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Fountain Creek near Fountain Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 7.68 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.64 ft at 11:15AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.67 ft at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 11:45AM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.63 ft at 12:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 12:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.65 ft at 1:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.64 ft at 1:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.63 ft at 1:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.6 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.58 ft at 2:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.58 ft at 2:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.59 ft at 2:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.6 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.59 ft at 3:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.59 ft at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.58 ft at 3:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.6 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.6 ft at 4:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.6 ft at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.59 ft at 4:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.59 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.58 ft at 5:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.6 ft at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.58 ft at 5:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.63 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.66 ft at 6:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 6:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.69 ft at 6:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 7:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 7:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 7:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 8:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 8:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 8:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 9:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 9:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 9:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 10:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 10:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 10:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 11:15PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 11:30PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 11:45PM Mar 26, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 12:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 12:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 12:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.69 ft at 1:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.69 ft at 1:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.69 ft at 1:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.69 ft at 2:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 2:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 2:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 3:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 3:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 3:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 4:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 4:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 4:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 5:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 5:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 5:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 6:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 6:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 6:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 7:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 7:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 8:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 8:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 9:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 9:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 9:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 10:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 10:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 11:15AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 11:45AM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 12:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 12:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 1:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 1:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 2:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 2:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 3:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.69 ft at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 3:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.67 ft at 4:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.67 ft at 4:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 5:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 5:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 6:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 6:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 7:15PM Mar 27, 2020Highest Observation: 7.78 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 7:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 8:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 8:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 9:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 9:45PM Mar 27, 2020Highest Observation: 7.78 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 10:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2020Highest Observation: 7.78 ft at 10:45PM Mar 27, 2020Highest Observation: 7.78 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 11:15PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 11:45PM Mar 27, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 12:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 12:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 1:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 1:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 2:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 2:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 3:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 3:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 4:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 4:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 5:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 5:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 6:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 6:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 7:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 7:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 8:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 8:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 8:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 9:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 9:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 9:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 10:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 10:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 10:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 11:15AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.68 ft at 11:30AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.6 ft at 11:45AM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.61 ft at 12:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.61 ft at 12:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.6 ft at 12:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.66 ft at 12:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.69 ft at 1:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 1:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 1:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 1:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 2:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 2:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 2:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 2:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 3:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 3:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 3:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 3:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 4:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 4:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 4:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 4:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 5:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 5:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.69 ft at 5:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 5:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 6:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.71 ft at 6:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.7 ft at 6:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 6:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 7:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 7:15PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 7:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 7:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 8:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 8:15PM Mar 28, 2020Highest Observation: 7.78 ft at 8:30PM Mar 28, 2020Highest Observation: 7.78 ft at 8:45PM Mar 28, 2020Highest Observation: 7.78 ft at 9:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 9:15PM Mar 28, 2020Highest Observation: 7.78 ft at 9:30PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 9:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 10:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 10:15PM Mar 28, 2020Highest Observation: 7.78 ft at 10:30PM Mar 28, 2020Highest Observation: 7.78 ft at 10:45PM Mar 28, 2020Highest Observation: 7.78 ft at 11:00PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 11:15PM Mar 28, 2020Highest Observation: 7.78 ft at 11:30PM Mar 28, 2020Highest Observation: 7.78 ft at 11:45PM Mar 28, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 12:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 12:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 12:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 12:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 1:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 1:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 1:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 1:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 2:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 2:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 2:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 2:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 3:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 3:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 3:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 3:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 4:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 4:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 4:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 4:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 5:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 5:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 5:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 5:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 6:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 6:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 6:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 6:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 7:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 7:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 7:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 7:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 8:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 8:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 8:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 8:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 9:00AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 9:15AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.75 ft at 9:30AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 9:45AM Mar 29, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 10:00AM Mar 29, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesFHAC2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:48AM Mar 29, 2020)ObservedLatest observed value: 7.74 ft at 10:00 AM MDT 29-Mar-2020. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Fountain Creek near Fountain 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: 16
Moderate Flood Stage: 14
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 11
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 12.06 ft on 04/30/1999
(2) 11.83 ft on 06/16/2015 (P)
(3) 10.34 ft on 09/03/1994
(4) 10.25 ft on 05/17/1995
(5) 10.06 ft on 09/13/2013
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 9.01 ft on 08/29/2016
(2) 11.83 ft on 06/16/2015 (P)
(3) 10.06 ft on 09/13/2013
(4) 7.60 ft on 06/07/2012
(5) 8.94 ft on 09/15/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 09/30/1939

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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.
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Latitude: 38.601667° N, Longitude: 104.669722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 5355.00 ft 5363.00 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:
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