Fountain Creek at Pueblo

Critical Stages

8' - Action

10' - Flood

12' - Moderate

13.5' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 5:00 PM LMT 12/31/00

Status: Out Of Service

Stage: -999 ft

Flow: -999 kcfs

Forecast not available for this location.

Observation history not available.

15' - Flood waters reach the base of the bridge on Colorado Highway 47.

13.5' - Flood waters reach the Pueblo Mall parking lots.

12' - Water flows over the railroad tracks at the 4th Street Bridge in Pueblo.

11.5' - Water reaches buildings near the mouth of Fountain Creek.

10' - Minor lowland agricultural flooding occurs.

9.5' - Water spills over the path at the base of the Colorado Highway 47 Bridge. Significant inundation of trails in Confluence Park.

8' - Minor overbank flow spills into the park at the confluence of Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River.

7' - Minor overbank flow spills into low spots along the creek north of Pueblo. Water flows over the bike path below the US HWY 50 bridge.

5.5' - The river is bankfull.