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Yampa River below Craig

Highest listed crest 11.36 ftFlood stage 10.8 ft23 crests since 2005

The Yampa River below Craig crested above flood stage 1 time among the 23 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2026. The highest, 11.36 ft on June 8, 2011, was minor flooding, 0.56 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Yampa River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.36 ft
June 8, 2011; 16,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.8 ft
Major flooding from 13.5 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 8, 2011
11.36 ft, minor flooding
Location
Moffat County
Colorado

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Yampa River below Craig
Action stage9.45May 17, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.81Jun 8, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.10—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Yampa River below Craig, 2005 to 2026 468101214ft Flood stage 10.8 ftMajor 13.5 ft May 25, 2005: 9.35 ft, below flood stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2006: 9.25 ft, below flood stage; 9,940 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2007: 7.19 ft, below flood stage; 5,940 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2008: 10.21 ft, action stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2009: 8.88 ft, below flood stage; 8,970 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2010: 9.90 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2011: 11.36 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2012: 6.02 ft, below flood stage; 4,160 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2013: 7.55 ft, below flood stage; 6,720 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2014: 9.60 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2015: 7.76 ft, below flood stage; 7,350 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2016: 8.68 ft, below flood stage; 9,220 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2017: 7.77 ft, below flood stage; 7,360 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2018: 7.09 ft, below flood stage; 6,010 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2019: 9.48 ft, action stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2020: 8.02 ft, below flood stage; 8,170 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2021: 5.82 ft, below flood stage; 4,160 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2022: 7.88 ft, below flood stageMay 17, 2023: 9.71 ft, action stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2024: 8.37 ft, below flood stage; 8,970 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2025: 6.26 ft, below flood stage; 4,853 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2025: 6.57 ft, below flood stage; 5,358 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2026: 5.12 ft, below flood stage; 3,247 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.36 ft, Jun 8, 2011 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yampa River below Craig 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 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. 20 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 9.68 ft on May 6, 1985; 9.34 ft on Jun 8, 1986; 7.20 ft on May 17, 1987; 8.82 ft on May 19, 1988; 6.74 ft on May 30, 1989; 7.76 ft on Jun 12, 1990; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Yampa River below Craig
1Jun 8, 201111.36+0.56Minor16,400
2May 23, 200810.21−0.59Action12,300
3Jun 9, 20109.90−0.90Action12,000
4May 17, 20239.71−1.09Action12,300
5May 31, 20149.60−1.20Action11,300
6Jun 22, 20199.48−1.32Action11,700
7May 25, 20059.35−1.45Below flood stage10,200
8May 24, 20069.25−1.55Below flood stage9,940
9May 22, 20098.88−1.92Below flood stage8,970
10May 16, 20168.68−2.12Below flood stage9,220
11Jun 7, 20248.37−2.43Below flood stage8,970
12Jun 2, 20208.02−2.78Below flood stage8,170
13May 20, 20227.88−2.92Below flood stage—
14Jun 11, 20177.77−3.03Below flood stage7,360
15Jun 3, 20157.76−3.04Below flood stage7,350
16May 18, 20137.55−3.25Below flood stage6,720
17May 15, 20077.19−3.61Below flood stage5,940
18May 11, 20187.09−3.71Below flood stage6,010
19Jun 1, 20256.57−4.23Below flood stage5,358
20May 14, 20256.26−4.54Below flood stage4,853
21Apr 27, 20126.02−4.78Below flood stage4,160
22May 23, 20215.82−4.98Below flood stage4,160
23May 15, 20265.12−5.68Below flood stage3,247

The worst floods along the Yampa River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Yampa River that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 8, 2011: 11.36 ft here, minor flooding

  • Deerlodge ParkCO · Jun 9, 2011 · 16.21 ft · Moderate · its highest

Gauges on the Yampa River

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

Flood gauges on the Yampa River
Craig this gaugeCO10.811.36 ft, Jun 8, 20110
Deerlodge ParkCO13.516.21 ft, Jun 9, 20110

Other gauges in Moffat County

Flood gauges in Moffat County
Deerlodge Park13.516.21 ft, Jun 9, 20110

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CGGC2, 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.