Yampa River water levels were similar this morning to what they were Tuesday, but they are on the rise.
According to a measuring station at the Fifth Street Bridge, the river was 6 feet deep at 8:30 a.m. today, similar to what it was on Tuesday.
The Yampa is forecast to reach 6.8 feet by 6 a.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Junction. It’s expected to be at 7.2 feet at 6 a.m. Friday, 7 feet at 6 a.m. Saturday and 7.3 feet at 6 a.m. Sunday, which is above the 7-foot stage at which the Weather Service will send out flood advisories. The Yampa’s flood stage is 7.5 feet at the Fifth Street Bridge location.
The high water levels are the result of higher temperatures beginning to melt the record snowpack at upper elevations. Temperatures are forecast to remain in the 70s through Sunday, except for Friday, when the forecast calls for a high temperature of 63 degrees.
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