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Yampa River near Deerlodge Park

Highest listed crest 16.21 ftFlood stage 13.5 ft22 crests since 2005

The Yampa River near Deerlodge Park crested above flood stage 2 times among the 22 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2026. The highest, 16.21 ft on June 9, 2011, was moderate flooding, 2.71 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
16.21 ft
June 9, 2011; 27,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.5 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 9, 2011
16.21 ft, moderate 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 near Deerlodge Park
Action stage12.02May 18, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.51May 23, 2008Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.01Jun 9, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

22 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 near Deerlodge Park, 2005 to 2026 05101520ft Flood stage 13.5 ftMajor 17.0 ft May 24, 2005: 11.20 ft, below flood stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2006: 10.68 ft, below flood stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2007: 7.74 ft, below flood stage; 8,400 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2008: 13.94 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2009: 11.70 ft, below flood stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2010: 12.03 ft, action stage; 17,400 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2011: 16.21 ft, moderate flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2012: 6.61 ft, below flood stage; 5,980 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2013: 8.54 ft, below flood stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2014: 11.84 ft, below flood stage; 16,900 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2015: 8.64 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2016: 11.51 ft, below flood stage; 16,200 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2017: 9.07 ft, below flood stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2018: 8.10 ft, below flood stage; 9,630 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2019: 11.37 ft, below flood stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2020: 10.27 ft, below flood stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2021: 6.32 ft, below flood stage; 5,310 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2022: 9.34 ft, below flood stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2023: 13.21 ft, action stage; 20,100 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2024: 10.17 ft, below flood stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2025: 7.11 ft, below flood stage; 6,964 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2026: 5.62 ft, below flood stage; 4,065 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.21 ft, Jun 9, 2011 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yampa River near Deerlodge Park 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 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. 21 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 10.43 ft on May 7, 1982; 13.22 ft on May 31, 1983; 19.13 ft on May 18, 1984; 12.88 ft on May 6, 1985; 12.19 ft on Jun 11, 1986; 8.01 ft on May 2, 1987; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Yampa River near Deerlodge Park
1Jun 9, 201116.21+2.71Moderate27,400
2May 23, 200813.94+0.44Minor22,300
3May 18, 202313.21−0.29Action20,100
4Jun 10, 201012.03−1.47Action17,400
5Jun 1, 201411.84−1.66Below flood stage16,900
6May 27, 200911.70−1.80Below flood stage16,300
7May 18, 201611.51−1.99Below flood stage16,200
8Jun 23, 201911.37−2.13Below flood stage16,000
9May 24, 200511.20−2.30Below flood stage15,600
10May 25, 200610.68−2.82Below flood stage14,400
11May 5, 202010.27−3.23Below flood stage13,800
12Jun 7, 202410.17−3.33Below flood stage12,900
13May 20, 20229.34−4.16Below flood stage12,000
14May 15, 20179.07−4.43Below flood stage11,200
15May 8, 20158.64−4.86Below flood stage10,400
16May 18, 20138.54−4.96Below flood stage10,100
17May 13, 20188.10−5.40Below flood stage9,630
18May 16, 20077.74−5.76Below flood stage8,400
19May 16, 20257.11−6.39Below flood stage6,964
20Apr 29, 20126.61−6.89Below flood stage5,980
21May 24, 20216.32−7.18Below flood stage5,310
22May 19, 20265.62−7.88Below flood stage4,065

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 9, 2011: 16.21 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CraigCO · Jun 8, 2011 · 11.36 ft · Minor · 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
CraigCO10.811.36 ft, Jun 8, 20110
Deerlodge Park this gaugeCO13.516.21 ft, Jun 9, 20110

Other gauges in Moffat County

Flood gauges in Moffat County
Craig10.811.36 ft, Jun 8, 20110

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge YDLC2, 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.