Though rivers are rising in low-lying areas downstream, Ouray County isn’t forecasted to be in any imminent danger from high levels of runoff this spring. This year, the flood risk due to runoff for most of Ouray County is fairly low, according to information presented to county commissioners on Tuesday.

Record levels of snowpack are a welcome sight for water managers, who closely monitor runoff every year and calculate whether it will be enough to fill reservoirs, but too much of a good th...