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Weather Forecast Office Denver/Boulder, CO

Missouri Basin River Forecast Center

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NOTE: Stage data may not be available during winter months. NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Goldsmith Gulch (CO) near Cherry Hills Village. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 9.1 Moderate Flood Stage: 7.5 Flood Stage: 6 Action Stage: 3 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests Currently none available. Recent Crests Currently none available. 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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12.5	EASTMAN AVENUE OVERTOPPED
7.5	CONSIDERABLE OVERBANK FLOW ESPECIALLY DOWNSTREAM OF GAGE. WATER BACKS UP BEHIND CULVERT AT EASTMAN AVENUE.
3	WATER OVER BIKE PATH AT YALE AVENUE

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Latitude: 39.656100° N, Longitude: 104.902200° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 6 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 5480 5486 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available

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Observations provided by the Mile High Flood District

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