…The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Flood
Advisory for the following rivers in Colorado…
Colorado River above Grand Lake affecting Grand County.
.Moderate to heavy rain Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning will
fall on a primed snowpack leading to additional runoff. Flows in
rivers may increase quickly and produce minor lowland flooding.
* WHAT…Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is expected.
* WHERE…Colorado River above Grand Lake.
* WHEN…From this evening to Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS…At 7.6 feet, Water begins to impact low lying areas
along the river.
At 7.7 feet, Approaches to foot bridges and trails along and
crossing the river are flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 12:00 PM MDT Monday the stage was 6.8 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river will oscillate below flood stage with
a maximum value of 7.9 feet just after midnight tonight.
– Action stage is 7.6 feet.
– Flood stage is 8.0 feet.