Water Damage in Kersey: What We Actually See Here

Kersey is the town closest to where the South Platte does its worst work. In September 2013 the river at Kersey was forecast to crest near 12.5 feet against a 10-foot flood stage, then blew past that and hit 15 feet, running roughly 23,700 cubic feet per second and threatening homes on the north side of town while residents filled sandbags. It was not the first time: when the dam at nearby Latham Reservoir failed in 1973, a significant part of Kersey was badly damaged. If you own property here, river and ditch water is not an abstraction — it is part of the address.

The housing reflects a town that doubled twice. Kersey went from 474 people in 1970 to 913 in 1980, then from 863 in 1990 to 1,406 in 2000, reaching 1,495 at the 2020 census. So you get the original plats near 1st through 3rd Streets — Clark & Hill Addition and the blocks around the Platte Valley schools, with 1900s-to-1960s houses, unfinished basements, and old sewer laterals — alongside 1990s and 2000s tracts with finished basement bedrooms, sump pits, and slab-on-grade additions. Two completely different water problems in a town of a mile and a half across.

What ties them together is the water table. Kersey sits at 4,623 feet on the river bottom, with the South Platte on one side and the Lower Latham Ditch on the other. During spring runoff and heavy irrigation season, groundwater comes up, and basements that are dry in February seep in June. A sump pump here is not optional equipment.

South Platte and Lower Latham Ditch Groundwater

Homes on the low ground east of town toward Weld County Road 45 are the ones we get called to when the river runs high. The water does not have to reach your door to hurt you: rising groundwater pushes up through slab cracks, cove joints, and floor drains. If your sump has been cycling every few minutes, that is your warning. Get a battery or water-powered backup, because the storm that raises the river is also the one that takes out your power.

Sewer Backups in the Older Plats

In the older parts of Kersey, laterals are aging, and when a heavy rain overloads the system or roots block a line, the closest floor drain becomes the exit. That water is Category 3 — contaminated — and it needs professional extraction, disinfection, and removal of anything porous it touched. We treat carpet pad, drywall bottoms, and insulation as losses and dry the structure behind them, then document all of it for your carrier.

How Fast We Can Reach Kersey

We are 25 miles or so west of Kersey at 3787 Ronald Reagan Blvd in Johnstown — essentially a straight run east on U.S. 34 through Greeley. Our phones are answered 24/7, and a Kersey call usually gets a truck on site in under an hour.

Frequently Asked Questions About Water Damage in Kersey

How bad was the 2013 flood in Kersey?

Serious. The South Platte near Kersey blew past its forecast 12-foot crest to about 15 feet, ran near 23,700 cubic feet per second, and threatened homes on the north end while low-lying land east of Weld County Road 45 flooded. Kersey schools closed and residents sandbagged. Homes affected then are worth checking now for old, unremediated moisture in crawl spaces and lower walls.

Why does my Kersey basement seep only in early summer?

Because that is when the South Platte runs high and irrigation deliveries through the Lower Latham system are at full tilt, so groundwater under the town rises. Water then enters through cove joints, slab cracks, and floor drains rather than a single obvious hole. We find the entry points, dry the structure, and tell you what actually needs fixing.

Do I need a sump pump backup in Kersey?

If you have a finished basement here, yes. Kersey sits on the river bottom at about 4,623 feet, and the storms that drive groundwater up are the same ones that knock out power. A battery or water-powered backup, plus an annual test, is the cheapest protection available for a basement on this ground.

Should I call insurance before calling Revive?

Call us first. We photograph the source, take moisture readings, and map what is wet before anything is removed, which gives your claim real evidence instead of recollection. Then we work with your adjuster; we handle all carriers. Especially with river or groundwater events in Kersey, proving where the water came from matters as much as proving how much there was.

Can you help with a flooded well or septic on a farm outside Kersey?

Yes. Properties on the county roads around town run on wells and on-site septic, and when the water table rises a leach field stops accepting flow and pushes back into the house. We handle that as contaminated water, extract and disinfect, dry the affected structure, and coordinate with your septic contractor on timing.

Revive Restoration is locally owned by Levi, born and raised in Northern Colorado, family operated since 2016, and available 24/7. Call (720) 340-3499 and we will talk you through shutting things down before we arrive, then inspect for free. See our service areas, our water damage restoration services, and nearby Greeley, Evans, and LaSalle.