Larimer County, Colorado

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• The Loch Outlet - Loch Vale: flow 0.33 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (0.86 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• North Fork Cache La Poudre River Above Halligan Reservoir Near Va Dale: flow 7.97 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (10.4 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
• Big Thompson Bl Moraine Park Near Estes Park, CO: flow 8.13 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 8.8 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Cache La Poudre River At Fort Collins, CO: flow 4.92 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• North Fork Cache La Poudre River Below Halligan Reservoir Near Va Dale: flow 5.93 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · 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: 18 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 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.

12 entries from WZDx 4.2 work zones (cdot) and 8 from WZDx CWZ 1.0 work zones (cdot_cwz) (Colorado DOT) for this county, in their latest reads.

• WZDx 4.2 work zones (cdot): 12 entries for this county · Colorado DOT · read 12 min ago
• WZDx CWZ 1.0 work zones (cdot_cwz): 8 entries for this county · Colorado DOT · read 10 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.

18 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

10 reports in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

• Larimer County Sheriff’s Office seeks public assistance in search for missing Grand Lake man · Estes Valley Voice · 10 h ago Published event
• Park Hospital District board declines to review legal fee audit despite objections from director and residents · Estes Valley Voice · 10 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Crossroads raises more than $200K at annual Vintage fundraiser · Estes Valley Voice · 10 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Seeking help is a sign of strength, not weakness · Estes Valley Voice · 10 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Larimer County deputies looking for man missing since early October · KUSA (9NEWS NBC) · 16 h ago Published event

Wastewater site 235: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 5.03, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 235: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 5.03 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 6:00 PM MDT
• Wastewater site 235: 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 235: 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 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 mpox: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 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.

Fort Collins: AQI 46, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Fort Collins: AQI 46 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Colorado: 26 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 1 h ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 7 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.

3 sources answered; nothing recent here.

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 42 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
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Great Western Railway of Colorado, LLC, FORT COLLINS, 2026-07-29. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, BNSF Railway Company, FORT COLLINS, 2026-07-29. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  PetVet Operating: 8 workers; starts 2026-09-08. Reason given: Closure. Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 167,827 jobs (168,426 a year earlier); $1,627 average weekly wage ($1,458 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 17 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  25 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist
• Non-native species (USGS NAS)
  New Zealand mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) was found in the Big Thompson Subbasin, Larimer County, Colorado. This is the first occurrence for this species in the subbasin. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS)
• Non-native species (USGS NAS)
  New Zealand mudsnail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) was found in the Carter Lake near Berthoud, Colorado, Larimer County, Colorado, 2026-08-17. 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 13 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 43 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)
  70 properties on the National Register in this county, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark. 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.