Rio Penasco 2 miles NW of Dayton

The past week

What floods at each level

• 25 ft

  the river reaches major flood stage.

• 22 ft

  the river reaches moderate flood stage, almost 6 feet above record stage (1966), covering U.S. Highway 285 with over 2 feet of very fast-moving water.

• 20 ft

  the river reaches minor flood stage, flooding famrland, rangeland, and possibly U.S. Highway 285.

• 17.5 ft

  the river floods a significant amount of Vandiver farms and area range land, rising to within 2 feet of U.S. Highway 285.

• 16 ft

  the river reaches bankfull, and begins to spill out of the lowest banks onto the lowest terraces of Vandiver farms, about 4 feet below U.S. Highway 285.

Highest crests on record

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