood stage; 978 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1980: 3.87 ft, below flood stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1980: 2.68 ft, below flood stage; 586 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1982: 2.91 ft, below flood stage; 750 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1983: 3.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,080 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1985: 3.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1987: 3.48 ft, below flood stage; 1,230 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1988: 2.64 ft, below flood stage; 602 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1989: 2.54 ft, below flood stage; 495 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1990: 2.66 ft, below flood stage; 555 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1991: 2.95 ft, below flood stage; 805 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1992: 2.58 ft, below flood stage; 515 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1993: 3.69 ft, below flood stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1994: 3.02 ft, below flood stage; 804 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1998: 3.00 ft, below flood stage; 789 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1999: 3.05 ft, below flood stage; 851 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2000: 2.92 ft, below flood stage; 744 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2001: 2.74 ft, below flood stage; 630 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2002: 2.14 ft, below flood stage; 314 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2003: 2.98 ft, below flood stage; 787 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2004: 2.52 ft, below flood stage; 495 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2005: 3.01 ft, below flood stage; 808 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2006: 3.03 ft, below flood stage; 845 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2007: 2.97 ft, below flood stage; 780 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2008: 3.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,580 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2009: 3.56 ft, below flood stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2010: 2.98 ft, below flood stage; 853 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2011: 3.71 ft, below flood stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2013: 2.61 ft, below flood stage; 591 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2014: 3.78 ft, below flood stage; 1,550 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2015: 4.47 ft, action stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2016: 7.78 ft, moderate floodingJun 6, 2016: 3.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2017: 4.35 ft, action stageMay 26, 2018: 2.39 ft, below flood stage; 432 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2019: 4.12 ft, below flood stage; 1,760 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2020: 2.76 ft, below flood stageMay 31, 2020: 2.63 ft, below flood stage; 616 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2021: 3.34 ft, below flood stageJun 5, 2021: 2.48 ft, below flood stage; 474 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2022: 3.25 ft, below flood stageJun 7, 2022: 2.87 ft, below flood stage; 738 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2023: 3.47 ft, below flood stage; 1,140 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2024: 3.85 ft, below flood stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2025: 2.73 ft, below flood stage; 644 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2026: 2.09 ft, below flood stage; 319 cubic feet per second Highest, 7.78 ft, Jan 1, 2016 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Taylor River at Almont 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 24 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 4.20 ft on Jun 17, 1916; 5.00 ft on Jun 9, 1920; 5.00 ft on Jun 15, 1921; 4.15 ft on May 30, 1922; 4.10 ft on Jun 16, 1923; 4.30 ft on Jun 14, 1924; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 89 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Taylor River at Almont
1Jan 1, 20167.78+2.78Moderate—
2Jun 18, 20154.47−0.53Action2,240
3Jun 19, 20174.35−0.65Action—
4Jun 14, 20194.12−0.88Below flood stage1,760
5Jun 21, 19473.95−1.05Below flood stage1,680
6Jun 4, 20083.88−1.12Below flood stage1,580
7Jun 11, 19803.87−1.13Below flood stage1,520
8May 16, 19373.86−1.14Below flood stage1,560
9Jun 9, 20243.85−1.15Below flood stage1,500
10May 22, 19273.84−1.16Below flood stage2,080
11May 13, 19623.84−1.16Below flood stage1,820
12Jun 10, 19303.81−1.19Below flood stage2,040
13Jun 3, 20143.78−1.22Below flood stage1,550
14Jun 7, 20113.71−1.29Below flood stage1,480
15May 21, 19193.70−1.30Below flood stage1,670
16Jul 12, 19653.70−1.30Below flood stage1,640
17Jun 16, 19933.69−1.31Below flood stage1,360
18May 18, 19323.64−1.36Below flood stage1,440
19Jun 8, 19463.64−1.36Below flood stage1,440
20Jun 9, 19853.62−1.38Below flood stage1,330
21Jun 11, 19433.61−1.39Below flood stage1,410
22May 28, 19133.60−1.40Below flood stage1,750
23Jun 9, 19723.60−1.40Below flood stage1,590
24Jun 11, 19443.59−1.41Below flood stage1,390
25May 24, 20093.56−1.44Below flood stage1,300
26May 16, 19873.48−1.52Below flood stage1,230
27May 29, 20233.47−1.53Below flood stage1,140
28May 28, 19253.40−1.60Below flood stage1,290
29Jun 6, 19583.40−1.60Below flood stage1,380
30Jun 18, 19603.39−1.61Below flood stage1,370
31May 12, 19703.38−1.62Below flood stage1,320
32Jun 14, 19563.37−1.63Below flood stage1,050
33Jun 20, 19833.37−1.63Below flood stage1,080
34Jun 6, 20163.37−1.63Below flood stage1,040
35Jun 1, 19393.35−1.65Below flood stage1,180
36Jan 13, 20213.34−1.66Below flood stage—
37Jun 16, 19783.29−1.71Below flood stage978
38Jun 13, 19533.28−1.72Below flood stage1,050
39Jun 27, 19513.25−1.75Below flood stage1,040
40Jan 4, 20223.25−1.75Below flood stage—
41Sep 17, 19553.24−1.76Below flood stage1,030
42Aug 31, 19543.20−1.80Below flood stage914
43Sep 8, 19503.15−1.85Below flood stage945
44Jul 15, 19753.09−1.91Below flood stage824
45May 28, 19743.08−1.92Below flood stage756
46May 10, 19343.06−1.94Below flood stage892
47Jun 1, 19663.06−1.94Below flood stage986
48Jun 4, 19993.05−1.95Below flood stage851
49May 23, 20063.03−1.97Below flood stage845
50Jun 6, 19683.02−1.98Below flood stage926

Gauges on the Taylor River

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

Flood gauges on the Taylor River
Taylor Park Resv.CO7.07.34 ft, Mar 6, 20190
Almont this gaugeCO5.07.78 ft, Jan 1, 20160

Other gauges in Gunnison County

Flood gauges in Gunnison County
Almont7.08.41 ft, Jun 18, 19950
Taylor Park Resv.7.07.34 ft, Mar 6, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ALTC2, 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.