Mesa County, Colorado

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Dolores River Near Gateway, CO: flow 521 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (225 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Salt Creek Near Mouth Near Mack, CO: flow 89.5 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (130 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Colorado River Near Cameo, CO: flow 1,650 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Colo River Below Grand Valley Diversion Near Palisade, CO: flow 1,000 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Roan Creek At De Beque, CO: flow 4.98 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: 21 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 10 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.

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

5 entries from WZDx 4.2 work zones (cdot) and 3 from WZDx CWZ 1.0 work zones (cdot_cwz) (Colorado DOT) for this county, in their latest reads.

• WZDx 4.2 work zones (cdot): 5 entries for this county · Colorado DOT · read 9 min ago
• WZDx CWZ 1.0 work zones (cdot_cwz): 3 entries for this county · Colorado DOT · read 12 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.

7 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

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

• Will Grand Junction voters save a long-running neighborhood pool? · Colorado Public Radio · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 242: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 4.1, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 242: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 4.1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 6:00 PM MDT
• Wastewater site 242: influenza A level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 6:00 PM MDT
• Wastewater site 242: RSV level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · 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 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 5 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 1 entry for this county · FDA · read 52 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.

Grand Junction: AQI 20, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Grand Junction: AQI 20 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Colorado: 32 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 1 h ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 10 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.

2 entries from Xcel Energy (PSCo, NSP-MN, NSP-WI, SPS) outage map (Esri ArcGIS) (Xcel Energy (PSCo, NSP-MN, NSP-WI, SPS)) for this county, in its latest read.

• Xcel Energy (PSCo, NSP-MN, NSP-WI, SPS) outage map (Esri ArcGIS): 2 entries for this county · Xcel Energy (PSCo, NSP-MN, NSP-WI, SPS) · read 17 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 1 h 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
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 66,300 jobs (66,637 a year earlier); $1,178 average weekly wage ($1,121 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 1 h ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  13 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

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 18 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 1 h 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)
  28 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, 9:33 AM MDT.