The height of the Yampa River remained steady overnight through Steamboat Springs, but it’s expected to rise during the course of the day today and peak at about 7 feet tonight at the Fifth Street bridge measuring site, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Junction.
A similar trend is expected to continue into Monday, with the forecast calling for high temperatures in the 70s.
The Yampa is forecast to reach 7.7 feet at Fifth Street by 6 a.m. Monday. The flood stage at that location is 7.5 feet. The third highest recorded height at that location is 7.65 feet, set on June 3, 1997. The record crest was June 8, 1905, when the river reached 8.9 feet. A year ago the Yampa peaked at 6.72 feet on June 7.
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