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Weather Forecast Office Pueblo, CO

Arkansas Red-Basin River Forecast Center

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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 18 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. NOTE: Forecasts for the Arkansas River near Nepesta are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 18.5 Moderate Flood Stage: 17.5 Flood Stage: 16.5 Action Stage: 15.5 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 16.66 ft on 06/23/2023 (P) (2) 16.56 ft on 05/21/2015 (3) 15.62 ft on 09/14/2013 (4) 15.62 ft on 06/18/2019 (5) 15.52 ft on 08/26/2006 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 16.66 ft on 06/23/2023 (P) (2) 15.62 ft on 06/18/2019 (3) 16.56 ft on 05/21/2015 (4) 15.62 ft on 09/14/2013 (5) 15.04 ft on 09/16/2011 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:14 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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20	Major flood. Homes and roads along the river are flooded.
19.5	Major Flood. Water enters the Fowler area.
19	Major Flood. Water impacts homes near Nepesta. The flood plain is inundated..
18.5	Major Flood. Waters spill over Nepesta Road near the Nepesta Road Bridge. Major flooding of agricultural lands around Nepesta occurs. The river is entirely out of its channel.
18	Moderate Flood. Agricultural lands near Nepesta flood and the Oxford Ditch works may be damaged.
17.5	Moderate Flood. Agricultural lands near Nepesta flood.
16.5	Minor Flood. Agricultural lands near Nepesta are flooded.
15.5	Action Stage. Low-lying wetlands are flooded.
14.5	The river is bankfull. Low lying wetland areas along the channel begin to flood.

About This Location

Latitude: 38.184170° N, Longitude: 104.173297° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 16.5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 4385.00 ft 4401.50 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Nepesta

Additional Information

River stage observations provided by the Colorado Division of Water Resources

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