Montezuma County, Colorado

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

Other Official Alerts, Quoted In Full

Watches, advisories and statements. Not warnings, and not counted as warnings.

• San Juan River At Four Corners, CO: flow 5,680 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (3,100 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Dolores River Below Rico, CO: flow 251 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (178 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Dolores River At Dolores, CO: flow 655 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 227 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Mancos River Near Towaoc, CO: flow 118 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 35.2 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Mud Creek At State Highway 32, Near Cortez, CO: flow 1.36 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 1.58 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: 16 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 h ago
• NWS active alerts: 1 entry for this county · National Weather Service · read 3 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.

3 sources answered; nothing recent here.

2 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.

• Civil rights activist and legendary labor organizer Dolores Huerta dies at 96 · KUSA (9NEWS NBC) · 4 h ago Published event
• Dolores Huerta, labor leader who advocated for migrant farm workers, has died · KUSA (9NEWS NBC) · 16 h ago
• Dolores Huerta, labor leader, civil rights icon dies at 96 · The Gazette · 16 h ago Published event
• Cortez author’s 8-year probe yields book on ‘America’s misguided quest for wellness’ · The Durango Herald · 21 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

1 entry from openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first (FDA) for this county, in its latest read.

• openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 1 entry for this county · FDA · read 27 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.

Four Corners Area: AQI 21, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Four Corners Area: AQI 21 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago
• Mesa Verde National Park: AQI 44 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Colorado: 19 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 50 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 12 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 44 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 source answered; nothing recent here.

1 report in the last 24 hours from 1 source.

• BOCC Minutes October 20th, 2026 · Montezuma County Sheriff's Office · 22 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

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: 8,852 jobs (9,159 a year earlier); $938 average weekly wage ($888 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 59 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  3 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 9 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)
  15 properties on the National Register in this county, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. 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, 9:16 AM MDT.