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Fountain Creek near Fountain

Critical Stages
11' - Action
12' - Flood
14' - Moderate
16' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 2:00 PM MST 12/6/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 7.68 ft

Flow: 0.179 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
2:00 PM 12/6 7.68 0.179
1:45 PM 12/6 7.68 0.179
1:30 PM 12/6 7.68 0.179
1:15 PM 12/6 7.66 0.17
1:00 PM 12/6 7.69 0.184
12:45 PM 12/6 7.69 0.184
12:30 PM 12/6 7.68 0.179
12:15 PM 12/6 7.7 0.188
12:00 PM 12/6 7.7 0.188
11:45 AM 12/6 7.7 0.188
11:30 AM 12/6 7.7 0.188
11:15 AM 12/6 7.72 0.195
11:00 AM 12/6 7.7 0.188
10:45 AM 12/6 7.72 0.195
10:30 AM 12/6 7.73 0.199
10:15 AM 12/6 7.73 0.199
10:00 AM 12/6 7.74 0.202
9:45 AM 12/6 7.74 0.202
9:30 AM 12/6 7.74 0.202
9:15 AM 12/6 7.75 0.206
9:00 AM 12/6 7.76 0.21
8:45 AM 12/6 7.74 0.202
8:30 AM 12/6 7.73 0.199
8:15 AM 12/6 7.76 0.21
8:00 AM 12/6 7.72 0.195
7:45 AM 12/6 7.75 0.206
7:30 AM 12/6 7.75 0.206
7:15 AM 12/6 7.76 0.21
7:00 AM 12/6 7.76 0.21
6:45 AM 12/6 7.75 0.206
Hydrograph for Fountain Creek near Fountain
16' - Flood waters flow over Old Pueblo Road south of Fountain.
15' - Flood waters flow over the railroad tracks south of Fountain.
14' - Moderate agricultural flooding and bank erosion occurs.
12' - Minor agricultural flooding occurs.
11' - Action Stage. Minor overbank flow spills into low lying agricultural areas.
10' - The river is bankfull upstream of the pool created by the drop structure and downstream.
6' - The river is bankfull within the pool created by the drop structure.
DateStage (ft)
Jun 12, 2023 14.54
Jun 22, 2023 12.3
Apr 30, 1999 12.06
Jun 16, 2015 11.83
Sep 3, 1994 10.34
May 17, 1995 10.25
Sep 13, 2013 10.06
Jun 14, 1997 9.91
Aug 20, 2005 9.55
Jul 23, 2004 9.14
Aug 29, 2016 9.01
Sep 15, 2011 8.94
Sep 12, 2008 8.61
Aug 31, 2003 8.09
Jun 7, 2012 7.6

Data provided by the National Weather Service.