HighFloodActiveNWS Grand Junction CO
Flood Warning
La Plata County · Started Oct 31, 2026 at 9:50 AM · Updated 51m ago
La Plata Countyarea
Oct 31, 2026, 9:50 AMeffective
Nov 2, 2026, 9:00 AMexpires
NWS Grand Junction COsource
Warned area as issued by the National Weather Service
Full advisory
...The National Weather Service in Grand Junction CO has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Colorado...La Plata River at Hesperus affecting La Plata County.For the La Plata River...including Hesperus...Minor flooding is forecast.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/gjt.The next statement will be issued Monday morning at 900 AM MST.
WHAT
Minor flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record.
WHERE
La Plata River at Hesperus.
WHEN
From Sunday afternoon to Monday morning.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
- At 9:30 AM MDT Saturday the stage was 4.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Sunday evening to a crest of 5.8 feet late Sunday evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday morning. - Flood stage is 5.5 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 5.8 feet on 05/21/2005. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood