Boulder Creek at North 75Th St. near Boulder, CO

Boulder County, Colorado · USGS gauge 06730200 · NWS BOLC2 · Boulder Creek flood status · Colorado river levels

Nearby: river levels near Longmont · river levels near Rfp

Is Boulder Creek at North 75Th St. near Boulder, CO flooding right now?

Boulder Creek at North 75Th St. near Boulder, CO measured 4.72 ft on 2026-09-11 01:15:00 UTC. That observation was 3.3 ft below its 8 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
4.72 ft
as of 56 min ago
Streamflow
31 cfs
data refreshed 9 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 8 ft, with major flooding at 10 ft. The highest crest on record was 10.6 ft on Fri, Sep 13, 2013.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 14 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action7.5 ft2.8 ft below
Minor flood8 ft3.3 ft below
Moderate flood9 ft4.3 ft below
Major flood10 ft5.3 ft below

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Highest crests on record

StageDate
10.6 ft2013-09-13
7.85 ft1995-05-17
7.41 ft2015-05-09
7.32 ft1997-06-13
7.16 ft1999-08-05

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Coal Creek near Louisville, CO6.1 miBoulder County
Left Hand Creek at Hover Road near Longmont, CO6.2 miBoulder County
Fourmile Creek at Orodell, CO8.1 miBoulder County
Boulder Creek near Orodell, Co.8.6 miBoulder County
Fourmile Canyon Creek near Sunshine, CO9.0 miBoulder County
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast