Murder Creek near Monticello

The past week

What floods at each level

• 20 ft

  Major flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding occurs in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Glenwood Springs Road. Rapid flowing water will cause extremely dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and should not be crossed. The water level will reach the bottom of the bridge and county officials will likely close it.

• 18 ft

  Significant flooding expands into the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Glenwood Springs Road. The rapid flowing water more than doubles from the flood stage level and will cause dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and should not be crossed.

• 16 ft

  Moderate flooding beings. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Glenwood Springs Road. The rapid flowing water doubles from the flood stage level and will cause dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and should not be crossed.

• 14 ft

  Minor flooding expands into the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Glenwood Springs Road. The rapid flow water increases around 50 percent from the flood stage level and may cause erosion conditions to the banks.

• 12 ft

  Minor flooding continues in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Glenwood Springs Road. Rapid flowing water will cause erosion conditions to the banks and should not be crossed.

• 10 ft

  Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Glenwood Springs Road.

• 8 ft

  Bankfull conditions occur along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Glenwood Springs Road.

Highest crests on record