Fountain Creek at Colorado Springs

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What floods at each level

• 28 ft

  Flood waters inundate Circle Drive Mobile Home Park near South Circle Drive.

• 23 ft

  Flood waters flow over South Nevada Avenue in downtown Colorado Springs. Waters threaten I-25 on-ramp.

• 21 ft

  Flood waters flow into Dorchester Park near South Nevada Avenue.

• 18 ft

  Water reaches the base of the South Nevada Avenue Bridge.

• 17 ft

  Flood waters threaten homes south of Security-Widefield at the end of Leigh Lane in the residential development along Southmoor Drive.

• 15.5 ft

  Water flows over the Front Range Trail near Janitell Road.

• 15 ft

  Flood waters reach the base of the South Tejon Street Bridge.

• 14 ft

  Flood waters threaten homes in Stratmoor northwest of Security-Widefield.

• 13 ft

  Minor flooding of lowlands along the creek occurs.

• 12 ft

  Communities below and near the Nevada Avenue bridge are affected.

• 11.5 ft

  Flood Stage. The river is bankfull. Communities along creek are affected.

• 9.5 ft

  Action Stage. Water flows over the Front Range Trail under the South Nevada Avenue Bridge. Communities along creek may be affected.

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