Gunnison River near Grand Junction
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Future / Actual / Minor
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01/11/2021, 10:04 PM UTC through 01/11/2021, 10:04 PM UTC
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Observed (OBS) 06/21/2025 4:30 AM MDTOfficial Forecast (FCST) 06/20/2025 10:00 AM MDTRecord: 19 ftCATEGORY STAGE 
Major Flooding 16 ft Moderate Flooding 15 ft Minor Flooding 13 ft Action 10 ft Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions
NOTE: Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.
Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.
National Water Model Hydrograph
Official NWS streamflow forecasts are produced by NWS hydrologic forecasters for river gauge locations using hydrologic models which are calibrated to that location. This process considers additional guidance and information, including local expertise and experience, to produce the best forecast possible. The NWM output provides supplemental guidance to NWS forecasters and should not be considered an official NWS river forecast.
Flood Impacts
- 19 - Portions of town of Whitewater flooded. Major flooding of residences and agricultural land along Gunnison River. Portions of railroad tracks washed out.
- 18 - Ranch land near southern end of Foster Lane begins to flood.
- 17.5 - Water reaches the railroad tracks paralleling the Gunnison River near State Highway 141 bridge. Sections of 141 in vicinity of the bridge are flooded as well as Foster Lane, Coffman Road and CS15.
Gauge Info
| Coordinates | 38.9833, -108.451 |
| RFC | CBRFC |
| State | CO |
| WFO | GJT |
| County | Mesa |
| Data Provider(s) | |
| US Geological Survey | USGS--Water Resources of the United States |
| USGS | 09152500 |
Gauge Location
Recent Crests
| 1. | 6.20 ft | on 06-02-2025 | (P) |
| 2. | 8.34 ft | on 05-22-2024 | |
| 3. | 12.32 ft | on 05-17-2023 | |
| 4. | 6.58 ft | on 05-19-2022 | |
| 5. | 4.09 ft | on 08-20-2021 |
Recent Crests
| 1. | 6.20 ft | on 06-02-2025 | (P) |
| 2. | 8.34 ft | on 05-22-2024 | |
| 3. | 12.32 ft | on 05-17-2023 | |
| 4. | 6.58 ft | on 05-19-2022 | |
| 5. | 4.09 ft | on 08-20-2021 | |
| 6. | 5.80 ft | on 05-20-2020 | |
| 7. | 11.91 ft | on 06-09-2019 | |
| 8. | 4.29 ft | on 11-02-2017 | |
| 9. | 11.71 ft | on 05-26-2017 | |
| 10. | 9.07 ft | on 05-22-2016 | |
| 11. | 9.05 ft | on 06-20-2015 | |
| 12. | 10.30 ft | on 06-06-2014 | |
| 13. | 5.59 ft | on 07-19-2013 | |
| 14. | 4.32 ft | on 04-02-2012 | |
| 15. | 11.29 ft | on 06-08-2011 | |
| 16. | 7.42 ft | on 05-18-2010 | |
| 17. | 10.21 ft | on 05-13-2009 | |
| 18. | 11.41 ft | on 05-22-2008 | |
| 19. | 6.93 ft | on 10-06-2006 | |
| 20. | 6.93 ft | on 10-06-2006 | |
| 21. | 6.35 ft | on 07-21-2006 | |
| 22. | 9.72 ft | on 05-23-2005 | |
| 23. | 5.06 ft | on 05-11-2004 | 1 |
| 24. | 6.36 ft | on 06-02-2003 | 1 |
| 25. | 4.46 ft | on 09-12-2002 | 1 |
| 26. | 5.90 ft | on 05-17-2001 | 1 |
| 27. | 6.25 ft | on 10-04-1999 | 1 |
| 28. | 6.65 ft | on 05-25-1999 | 1 |
| 29. | 8.91 ft | on 05-22-1998 | 1 |
| 30. | 9.92 ft | on 05-26-1997 | 1 |
| 31. | 7.62 ft | on 05-17-1996 | 1 |
| 32. | 11.92 ft | on 06-18-1995 | 1 |
| 33. | 6.71 ft | on 05-20-1994 | 1 |
| 34. | 13.16 ft | on 05-18-1993 | 1 |
| 35. | 6.60 ft | on 05-28-1992 | 1 |
| 36. | 7.08 ft | on 05-22-1991 | 1 |
| 37. | 4.52 ft | on 06-06-1990 | 1 |
| 38. | 5.29 ft | on 04-22-1989 | 1 |
| 39. | 5.18 ft | on 05-18-1988 | 1 |
| 40. | 8.06 ft | on 05-02-1987 | 1 |
| 41. | 8.69 ft | on 05-05-1986 | 1 |
| 42. | 10.90 ft | on 05-05-1985 | 1 |
| 43. | 14.55 ft | on 06-08-1984 | 1 |
| 44. | 13.06 ft | on 06-26-1983 | 1 |
| 45. | 7.44 ft | on 05-05-1982 | 1 |
| 46. | 5.34 ft | on 05-03-1981 | 1 |
| 47. | 10.00 ft | on 05-23-1980 | 1 |
| 48. | 9.36 ft | on 05-29-1979 | 1 |
| 49. | 7.46 ft | on 05-17-1978 | 1 |
| 50. | 5.50 ft | on 07-24-1977 | 1 |
| 51. | 5.66 ft | on 05-17-1976 | 1 |
| 52. | 7.73 ft | on 05-21-1975 | 1 |
| 53. | 7.07 ft | on 05-11-1974 | 1 |
| 54. | 8.82 ft | on 05-19-1973 | 1 |
| 55. | 5.70 ft | on 01-06-1972 | 1 |
| 56. | 6.48 ft | on 05-28-1971 | 1 |
| 57. | 8.41 ft | on 06-29-1970 | 1 |
| 58. | 8.45 ft | on 04-25-1969 | 1 |
| 59. | 7.10 ft | on 05-22-1968 | 1 |
| 60. | 5.59 ft | on 05-26-1967 | 1 |
| 61. | 6.06 ft | on 05-08-1966 | 1 |
| 62. | 9.89 ft | on 05-23-1965 | 1 |
| 63. | 9.13 ft | on 05-27-1964 | 1 |
| 64. | 5.61 ft | on 05-09-1963 | 1 |
| 65. | 10.48 ft | on 05-13-1962 | 1 |
| 66. | 6.98 ft | on 05-29-1961 | 1 |
| 67. | 7.70 ft | on 05-14-1960 | 1 |
| 68. | 7.70 ft | on 06-15-1959 | 1 |
| 69. | 13.40 ft | on 05-24-1958 | 1 |
| 70. | 16.50 ft | on 06-06-1957 | 1 |
| 71. | 8.10 ft | on 06-03-1956 | 1 |
| 72. | 8.10 ft | on 05-09-1955 | 1 |
| 73. | 5.40 ft | on 10-23-1953 | 1 |
| 74. | 10.70 ft | on 06-14-1953 | 1 |
| 75. | 15.20 ft | on 05-06-1952 | 1 |
| 76. | 8.70 ft | on 05-29-1951 | 1 |
| 77. | 7.90 ft | on 04-24-1950 | 1 |
| 78. | 12.80 ft | on 06-19-1949 | 1 |
| 79. | 14.10 ft | on 05-20-1948 | 1 |
| 80. | 10.90 ft | on 06-22-1947 | 1 |
| 81. | 9.30 ft | on 06-17-1946 | 1 |
| 82. | 11.50 ft | on 05-12-1945 | 1 |
| 83. | 16.30 ft | on 05-17-1944 | 1 |
| 84. | 10.70 ft | on 05-05-1943 | 1 |
| 85. | 14.20 ft | on 05-27-1942 | 1 |
| 86. | 16.60 ft | on 05-14-1941 | 1 |
| 87. | 8.10 ft | on 05-13-1940 | 1 |
| 88. | 8.10 ft | on 05-06-1939 | 1 |
| 89. | 12.20 ft | on 05-31-1938 | 1 |
| 90. | 11.50 ft | on 05-16-1937 | 1 |
| 91. | 11.30 ft | on 05-07-1936 | 1 |
| 92. | 11.70 ft | on 06-15-1935 | 1 |
| 93. | 5.80 ft | on 07-21-1934 | 1 |
| 94. | 12.80 ft | on 06-02-1933 | 1 |
| 95. | 12.70 ft | on 05-23-1932 | 1 |
| 96. | 5.50 ft | on 05-18-1931 | 1 |
| 97. | 10.10 ft | on 05-31-1930 | 1 |
| 98. | 14.70 ft | on 05-26-1929 | 1 |
| 99. | 13.80 ft | on 05-03-1928 | 1 |
| 100. | 12.40 ft | on 05-18-1927 | 1 |
| 101. | 10.70 ft | on 06-07-1926 | 1 |
| 102. | 8.50 ft | on 04-18-1925 | 1 |
| 103. | 10.20 ft | on 05-28-1924 | 1 |
| 104. | 12.60 ft | on 05-28-1923 | 1 |
| 105. | 14.20 ft | on 05-07-1922 | 1 |
| 106. | 17.40 ft | on 06-15-1921 | 1 |
| 107. | 19.00 ft | on 05-23-1920 | 1 |
| 108. | 9.50 ft | on 05-22-1919 | 1 |
| 109. | 12.50 ft | on 06-14-1918 | 1 |
| 110. | 15.40 ft | on 06-18-1917 | 1 |
| 111. | 14.00 ft | on 05-21-1906 | 1 |
| 112. | 17.10 ft | on 06-09-1905 | 1 |
| 113. | 8.35 ft | on 05-25-1904 | 1 |
| 114. | 12.33 ft | on 06-14-1903 | 1 |
| 115. | 8.07 ft | on 05-12-1902 | 1 |
| 116. | 11.39 ft | on 05-16-1899 | 1 |
| 117. | 9.54 ft | on 06-04-1898 | 1 |
| 118. | 13.25 ft | on 05-09-1897 | 1 |
Historic Crests
| 1. | 19.00 ft | on 05-23-1920 | 1 |
| 2. | 17.40 ft | on 06-15-1921 | 1 |
| 3. | 17.10 ft | on 06-09-1905 | 1 |
| 4. | 16.60 ft | on 05-14-1941 | 1 |
| 5. | 16.50 ft | on 06-06-1957 | 1 |
Historic Crests
| 1. | 19.00 ft | on 05-23-1920 | 1 |
| 2. | 17.40 ft | on 06-15-1921 | 1 |
| 3. | 17.10 ft | on 06-09-1905 | 1 |
| 4. | 16.60 ft | on 05-14-1941 | 1 |
| 5. | 16.50 ft | on 06-06-1957 | 1 |
| 6. | 16.30 ft | on 05-17-1944 | 1 |
| 7. | 15.40 ft | on 06-18-1917 | 1 |
| 8. | 15.20 ft | on 05-06-1952 | 1 |
| 9. | 14.70 ft | on 05-26-1929 | 1 |
| 10. | 14.55 ft | on 06-08-1984 | 1 |
| 11. | 14.20 ft | on 05-07-1922 | 1 |
| 12. | 14.20 ft | on 05-27-1942 | 1 |
| 13. | 14.10 ft | on 05-20-1948 | 1 |
| 14. | 14.00 ft | on 05-21-1906 | 1 |
| 15. | 13.80 ft | on 05-03-1928 | 1 |
| 16. | 13.40 ft | on 05-24-1958 | 1 |
| 17. | 13.25 ft | on 05-09-1897 | 1 |
| 18. | 13.16 ft | on 05-18-1993 | 1 |
| 19. | 13.06 ft | on 06-26-1983 | 1 |
| 20. | 12.80 ft | on 06-02-1933 | 1 |
| 21. | 12.80 ft | on 06-19-1949 | 1 |
| 22. | 12.70 ft | on 05-23-1932 | 1 |
| 23. | 12.60 ft | on 05-28-1923 | 1 |
| 24. | 12.50 ft | on 06-14-1918 | 1 |
| 25. | 12.40 ft | on 05-18-1927 | 1 |
| 26. | 12.33 ft | on 06-14-1903 | 1 |
| 27. | 12.32 ft | on 05-17-2023 | |
| 28. | 12.20 ft | on 05-31-1938 | 1 |
| 29. | 11.92 ft | on 06-18-1995 | 1 |
| 30. | 11.91 ft | on 06-09-2019 | |
| 31. | 11.71 ft | on 05-26-2017 | |
| 32. | 11.70 ft | on 06-15-1935 | 1 |
| 33. | 11.50 ft | on 05-12-1945 | 1 |
| 34. | 11.50 ft | on 05-16-1937 | 1 |
| 35. | 11.41 ft | on 05-22-2008 | |
| 36. | 11.39 ft | on 05-16-1899 | 1 |
| 37. | 11.30 ft | on 05-07-1936 | 1 |
| 38. | 11.29 ft | on 06-08-2011 | |
| 39. | 10.90 ft | on 05-05-1985 | 1 |
| 40. | 10.90 ft | on 06-22-1947 | 1 |
| 41. | 10.70 ft | on 06-07-1926 | 1 |
| 42. | 10.70 ft | on 05-05-1943 | 1 |
| 43. | 10.70 ft | on 06-14-1953 | 1 |
| 44. | 10.48 ft | on 05-13-1962 | 1 |
| 45. | 10.30 ft | on 06-06-2014 | |
| 46. | 10.21 ft | on 05-13-2009 | |
| 47. | 10.20 ft | on 05-28-1924 | 1 |
| 48. | 10.10 ft | on 05-31-1930 | 1 |
| 49. | 10.00 ft | on 05-23-1980 | 1 |
| 50. | 9.92 ft | on 05-26-1997 | 1 |
| 51. | 9.89 ft | on 05-23-1965 | 1 |
| 52. | 9.72 ft | on 05-23-2005 | |
| 53. | 9.54 ft | on 06-04-1898 | 1 |
| 54. | 9.50 ft | on 05-22-1919 | 1 |
| 55. | 9.36 ft | on 05-29-1979 | 1 |
| 56. | 9.30 ft | on 06-17-1946 | 1 |
| 57. | 9.13 ft | on 05-27-1964 | 1 |
| 58. | 9.07 ft | on 05-22-2016 | |
| 59. | 9.05 ft | on 06-20-2015 | |
| 60. | 8.91 ft | on 05-22-1998 | 1 |
| 61. | 8.82 ft | on 05-19-1973 | 1 |
| 62. | 8.70 ft | on 05-29-1951 | 1 |
| 63. | 8.69 ft | on 05-05-1986 | 1 |
| 64. | 8.50 ft | on 04-18-1925 | 1 |
| 65. | 8.45 ft | on 04-25-1969 | 1 |
| 66. | 8.41 ft | on 06-29-1970 | 1 |
| 67. | 8.35 ft | on 05-25-1904 | 1 |
| 68. | 8.34 ft | on 05-22-2024 | |
| 69. | 8.10 ft | on 05-09-1955 | 1 |
| 70. | 8.10 ft | on 06-03-1956 | 1 |
| 71. | 8.10 ft | on 05-13-1940 | 1 |
| 72. | 8.10 ft | on 05-06-1939 | 1 |
| 73. | 8.07 ft | on 05-12-1902 | 1 |
| 74. | 8.06 ft | on 05-02-1987 | 1 |
| 75. | 7.90 ft | on 04-24-1950 | 1 |
| 76. | 7.73 ft | on 05-21-1975 | 1 |
| 77. | 7.70 ft | on 06-15-1959 | 1 |
| 78. | 7.70 ft | on 05-14-1960 | 1 |
| 79. | 7.62 ft | on 05-17-1996 | 1 |
| 80. | 7.46 ft | on 05-17-1978 | 1 |
| 81. | 7.44 ft | on 05-05-1982 | 1 |
| 82. | 7.42 ft | on 05-18-2010 | |
| 83. | 7.10 ft | on 05-22-1968 | 1 |
| 84. | 7.08 ft | on 05-22-1991 | 1 |
| 85. | 7.07 ft | on 05-11-1974 | 1 |
| 86. | 6.98 ft | on 05-29-1961 | 1 |
| 87. | 6.93 ft | on 10-06-2006 | |
| 88. | 6.93 ft | on 10-06-2006 | |
| 89. | 6.71 ft | on 05-20-1994 | 1 |
| 90. | 6.65 ft | on 05-25-1999 | 1 |
| 91. | 6.60 ft | on 05-28-1992 | 1 |
| 92. | 6.58 ft | on 05-19-2022 | |
| 93. | 6.48 ft | on 05-28-1971 | 1 |
| 94. | 6.36 ft | on 06-02-2003 | 1 |
| 95. | 6.35 ft | on 07-21-2006 | |
| 96. | 6.25 ft | on 10-04-1999 | 1 |
| 97. | 6.20 ft | on 06-02-2025 | (P) |
| 98. | 6.06 ft | on 05-08-1966 | 1 |
| 99. | 5.90 ft | on 05-17-2001 | 1 |
| 100. | 5.80 ft | on 05-20-2020 | |
| 101. | 5.80 ft | on 07-21-1934 | 1 |
| 102. | 5.70 ft | on 01-06-1972 | 1 |
| 103. | 5.66 ft | on 05-17-1976 | 1 |
| 104. | 5.61 ft | on 05-09-1963 | 1 |
| 105. | 5.59 ft | on 07-19-2013 | |
| 106. | 5.59 ft | on 05-26-1967 | 1 |
| 107. | 5.50 ft | on 05-18-1931 | 1 |
| 108. | 5.50 ft | on 07-24-1977 | 1 |
| 109. | 5.40 ft | on 10-23-1953 | 1 |
| 110. | 5.34 ft | on 05-03-1981 | 1 |
| 111. | 5.29 ft | on 04-22-1989 | 1 |
| 112. | 5.18 ft | on 05-18-1988 | 1 |
| 113. | 5.06 ft | on 05-11-2004 | 1 |
| 114. | 4.52 ft | on 06-06-1990 | 1 |
| 115. | 4.46 ft | on 09-12-2002 | 1 |
| 116. | 4.32 ft | on 04-02-2012 | |
| 117. | 4.29 ft | on 11-02-2017 | |
| 118. | 4.09 ft | on 08-20-2021 |
Vertical Datum Table
| type | NAVD88 |
|---|---|
| major Flooding | 4647.37 ft |
| moderate Flooding | 4646.37 ft |
| minor Flooding | 4644.37 ft |
| action | 4641.37 ft |
| Latest Value | 4634.16 ft |
| Gauge Zero | 4631.37 ft |
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