El Paso County, Colorado

58 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Cottonwood Creek At Union Blvd, At Colo Springs, CO: flow 3.79 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (3.16 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Clover Ditch Drain At Quinn Street Near Widefield, CO: flow 0.5 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (0.57 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Monument Creek Above Woodmen Road At Colorado Springs, CO: flow 7.75 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (7.91 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Monument Creek At Bijou Street At Colo Springs, CO: flow 12.3 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (16.7 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Fountain Creek Below Janitell Road Below Colo Springs, CO: flow 30.1 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (42.4 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Colorado: 64 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 8 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

39 entries from WZDx 4.2 work zones (cdot), 11 from WZDx CWZ 1.0 work zones (cdot_cwz) and 1 from COtrip incidents (Colorado DOT) for this county, in their latest reads.

• WZDx 4.2 work zones (cdot): 39 entries for this county · Colorado DOT · read 3 min ago
• WZDx CWZ 1.0 work zones (cdot_cwz): 11 entries for this county · Colorado DOT · read 8 min ago
• COtrip incidents: 1 entry for this county · Colorado DOT · read 6 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 report in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

• Filtered View Updated: Colorado Springs - Newly Registered LLCs and Corporations · State of Colorado · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

6 reports in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• Long loop, ‘bike zones’ envisioned at popular mountain in Denver metro · The Gazette · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Halloween parties and live music hit the Springs all weekend · The Gazette · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• EDITORIAL: Colorado’s vote is safe — and needs neither party’s ‘protection’ · The Gazette · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Ancient tradition balances culture with modern life | Joe Barrera · The Gazette · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• 5th Congressional District race in Colorado Springs could be closest in history · Colorado Public Radio · 4 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

And 11 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

Wastewater site 225: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 2.83, not enough history for this site to say what is usual.

• Wastewater site 225: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 2.83 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 6:00 PM MDT
• Wastewater site 225: influenza A level 1 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 6:00 PM MDT
• Wastewater site 225: RSV level 1 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 6:00 PM MDT

• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

Colorado Springs: AQI 32, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Colorado Springs: AQI 32 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Colorado: 97 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 1 h ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 6 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 1 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

35 entries from Colorado Springs Utilities outage map (Kubra Storm Center) (Colorado Springs Utilities) for this county, in its latest read.

• Colorado Springs Utilities outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 35 entries for this county · Colorado Springs Utilities · read 18 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

Matters Now

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Colorado, week of 2026-10-19: $4.274 a gallon, up 10 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration

Quiet

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN): No notice naming a place here in the last 30 days · Colorado Department of Labor and Employment · read 34 min ago
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Rocky Mountain (PADD 4), week of 2026-10-19: $4.468 a gallon, up 3 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  T&H/KIRA: KIRA Infrastructure, KIRA Integrated Solutions, T&H Solutions, T&H Services, KIRA Aviation Update: 264 workers; starts 11//27/26. Reason given: Kira has been selected so if contract is finalized no net layoffs. Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Tlingt Haida: 295 workers; starts 2026-09-28. Reason given: Expiration of Contract. Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  EPTAM West LLC dba EPTAM Metals: 52 workers; starts 2026-03-16. Reason given: Closure. Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 301,647 jobs (304,817 a year earlier); $1,437 average weekly wage ($1,369 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT; Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Oct 29, 8:00 AM MDT.

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 6:04 PM MDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 8 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  15 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist
• Non-native species (USGS NAS)
  Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) was found in the Wolf Lake, El Paso County, Colorado, 2026-10-16. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 6:04 PM MDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 8:26 AM MDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 4 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 34 min ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  78 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 8:00 AM MDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 8:30 AM MDT.