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Uncompahgre River at Colona

Critical Stages
8.8' - Action
9.5' - Flood
12.5' - Moderate
14' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 12:15 AM MST 12/15/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 3.42 ft

Flow: 0.0454 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
2 AM 12/15 3.37 0.0393
3 AM 12/15 3.37 0.0393
4 AM 12/15 3.37 0.0393
5 AM 12/15 3.37 0.0393
6 AM 12/15 3.37 0.0393
7 AM 12/15 3.37 0.0393
8 AM 12/15 3.37 0.0393
9 AM 12/15 3.37 0.0393
10 AM 12/15 3.37 0.0393
11 AM 12/15 3.37 0.0393
12 PM 12/15 3.37 0.0393
1 PM 12/15 3.37 0.0393
2 PM 12/15 3.37 0.0393
3 PM 12/15 3.38 0.0405
4 PM 12/15 3.38 0.0405
5 PM 12/15 3.38 0.0405
6 PM 12/15 3.38 0.0405
7 PM 12/15 3.38 0.0405
8 PM 12/15 3.38 0.0405
9 PM 12/15 3.38 0.0405
10 PM 12/15 3.38 0.0405
11 PM 12/15 3.38 0.0405
12 AM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
1 AM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
2 AM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
3 AM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
4 AM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
5 AM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
6 AM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
7 AM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
8 AM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
9 AM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
10 AM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
11 AM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
12 PM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
1 PM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
2 PM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
3 PM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
4 PM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
5 PM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
6 PM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
7 PM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
8 PM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
9 PM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
10 PM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
11 PM 12/16 3.38 0.0405
12 AM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
1 AM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
2 AM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
3 AM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
4 AM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
5 AM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
6 AM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
7 AM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
8 AM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
9 AM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
10 AM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
11 AM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
12 PM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
1 PM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
2 PM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
3 PM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
4 PM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
5 PM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
6 PM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
7 PM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
8 PM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
9 PM 12/17 3.38 0.0405
10 PM 12/17 3.39 0.0417
11 PM 12/17 3.39 0.0417
12 AM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
1 AM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
2 AM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
3 AM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
4 AM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
5 AM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
6 AM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
7 AM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
8 AM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
9 AM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
10 AM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
11 AM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
12 PM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
1 PM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
2 PM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
3 PM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
4 PM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
5 PM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
6 PM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
7 PM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
8 PM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
9 PM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
10 PM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
11 PM 12/18 3.39 0.0417
12 AM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
1 AM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
2 AM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
3 AM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
4 AM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
5 AM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
6 AM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
7 AM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
8 AM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
9 AM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
10 AM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
11 AM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
12 PM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
1 PM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
2 PM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
3 PM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
4 PM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
5 PM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
6 PM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
7 PM 12/19 3.39 0.0417
8 PM 12/19 3.4 0.043
9 PM 12/19 3.4 0.043
10 PM 12/19 3.4 0.043
11 PM 12/19 3.4 0.043
12 AM 12/20 3.4 0.043
1 AM 12/20 3.4 0.043
2 AM 12/20 3.4 0.043
3 AM 12/20 3.41 0.0442
4 AM 12/20 3.41 0.0442
5 AM 12/20 3.41 0.0442
6 AM 12/20 3.41 0.0442
7 AM 12/20 3.41 0.0442
8 AM 12/20 3.41 0.0442
9 AM 12/20 3.4 0.043
10 AM 12/20 3.4 0.043
11 AM 12/20 3.4 0.043
12 PM 12/20 3.4 0.043
1 PM 12/20 3.4 0.043
2 PM 12/20 3.4 0.043
3 PM 12/20 3.4 0.043
4 PM 12/20 3.4 0.043
5 PM 12/20 3.4 0.043
6 PM 12/20 3.4 0.043
7 PM 12/20 3.4 0.043
8 PM 12/20 3.4 0.043
9 PM 12/20 3.4 0.043
10 PM 12/20 3.4 0.043
11 PM 12/20 3.4 0.043
12 AM 12/21 3.4 0.043
1 AM 12/21 3.4 0.043
2 AM 12/21 3.4 0.043
3 AM 12/21 3.4 0.043
4 AM 12/21 3.4 0.043
5 AM 12/21 3.4 0.043
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
12:15 AM 12/15 3.42 0.0454
12:00 AM 12/15 3.43 0.0467
11:45 PM 12/14 3.43 0.0467
11:30 PM 12/14 3.44 0.048
11:15 PM 12/14 3.44 0.048
11:00 PM 12/14 3.45 0.0492
10:45 PM 12/14 3.45 0.0492
10:30 PM 12/14 3.45 0.0492
10:15 PM 12/14 3.45 0.0492
10:00 PM 12/14 3.46 0.0503
9:45 PM 12/14 3.46 0.0503
9:30 PM 12/14 3.46 0.0503
9:15 PM 12/14 3.46 0.0503
9:00 PM 12/14 3.47 0.0515
8:45 PM 12/14 3.47 0.0515
8:30 PM 12/14 3.47 0.0515
8:15 PM 12/14 3.47 0.0515
8:00 PM 12/14 3.48 0.0527
7:45 PM 12/14 3.49 0.054
7:30 PM 12/14 3.49 0.054
7:15 PM 12/14 3.49 0.054
7:00 PM 12/14 3.5 0.0554
6:45 PM 12/14 3.49 0.054
6:30 PM 12/14 3.5 0.0554
6:15 PM 12/14 3.5 0.0554
6:00 PM 12/14 3.5 0.0554
5:45 PM 12/14 3.49 0.054
5:30 PM 12/14 3.48 0.0527
5:15 PM 12/14 3.47 0.0515
5:00 PM 12/14 3.46 0.0503
Hydrograph for Uncompahgre River at Colona
18' - Water is overflowing the buckhorn road bridge and floods pasture lands and ranch buildings within 400 feet of the right riverbank. Water flows over properties within 150 feet of the left riverbank.
14' - Buckhorn road east of the bridge over the Uncompahgre River is flooding. River water covers portions of the pasture and ranch land with in 200 feet of the right bank of the Uncompahgre River and reaches nearby houses and farm buildings. Flood waters reach properties to the southeast of the Buckhorn road bridge.
12.5' - Flood waters are approaching Buckhorn Road east of the bridge over the Uncompahgre River and the house and farm buildings along the right bank near the bridge.
10.8' - Water is inundating outbuildings and covers large portions of the pasture and corral along the right bank.
9.5' - Minor flooding is occuring. The Uncompahgre River is approaching outbuildings and inundating pasture and farm land.
8.8' - The Uncompahgre River starts to inundate low-lying pasture land adjacent to the river banks.
8.5' - The Uncompahgre river reaches bankfull. Some minor flooding is occurring in low-lying marshes adjacent to the river banks.
DateStage (ft)
Jun 18, 2015 6.83
Jun 11, 2016 6.61
Jun 18, 2017 6.46
Jun 22, 2024 6.43
May 30, 2014 6.32
May 3, 2023 5.87
May 1, 2022 5.8
Sep 6, 1970 5.71
Jun 13, 1953 5.68
Jun 22, 1971 5.66
Jun 19, 1949 5.65
Jun 11, 1973 5.63
Jun 27, 1973 5.63
Jul 4, 1975 5.58
May 25, 1984 5.54
Jun 28, 1927 5.45
Jun 8, 1955 5.43
Jul 21, 1983 5.43
Jun 16, 1952 5.4
Jun 3, 2025 5.36

Data provided by the National Weather Service.