Colorado River level at Glenwood Springs
Colorado · Tubing & floating
Measured at USGS 09085100 — COLORADO RIVER BELOW GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO · NWS forecast point GCOC2
Reading taken · as of 1 hour ago
Low and slow — expect to drag in the shallows
At 1,200 CFS, this gauge is in the lowest 5% of the 59 years USGS has recorded for this date (1967–2026), at 57% of the 2,120 CFS median.
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Flood stages at Glenwood Springs
National Weather Service categories for gauge GCOC2, WFO GJT. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Major flood 23.0 ft
- 23.0 ft Water Reaches bottom of Devereux Road bridge. Water floods lower portions of I-70 in Glenwood Springs. railroad tracks and Amtrack Station flood. Hotels and parking areas around hotsprings adjacent to I-70 flood.
- 30.0 ft Water reaches top of left bank, covering Devereux Rd and bridge.
- 31.0 ft Railroad yard and John's Building and Home Center on left bank flooded.
- 37.0 ft Water reaches low point of I-70 on right bank.
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Moderate flood 18.2 ft
- 18.2 ft Water reaches base of Two Rivers Park Plaza. CDOT facility parking lot on Centennial Drive begins to flood. Water enters Two Rivers Park.
- 20.0 ft Water nears railroad tracks and Amtrack station in Glenwood Springs.
- 20.2 ft Water overflows Two Rivers Park Boat Ramp and begins to cover baseball field.
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Minor flood 16.5 ft
- 16.5 ft Water begins to cover dirt parking lot on right bank. Grassy areas along right bank flooded. Two Rivers Park Plaza Parking lot partially submerged.
- 17.0 ft Gaging station destroyed.
- 17.5 ft Water reaches telephone poles on right bank.
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Action 15.7 ft
- 15.7 ft The lawn and lower portions of the parking lot at the Two Rivers Park Plaza begin to flood.
- Right now 3.65 ft
NWS forecast: 3.74 ft by .
Flow history at Glenwood Springs
Daily values from USGS 09085100, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for GCOC2 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Glenwood Springs
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 12.49 ft | 31,500 CFS | May 25, 1984 |
| 11.74 ft | 27,900 CFS | Jun 25, 1983 |
| 11.10 ft | 27,600 CFS | Jun 26, 2011 |
| 10.90 ft | 23,800 CFS | Jun 18, 1995 |
| 10.58 ft | 24,900 CFS | Jun 2, 2014 |
| 10.51 ft | 24,300 CFS | Jun 8, 2010 |
| 10.42 ft | 23,400 CFS | Jun 5, 1997 |
| 10.35 ft | 21,600 CFS | Jun 9, 1985 |
| 9.88 ft | 21,200 CFS | Jun 18, 2015 |
| 9.84 ft | 20,800 CFS | Jul 1, 2019 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Colorado River at Glenwood Springs
In Colorado — the reading paddlers, anglers and outfitters here check before committing to a shuttle. Shoshone put-in to Two Rivers Park.
Colorado River at Glenwood Springs — common questions
3 questions
Does rain upstream change Colorado River at Glenwood Springs quickly?
Yes. It is free-flowing, so rain upstream moves it directly. Several feet in a few hours is normal after a heavy storm.
Is Colorado River at Glenwood Springs high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for late September here is 2,120 CFS, from 59 years of record (1967–2026). Today sits in the lowest 5% of those years, at 57% of the median. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 09085100 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for GCOC2 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.